With Atlus' parent company Index Corporation currently undergoing civil rehabilitation (the Japanese equivalent of bankruptcy), funds need to be raised to pay off their debts. They need to cover 24.5 billion yen worth of debt, and a major part of that...
Well, fellow RPG fans, it seems our long years of waiting may be finally be drawing to an end, because Atlus' parent company, Index, has just registered the Persona 5 domain.
Now, it must be stressed that is not the same as an official announcement...