Sega has big plans for the games produced by Atlus, like the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series, as it intends for future titles to be released simultaneously worldwide, along with more multiplatform releases. The RPGs produced by Atlus have found mainstream attention outside of Japan over the past few years, especially following the release of Persona 5.
There was a time when video game developers in Japan would release a game in their own country first, with foreign language editions happening later on. In the past, fans in Europe and North America had to wait a lot longer to play games in franchises like Final Fantasy and Pokémon, sometimes up to a year. One benefit of this approach is that the international versions tended to have more content than the Japanese originals, along with many bugs being fixed during the localization process. The downside of this approach is that spoilers about the upcoming game's content quickly made their way online. As time went on, companies aimed for global releases of their new titles, but Atlus still keeps releasing its RPGs in Japan first, despite growing international interest in its products.
It seems that the days of waiting an additional year for more Persona and Shin Megami Tensei content are coming to an end. Sega Japan GM and chief strategy officer Shuji Utsumi spoke to Famitsu magazine about the company's plans going forward. According to Nibellion on Twitter, this will include simultaneous releases for future titles produced by Atlus. This was already promised for the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei 5, but it seems it will also apply to other games released by the company.
It was also revealed that future games could also be released on more platforms. Atlus has asked fans about multiplatform releases in the past but has only recently started to implement this, with titles like Persona 5 Strikers coming to PC and Nintendo Switch, even though its predecessor was a PlayStation exclusive.
Atlus has been way behind the times with its approach to the localization process. The extended period of time between the Japanese release of its games and the European/North American versions means that all of any given game's secrets will be spread online, making it difficult to stay part of the active fanbase for fear of spoilers. The Persona and Shin Megami Tensei series keep growing in popularity around the world, and it's great that Sega is finally pushing them as global franchises.
Source: Famitsu, Nibellion/Twitter