Initial D THE ARCADE Adds Persona 5 Royal Collaboration Starting October 8
Sega Fave is using a Persona 5 Royal skin to extend an arcade racer's item and stamp economy across a collaboration window that runs into January, rather than a short in-game promotion.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Sega Fave will run a Persona 5 Royal collaboration in Initial D THE ARCADE from October 8, 2026. The event adds items based on Joker, Panther, and Queen: acrylic stands, avatars, avatar backgrounds, chat stamps, titles, vinyl stickers, and meters drawn from Persona 5 Royal's interface. Three BGM tracks, including "Life Will Change" and "Last Surprise," are part of the lineup. Three play stamps and three TT events run during the period, with details to be announced later.
The collaboration starts October 8, 2026, and the vinyl stickers included in it can be applied to car models that have appeared in Ver.3.4 through the dress-up menu, where they sit under the vinyl stickers category.
Three play stamps are scheduled, each tied to one of the three characters, and three TT events will run alongside them. Players earn points from time trials on designated courses during those periods. Sega Fave says the event details will be announced later.
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