Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio Director Thinks The Next Generation of JRPGs, ‘JRPG 3.0,’ Will ‘Change the Genre’s Structure and Presentation At a Fundamental Level’

“There will be a greater dimension to these games.”

Persona and Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino claims Japanese role-playing games — often categorized as JRPGs — are entering a new age, dubbing the resurgence as JRPG “3.0.”

Speaking at the Korean G-Star 2025 gaming conference (as reported by 4gamer and translated by