A long rumoured remake of Persona 4 may be closer than ever, as a singer from the series hints at a new game.

In the nine years since Persona 5 released in Japan, developer Atlus has knocked out various spin-offs, expansions, and remakes to keep fans satiated until the next mainline instalment.

The latest was last year’s Persona 3 Reload, a remake of the third game which was originally released in 2006 on the PlayStation 2. It became the fastest selling game in Atlus history, selling one million copies within its first week.

The success of Persona 3 Reload has inevitably led to rumours of a remake for its successor, Persona 4, but evidence has now emerged which suggests it might be more than wishful thinking.

As spotted by X user rudiger_tw, singer Shihoko Hirata, who has contributed to various games in the series but is best known for tracks in Persona 4, announced she was in a recording studio working on a new, unspecified game.

‘Recording for a new game today!’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘The piece is pretty tough, so I’m a bit nervous about getting it right. But I’ll do my best!’

While she doesn’t name the studio she’s in, based on the picture, Persona fans believe Hirata is in the MIT Studio in Tokyo, which is where all the recent soundtracks in the Persona series have been recorded.