ATLUS, the developers behind the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series, and Katsura Hashino - director of ATLUS titles including Persona 5, Catherine, Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne, and others - are launching a new internal studio called Studio Zero. Within the studio's new logo is a story in and of itself: The number 0 is the "Fool" arcana for tarot cards - the void from which all other things begin - and punctuated with the imagery of a young child on a journey.
For the game itself, though not much information is available as it is in the earliest of stages of development. But a few things are apparent from the outset - it will be a complete departure from the SMT and Persona series, and a return to the roots of where the Japanese games industry began with fantasy role-playing games.