P5X Maintenance Time
The maintenance started at 2:00 AM and ran until roughly 8:00 AM UTC on August 21, 2025
According to Persona5 tweet the maintenance has been completed.
What Actually Happens During Maintenance?
Maintenance isn’t just a nap for the servers — the devs are pushing fresh content, bug fixes, and new features under the hood. For August 21, the big ticket is the Version 1.4 update, featuring stuff like:
The “Mindscape” Thief Training system, which lets you beef up all your Thieves except the protagonist. (Why not Joker? Let him rest. He’s been busy enough.)
Stardust Shard rewards in the Velvet Trials, for folks who’ve been grinding stars all week. Bring those in so your stats shoot up post-maintenance.
New “Trial of Thorns” event, where the bosses apparently got tired of getting steamrolled and now want all the smoke. The event sounds tough, but also the perfect excuse for your team’s overleveraged Ryuji to finally have his moment.
Opening a new “Metro of Desire” route, with eight spicy difficulty levels and special operations you’ll probably fail a couple times before nailing that clear.
I low-key love waking up the day after maintenance. There’s fresh hype in the Discord channels, half the community speculating on mysterious patch notes (“Did they finally buff Ann’s Baton Pass?!”), and the promise of some new gems or stamina tucked in your inbox.
Can You Play During Maintenance?
Short answer: Not a chance. Persona 5: The Phantom X locks you out cold during server maintenance. You might see a login screen, maybe a spinning logo, but don’t let hope creep in — it’s strictly enforced downtime.
My worst attempt: I tried to log in literally one minute after maintenance started one time, out of pure habit. I was met with a gentle slap: “Game Unavailable.” Bit of a mood killer, but necessary. Better than messing with data integrity or losing valuable event rewards mid-run.
Honestly, I feel like maintenance is a rare gift for phone-addicted gamers. Maybe… go outside? Or at least, finally fold that laundry. You’ll be back in the Metaverse soon enough.
How Long Does Maintenance Last?
It’s supposed to last six hours for the August 21 update, from 2:00AM to 8:00AM UTC. Past updates tend to stick close to schedule, but sometimes the devs run into technical hiccups and need a little extra time. Delays are rare, but not unheard of—especially when a major event or system overhaul drops at once.
I think most P5X regulars have become Zen about it. A couple hours offline? No biggie, unless you’re the “must hit my stamina cap” type. If you’re anxious, just keep an eye on the official X/Twitter (@P5XOfficialWest)—they’re decent about posting heads-ups if things run longer or end sooner.
What If Maintenance Starts While You’re Playing?
This is the scenario nobody wants. If you’re deep in a boss fight (or spending stamina on a clutch Metro run) and maintenance suddenly hits, anything you earn or use in those final moments could be lost for good. My friend Joey still curses the time he burned ten healing items mere seconds before his run was wiped—never got them back.
Pro tip: If you see maintenance approaching, wrap things up early.
If you're still online when the clock strikes, you risk lost stamina, items, and rewards… with no hope of compensation.
Double-check the patch notes for exactly when maintenance kicks in, and don’t mess around with late-night runs. Learn from our mistakes.
Post-Maintenance Bonuses
Let’s be honest: one of the secret joys of maintenance is logging back in and finding little apology gifts waiting for you. Often it’s gems, materials, or stamina as a “thanks for your patience” treat. The last big update gave us 600 gems—a neat surprise for just chilling a few hours.
Full bullet rundown:
- Gems or stamina are sometimes handed out after long or unexpected downtime.
- Patch notes and event tabs update as soon as the game’s back online.
- Check your mailbox ASAP—these goodies sometimes disappear in 24-48 hours.
If you ever find nothing awaiting you, feel free to grumble (gently) to your guildmates, but don’t take it personally. The devs are wildcards, but occasionally generous.
