Today Atlus U.S.A. announced the release date for Persona 3 Portable, as well as a few changes to the gameplay.

The inclusion of a female protagonist is the largest change to the game, but notable improvements have been made to the combat and inventory management systems. P3P does lack the extra content added in FES edition of the game, but the streamlining of frustrating elements gives the PSP version added appeal to gamers put-off by the rigid party controls of the PS2 releases.

Look for Persona 3 Portable on July 6, 2010.

[Offical Atlus press release]