For now, it would be unfair to not take Atlus USA at their word. They've indeed stated that 2015 will be the release date for the NA version of Persona 5 on several occasions: http://atlus.com/persona5/h...
That works, too. I just see so many people who seem set on the idea that FFXV is a 2015 game when... we're talking about FFXV here.
People really need to realize that Final Fantasy XV is not being released this year.
For now, it would be unfair to not take Atlus USA at their word. They've indeed stated that 2015 will be the release date for the NA version of Persona 5 on several occasions: http://atlus.com/persona5/h...