As far as the robots learning from video games, it could just be a reference but it's worth mentioning that a robot who runs a coffee shop is named Sojiro lmao. That MIGHT not be a deliberate Persona 5 reference, but so many of the others are references that it feels like there's a good chance it is
I think they can be both deliberate references based on robots learning from entertainment and easter eggs as well. It's a good way to pander to people while explaining away all the pandering with references as having an in-world explanation.
As far as the robots learning from video games, it could just be a reference but it's worth mentioning that a robot who runs a coffee shop is named Sojiro lmao. That MIGHT not be a deliberate Persona 5 reference, but so many of the others are references that it feels like there's a good chance it is
I think they can be both deliberate references based on robots learning from entertainment and easter eggs as well. It's a good way to pander to people while explaining away all the pandering with references as having an in-world explanation.