Though these reportedly official details have now leaked, we should at least be able to look forward to some kind of trailer or gameplay demo during the summit. It’ll be available on Steam, as well as the PlayStations and the Xboxes.Frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share” allowfullscreen>

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name releases in 2023. Of course, Ryu Ga Gotoku also revealed a teaser for Like A Dragon 8 today, which stars both Ichiban and a returning Kiryu. There’ll also be some songs and other things you might recognise.

We found out at the summit that it’ll function as a kind of Yakuza All-Stars, plonking in familiar faces from various games in the series who weren’t in the original version. That one was first announced at yesterday's Sony State Of Play event. The Ryu Ga Gotoku summit today showed more of Like A Dragon: Ishin!, a remake of a feudal Japanese spin-off that’s releasing in February 2023.

It’s been a busy few days for the Yakuza series, or Like A Dragon now, as it seems it’ll be retitled to match the Japanese name. It’s intended to be a sidestory to Yakuza: Like A Dragon, so playing through should get everyone up to speed with what’s been happening with Kiryu’s monastic and potentially criminal exploits before Like A Dragon 8 rocks up. Not to worry though, because Ryu Ga Gotoku confirmed that you’ll still be able to run Kiryu, or Joryu, around town to soak up various sidequests. That’s about half the size of a standard Yakuza/Like A Dragon game. According to Ryu Ga Gotoku, the game will be similar in size to Lost Judgment’s DLC The Kaito Files, and maybe even a bit bigger. Kiryu’s going by the name of Joryu in Like A Dragon Gaiden. Ryu Ga Gotoku said the sidestory would help fans who came into the series with Yakuza: Like A Dragon to get acquainted with Kiryu, and to explain where he’s been for those who’ve been with Yakuza for the long haul. Like A Dragon Gaiden carries on his story between that game and his reappearance in the newly announced Like A Dragon 8, which is releasing in 2024. Kiryu seems to have left the world behind since the end of Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life, but he's started taking on some dodgy sounding jobs under a new identity. Watch on YouTube LIke A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name shows us what Kazuma Kiryu's been up to at last.ĭefinite John Wick vibes, am I right? This could be very cool indeed.

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