If you’ve already checked all the recent announcements from RGG Studios and Sony towards future titles for the Yakuza series, none of them will be called “Yakuza” anymore, and there’s a reason why.
talk with KotakuSega has officially confirmed that it will no longer use the “Yakuza” name for the series. While previous titles will remain unchanged, all upcoming games from the franchise will now be known as part of the Like A Dragon series. The company is trying to make the global version of the series closely compatible with the Japanese version.
Sega has already hinted at this change previously with the release of Yakuza: Like A Dragon, which has both Western and Japanese names as one. However, with recently announced titles like Like A Dragon Ishin, Like A Dragon 8, and Like A Dragon Gaiden: A Man Who Erased His Name, it’s pretty clear that Sega isn’t called Yakuza anymore.
Despite this change, it will likely take some time for western fans of the series to start calling it Like A Dragon instead of Yakuza. Also, it may become confusing for future newcomers to the series.
Like A Dragon is one of the very popular Sega IPs around the world and the company is well aware of that. With the release of two mini-games such as A Dragon next year, fans will be well prepared for the arrival of Like A Dragon 8 featuring Kiryu and Ichiban as the main protagonists, inheriting the Yakuza combat system: Like A Dragon.
As revealed at a recent RGG Summit show, Like A Dragon Gaiden is supposed to follow Kiryu’s life between Yakuza 6 and Like A Dragon 8. The game will be available later in 2023 before launching Like A Dragon 8 that will arrive in 2023. Fans We are already excited to see how Kiryu and Ichiban will meet each other, and how the story will shape the relationship between the two beloved characters.
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