Yakuza Developers Explain Why The New Game Won't Be PS4 Exclusive but Cross-Gen, Give More Info

By now it's known that a new Yakuza (Ryu ga Gotoku) game is in development at Sega and the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu has an interview with Director Toshihiro Nagoshi and Producer Masayoshi Yokoyama that give a few (very few) initial pieces of information on the upcoming game, and most interestingly explain why it will still be cross-generation.

[bouzebbal]

no reason to make an article for this..
of course the game will be cross gen due to the big PS3 fan base.

[Summons75]

No reason to make this article because it won't see the light of day outside of Japan....

[MightyNoX]

^this

[C-H-E-F]

Exactly and its not like Yakuza is known for it's graphics/physics/particles, so there shouldn't be any cross gen crying.

[kratoz1209]

Still waiting for localization ?
Seriously how is it that Nis games get localized and dubbed???

[Goro]

Because they give a shit about their fans, unlike Sega who would much prefer to feed us more generic Sonic games instead of localizing Yakuza or even beginning development on the long anticipated Shenmue 3.

[Goro]

Give me Yakuza 5 first!

[King_of_Nothing]

Western release please, even if its just subtitled!

[Summons75]

Problem with that is we didn't even get 5 or that spinoff. If this does and those don't then were missing a huge chuck of story from 5.

[King_of_Nothing]

I agree competely. I was speaking about the series in general. I'm hoping that 4 isnt the last of the series we get in the west

[SickNick85]

Give me Yakuza f'n Kenzan first!!!!

[Goro]

I'm playing it right now, it's actually not too hard to understand usually but it's a walk in the park with a YouTube guide.

[e-p-ayeaH]

that sounds anoying as hell.

[rigo8582]

That is nice its cross-gen, so what about Shenmue 3 and Shenmue HD? lol

[Father__Merrin]

we need more hostesses

[S2Killinit]

Is it coming to the US? Cant believe he didnt ask /:

[e-p-ayeaH]

Yakuza series wont return the sales figures for their last 2 games were pretty low for their standards.

Unfornatly this is the videogame nowdays...companies are rather more concerned on making big profits or else they wont even bother.

[Inception]

Sega have a lot of homework to do. Localize Yakuza Kenzan, Yakuza Ishin, Yakuza 5, Yakuza 1 & 2 HD, and localize + remaster Yakuza Black Panther 1 & 2 for vita.

[mcarsehat]

MONEY