Sega has made an announcement for its highly anticipated game for a while. Yakuza 8 has officially announced details about its combat system, heroes, and release date.
Sega finally expected game Yakuza 8 He made an official statement for (Like a Dragon 8). Game details, battle system and heroes are explained in detail. The release date for the game was also among the information given. The production, which has been expected by the fans of the series for a while, seems to come in a very impressive way.
Sega announces Yakuza 8 release date
The last release of the Yakuza series was with 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The game, which will now make a smooth entry into the series, introduced its new environment, combat system, as well as its new hero, Ichiban Kasuga. Exactly two years after the series’ arrival, the game’s name is no longer Yakuza 8, but officially Sega Like a Dragon 8. So from now on, the series will be called Like a Dragon, not Yakuza. Of course, it will take time to get used to it, but we will get used to it.
The Yakuza series first came out for the PlayStation 2 in 2005, and although it was a huge success in Japan, the series failed to achieve the desired success in the west with all its main games and spin-offs, Yakuza: Dead Soluls. The release of Yakuza 0, the production that was released in 2017, telling exactly 20 years after the first game, and its surprise success in the west, surprised the company. This carried over to 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon, which became the series’ biggest success to date.
The year 2024 was shown as the release date for the last game of the series. Given the success of Like a Dragon, it’s hardly surprising that its developer, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, has announced three major innovations. One of the three big innovations is that the title of the series is no longer Yakuza, but Like a Dragon. The other big innovation is that Ichiban Kasuga, the protagonist of the last game, and Kazuma Kiryu, who returned to the series, are announced as our heroes in the new game. The last big innovation was announced that turn-based RPG combat is coming back.
Like a Dragon 8 It will be released for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in 2024.