TOKYO, May 23 — Three more remasters from Japan’s comprehensive answer to the Grand Theft Auto franchise are set for PlayStation 4 in early 2019.
Reformed gangster Kazuma Kiryu is extending his stay on PlayStation 4.
Debuting in 2005 on PlayStation 2, Yakuza was an open-world action adventure received as a credible successor to the earlier cult hit “Shenmue” franchise with plenty of potential to growWell known for their in-game reconstructions of Tokyo cityscapes as well as a variety of diversions awaiting moneyed gangsters-about-town, the Yakuza series retained Kiryu’s noble criminal persona for 2006’s Yakuza 2 but by Yakuza 3 was recasting him with a second career as the owner of a rural orphanage.
Yakuza and Yakuza 2 have already been re-released and expanded for PlayStation 4 as the two Yakuza Kiwami games, and now Sega is continuing that trend with three more remasters from the PlayStation 3 era.
The PS4 edition of Yakuza 3 is set for Japanese release on August 9, 2018, with Yakuza 4 aiming for between then and the end of the year.
