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News Yakuza Dev 'Exploring a Solution' for Botched Kiwami PS5 Upgrade

"It will take some more time"

It’s been over a week since Yakuza Kiwami re-released on the PS5, and we finally have an update on the game’s botched upgrade path. For those who don’t know, anyone who owns the original digitally on the PS4 is supposed to be eligible for a $1.99 upgrade. But it doesn’t work, and SEGA has been silent about the...

• Tue 16th Dec 2025
• SEGA
• PS5
• Yakuza

News Yakuza 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2 Get Discount PS5 Upgrade Paths, But Only for PS4 Digital Owners

Kiwami 2 is free

SEGA has confirmed that those who own Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, or Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4 can take advantage of discounted upgrade paths when buying the new versions on PS5. All three PS5 re-releases are due to launch on the 8th December, but there is a catch in that these upgrade paths only apply to the digital versions of the PS4...

• Wed 26th Nov 2025
• SEGA
• PS5
• PS4
• Yakuza

News Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 Punching PS5 in the Mouth from 8th December

In case you still haven't played them

You can already play Yakuza Kiwami and its sequel Yakuza Kiwami 2 on the PS5 via backwards compatibility, but that’s not stopping SEGA from deploying a couple of native ports. Due out on 8th December, these new-gen re-releases will repackage RGG Studios’ remakes of the first two games in the Yakuza...

• Wed 24th Sep 2025
• SEGA
• PS5
• Yakuza
• Announcements