Yakuza: Like a Dragon PS5 Upgrade Confirmed, Will 'Release at a Later Date'

So Phil’s a hypocrite then.

Got it.

Didn't Phil say gamers shouldn't be locked out? Would you look at that!

@MarcG420 We already knew that, this just proves it further.

Called it the other day...Third Party timed exclusives are anti-gamer....unless its for Xbone,right Gamer Phil?!

Phil said gamers shouldnt be locked out.

Well you're not being locked out. The lock will be lifted. Eventually

I don't think the upgrade will be significant enough beyond reduced loading times and slightly sharper graphics to warrant being concerned about it to be honest.

Nice to see Yakuza 7 will have a PS5 upgrade down the road.

Still getting the PS4 version. Matching the rest of the set. Even if the PS4 version doesn’t get the free upgrade like the Xbox version.

@Haruki_NLI True, but after all the crap he's been saying i wont let it go.

Is Phil a liar yes he is a big one im saying it again Phil go into politics they seem to get good use out of liars.

Historical PlayStation associated games have not learned the painful lesson of Tomb Raider...

@get2sammyb the yakuza games always have been a graphically underwhelming series so it will probably be only a resolution upgrade.
As microsoft thinks upping the resolution count as good enhancements.

Remember to keep that same energy PS users have when praising Sony locking out other platforms for money.

There's no L in hypocrisy, but you can have both.

PS4 game, any upgrade won't be seriously significant to justify the waiting time. I'll just get it on PS4.

I'll be getting on PS4 so i have the complete set on one platform. Any next gen upgrade will be minimal at best. It will be interesting to see what Sega do with Yakuza 8 - whether there is any xbox exclusivity, and whether they return to the combat model of the previous games

@Menchi
The difference is Sony didn't claim that exclusives are 'anti-consumer' Phil did. You can't be a hypocrite if you didn't say anything in the first place.

See how that works?

Timed exclusive next gen patch 😂

PHIL IS PRO CONSUMER

Is this a timed next-gen exclusive though? If you check their twitter banner, it says the next-gen release for both XSX and PS5 will be soon while this gen is November. Since November is the likely month of the next-gen releases, it sounds more like the same thing CD Projekt is doing with Cyberpunk, where the port is still being worked on and will release next year.

I wouldn't be surprised if Microsft pays for a timed port but I also wouldn't be surprised if it's just bad phrasing from Sega.

@GADG3Tx87 Keep that same energy you guys defend with

@Menchi hypocriticaL <— highlighted for you.

@Menchi
You need to look up what hypocrite means. Sony never ever said exclusives are anti-consumer therefore there is nothing to defend. Phil said exclusives are against what gaming is all about and pays for timed exclusivity of a game feature.

But hey, if you need to double down on your narrative despite knowing you're wrong go for it. This is why Xbox fanboys get ridiculed for being stupid.

Phil just needs to learn to keep his big mouth shut since it always comes back to bite him on the butt.

This site just proves how toxic and hypocritical Ps4 fanboys are. No such toxicity on the Pure Xbox site.

I own both consoles by the way.

Edit: Forgot to add entitled.

@AinsleyE Nah they said its a launch Game for Series X and PS5 comes at a later date

Dont really care, I have no Problem with playing it on my PS4. Since Yakuza Games are never that impressive visually (except Character Models) there wont be a huge difference between the Versions anyway...and at least it fits with the other 6 Games on my shelf^^

Gutted 😢 glad we get this on PS4 but this hurts for all those that have supported this game series since ps2 . Any one that listens to our show knows my love for this series

@IonMagus Oh well. This might be the first Yakuza I don't pick up on release. The change to turn-based combat and the character of Ichban as already made me less interested, and now it's being released in November when Cyberpunk is out. I'm more interested in the next game in the series, hopefully, a Judgment 2.

@JON22
That so? Because every Xbox forum and video I've ever seen it's 'pony this and pony that'. Don't act like Xbox fans are mature, they're even worse.

Couldn't tell you how many times I've tried to have a civilised discussion and just get insulted on race, gender and how they ban*** my mother.

They're the most pathetic fanbase in existence.

@AinsleyE Oh wow, forgot that this will come out the same time Cyberpunk is releasing (and Halo, Spiderman MM..)well, thats very bad idea Sega.

Caramac teeth Phil being a hypocrite shocker.

@MarcG420 Touché

I knew it would come to PS5.

@GADG3Tx87 And yet they still do it. Same energy.

No point in getting it for next gen. I'll just get it on PS4. My whole Yakuza collection is on PS4 anyway.

Just checked the ps4 preorder doesn't say it has a free upgrade too ps5 unfortunately.

Dirty Microsoft again. A franchise that Sony made popular in the west since its PS2 days... This is why I dislike MS and its American brute attitude about power and greed. How about they invent their own titles rather than pay silly money to take a franchise that has pretty much say with PlayStation....

I can't believe Sony allowed MS to swoop in, get timed-exclusivity and start advertising this like an Xbox franchise. But I think it also just goes to the 'ho hum' attitude PlayStation seems to have taken towards Japanese games in general since Jim Ryan took over.

This won’t do anything. Anyone buying a console for a game like Yakuza will get a PS5 for very other Japanese game that won’t be on Xbox.

This for sure pushed me away even further from buying Yakuza 7 along with it turning into a turn based game. If there's a demo down the line I'll play it but definitely not going to be picking it up anytime soon.