Latest Like a Dragon May Have Really Erased Its PS5, PS4 Retail Release

Is it cause this is isn't a full game that they felt they didn't need to do a physical? I wonder how much this will cost compared to the normal titles.

@Bentleyma Lol it's $83 AUD which is the price I typically pay for physical copies (although usually down to as low as $60-$70 AUD) for the previous games (main and spin off games).

LOL

Wow that's kinda lame since this and Judgement are the only Like a Dragon games I have any interest in.

Push back the release the polish the game, release the Digital version first also other options. Don't make up stupid reasons just say it's cheaper so we can make more money and you can't sell your secondhand copies.

Be far to busy enjoying the MGS collection all over again and platting Spidey2. The entire Like a Dragon (Yakuza) series is one of my all time favs but my god do I need a break from it all. Have to finish off Ishin first before a break though ha

"A physical edition of the game was released in Japan"

What do you mean "was", it's not out yet. Simultaneous worldwide release this time. I hoping the JP physical has English on it.

I thought EU/PAL regions were getting a disc release? Did they learn nothing from Yakuza 5?

Was this not already confirmed? I’m sure I’d already seen it was a digital only release, especially in Europe.

It’s not a biggie for me as someone with a mix of physical and digital but it’s a bit poor they’ve not got a physical option for those who do collect

@IAmAshCohen17 There was conflicting information, I wouldn't be surprised if there was yet another turnaround in the next few weeks.

And if the sales aren't good, they'll blame the west and pat themselves on the back for not releasing a physical version. Why would they even bother with logic?

That's some bs.

Shame. If that's true, then I'll wait for a major discount before getting it then.

Digital only? Alright then, I'll just wait for deep sale.

Will wait for a sale. Will likely still be playing Spiderman 2 and have loads of other stuff to play (still have to start Ishin and Lost Judgement too) - so Kiryu can wait till it is discounted in the new year.

Yes i would have bought it day 1 had it been physical

My Bank account is going to have higher numbers in it if these companies continue to do this. Not completely against all digital, but I am against games staying the game price forever when they drop in price quite fast to make more space at retail. Imagine buying a game full of bugs, and something that looks good just to be playing unfinished garbage. Steam has a proper return policy, but not console yet, so that needs to change before an all digital future.

We can all see where they're headed - digital only, and fast.
Personally, I'll stick to retro games and hope that perhaps Nintendo will remain stubborn & physical for a time.
I'll never support a digital only industry tho, I'd rather find a new hobby tbh.

Guess it's amazon Japan import for me (providing it has english subtitles) Anyone know the difference between the 2 versions on there? 4855 and 5940 yen

Not suprised it is digtal only as a smaller prelude game to the next Like a Dragon game in early 2024. I can imagine the full Like a dragon launch will have a hard copy just like the last game. Thankfully I only buy digital so it won't affect me. The digital future is coming fast.

I have the other Yakuza/Like A Dragon titles digitally, & will be playing this day 1.

This worked really well for them with Yakuza 5 /s
It's a skip for me, unless I buy the Japanese copy.

No physical, no buy. Damn shame too. Was looking forward to this game.

And here endeth my journey with the series. I'm not interested in digital only.

I'll be importing, I'm sure some country will have a physical release. I bet playasia loves these titles.

Well, that’s annoying. There’s a reason I bought the disc PS5!

I'm still disappointed there won't be a physical Alan Wake II release. Been waiting 13 years for that game. I want the disc and case. Of course, the PS5 cases are fairly low quality....

Convincing? How so? Saying we don’t want to release it before it’s ready is not the same as saying we only want to release it digitally. Just release it digitally first then physically after. Very poor reasoning / excuse.

If I buy the physical off playasia will it have english subs?

If the cause of not releasing it physically is to have more time to polish, then how come they are releasing it physically for Japan? I don't get it. I'm not buying it unless if I can find the japanese physical copy.

The whole digital only benefits only the publisher. Digital/physical still has to be submitted for certification and any changes beyond that is what we've come to know as day one patch.

It's not like they are dropping the price $10 to match Steam, are they?

Again this whole thing is super messed up considering when they sold everyone the remasters of 3 4 and 5 they gave you a physical 5 case BECAUSE 5 WAS DIGITAL ONLY AND THEY KNEW SOME PEOPLE NEEDED ONE TO COMPLETE COLLECTIONS. Those were like their exact words so yeah this is pretty upsetting.