The upcoming launch of Yakuza Kiwami 3 is coming with an sudden change for the franchise, being coupled with the delisting of an older recreation. The beloved motion sequence from Sega and RGG Studio has usually appeared to spruce up its older video games for contemporary consoles, by each remasters of basic Yakuza video games and full remakes. The Yakuza Kiwami subseries has seen the developer launch a number of full remakes of its basic titles, with two Yakuza Kiwami video games already launched. Now, the developer is gearing up for an additional highly-anticipated remake in Yakuza Kiwami 3.
RGG Studio formally revealed the upcoming remake of Yakuza 3 in September 2025, confirming the return of the Kiwami video games after greater than seven years. Yakuza Kiwami 3 is set to feature some big upgrades from the unique recreation, together with each new scenes throughout the recreation’s story and a wealth of facet actions for gamers to take pleasure in. The remake can also be set to incorporate a brand-new spinoff packed in, with Darkish Ties placing the give attention to Yakuza 3 antagonist Yoshitaka Mine. Nevertheless, the brand new Yakuza recreation’s launch is now confirmed to come back with an enormous asterisk connected for an older recreation within the sequence.
Yakuza Kiwami 3’s Launch Will See An Older Yakuza Recreation Delisted
RGG Studio not too long ago confirmed that the launch of Yakuza Kiwami 3 will likely be joined by an older recreation within the sequence being delisted. In an official announcement through the sport’s social media accounts, RGG Studio revealed that gamers will not have the ability to buy Yakuza 3 Remastered individually. The sport will solely be formally obtainable for buy by the “Full Sequence” bundle for the franchise following Yakuza Kiwami 3‘s full release. RGG Studio did verify that Yakuza 3 Remastered won’t be fully eliminated, with the sport nonetheless being obtainable to followers who had beforehand bought it.
The choice to delist Yakuza 3 Remastered has been met with loads of backlash from followers indignant in regards to the change. Many identified that the Yakuza Full Sequence assortment is bought as a package deal relatively than a bundle on Steam, with no diminished price for proudly owning different video games within the bundle. Many followers have used the delisting to carry up larger points with the remake, together with complaints about members of Yakuza Kiwami 3‘s English voice cast and modifications made to sure environments throughout the recreation. Some even instructed that Yakuza followers may probably buy a PlayStation 3 and the unique model of Yakuza 3 for a lower cost.
Yakuza Has Grown Into One among Sega’s Pillars
Yakuza‘s latest controversy comes because the video games have grown larger than ever, seeing loads of success with its current titles. The Yakuza franchise has grown into one in every of Sega’s flagship sequence, particularly with the franchise’s mushy reboot with 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon. New Yakuza video games have commonly obtained nods for main awards, with the newest main-series recreation, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, receiving nominations for each “Finest Narrative” and “Finest Function-Taking part in Recreation” on the 2024 Recreation Awards. The franchise has additionally experimented with a number of spinoffs, together with a remake of Like a Dragon: Ishin and the Majima-focused Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Yakuza‘s place as one in every of Sega’s mainstays has seen the sequence get loads of publicity from the developer. The current Sonic Racing: Crossworlds formally added a Yakuza collaboration as one in every of its litany of unusual crossovers, with players able to race as Ichiban Kasuga along with his personal distinctive car. The Yakuza franchise additionally boasts an enormous presence on the Nintendo Change 2, with Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 hitting the console alongside Yakuza 0 Director’s Reduce. The upcoming Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Darkish Ties look to carry one thing to the desk for each previous and new followers of the franchise.
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February 11, 2026
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Mature 17+ / Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Sturdy Language, Use of Alcohol, In-Recreation Purchases
