Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza 2 (PS2)
Yakuza 3 (PS3)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Yakuza Dead Souls (PS3)
All of them were physical releases.
Weird how one spin-off can kill off an established franchise just like that.
Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza 2 (PS2)
Yakuza 3 (PS3)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Yakuza Dead Souls (PS3)
All of them were physical releases.
Weird how one spin-off can kill off an established franchise just like that.
it literally is getting the same discount, just no preorder.A 1 remake? Nice yakuza one is the only localised one I never played, hope it comes over.
Won't be buying 5 until EU gets the same preorder discount thing as us.
it literally is getting the same discount, just no preorder.
Didn't they say that in EU you have to be a PS+ member for the discount to apply? Or was it false news?
Weird how one spin-off can kill off an established franchise just like that.
BUY YAKUZA 5 YOU GUYS.
Weird how one spin-off can kill off an established franchise just like that.
I wish they skipped it. We seriously didn't need it.
i still maintain it'd be a smart move to try getting 3/4/5 on pc and seeing how they do.
im still insistent sega/sony missed a big opportunity by not localizing ishin for the summer of 2014 when there was a huge drought of releases on ps4
It's a crappy choice cause they are missing sales on several territories, that is the main problem of digital. PSN wont take my non-US card.
Wait Yazuza 5 is coming out on the PS3?
What the hecks the point?
The PS3 is dead. Nobody is going to buy it. It silly.
Lmao, like hell it'll succeed.
This is amazing.
i still maintain it'd be a smart move to try getting 3/4/5 on pc and seeing how they do.
Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza 2 (PS2)
Yakuza 3 (PS3)
Yakuza 4 (PS3)
Yakuza Dead Souls (PS3)
All of them were physical releases.
Well I can understand people being concerned about Yakuza 5 being PS3 only considering how many have moved on, its a concern of mine too, i'll still get the game but it is worrisome. I am surprised it isn't getting a PS4 port, its not unprecedented for a PS3 release in Japan to get a PS4 port in the west just look at Bandai Namco.
I think this game would've had better chances, if it had an actualy english dub with good voice actors and a decent marketing campaign. Yakuza is basically Mafia but in Japan.
I see this as SEGA's fault as it's Square's fault that they never really established Dragon Quest in the west.
nah, they tried exactly that with part 1, and never again put up the $ for both voices (thank fuck) or advertising
part of the problem might've been expecting it to be/play like Mafia but in Japan - no offense but Y1 was already up against the expectations of weird shenmue fans like myself at the time, throwing in the GTA crowd - already oversaturated at that point with Mafia, Scarface & so many me-too's - and you've now got people thinking they might play an open world game that lets them take on cops & do whatever. Yakuza's a very specific kind've odd that i think would appeal to a lot more people than it does now, but i don't honestly think the overlap in these groups is as big as Sega did in '06...still don't
I never touched 1, but many say it's not that good gameplay wise. Maybe that's the reason and if they stop with dubbing and advertising, because 1 wasn't a serious hitter, still their fault. Also, I never heard of Yakuza when the first 1 came out but I heard of Mafia and Yakuza came like a couple of years later than that.
Thank you. LTD is <200k for all those games combined. On PS2, Yakuza 1 is best selling <50k, on PS3, Yakuza 3 is the best selling <70k
US sales at retail.
Don't even ask me what yakuza 2 and Dead souls did.
apples to oranges though
1) sega =/= namco, though oddly i do recall reading bandai almost bought them before sammy
2) small base/low sales + localization costs + super risk-averse sega = we'd not be getting this without sony, who at this point i think we can safely assume was doing their #buildingthelist effort as a sort've fan goodwill project, considering that even with minimizing their risks i doubt they're expecting a big return here
which is to say: any cost put into porting this to the PS4 would likely be seen as a waste for an already uphill effort, really surprised so many on here are kinda sidestepping all of this
nah, they tried exactly that with part 1, and never again put up the $ for both voices (thank fuck) or advertising
part of the problem might've been expecting it to be/play like Mafia but in Japan - no offense but Y1 was already up against the expectations of weird shenmue fans like myself at the time, throwing in the GTA crowd - already oversaturated at that point with Mafia, Scarface & so many me-too's - and you've now got people thinking they might play an open world game that lets them take on cops & do whatever. Yakuza's a very specific kind've odd that i think would appeal to a lot more people than it does now, but i don't honestly think the overlap in these groups is as big as Sega did in '06...still don't
it literally is getting the same discount, just no preorder.
Thank you. LTD is <200k for all those games combined. On PS2, Yakuza 1 is best selling <50k, on PS3, Yakuza 3 is the best selling <70k
US sales at retail.
Don't even ask me what yakuza 2 and Dead souls did.
Contextually this is one of the best gifs i've ever watched in this site.And i've watched a lot.Thankfully the majority of fans have realized that Sega doesn't give a shit for Yakuza fans in the west so we'll have less people begging them for localizations in every single Yakuza thread.
Lets hope Sony will keep willing to localize these games and Y5 wasn't just the exception.Kinda hard to believe they will still be willing though since i expect the western sales for Y5 will be the worst (although not much worse from previous entries).
you say people are sidestepping the cost issue, but you are sidestepping the fact that the western game market has by and large moved on
Its an undisputed fact the the more active game purchases are now on this gen not last, just look at the recent cross platform game sales. MGS5 PS4 72% where PS3 got 3%. The western audience apart from the most hardcore multiconsole owner/slow uptaker is on PS4 now. If they want this game to be bought by more than just the hardcore, they need to go where the audience is.
Ryu ga Gotoku 5 was never released on the PS4, to even release it on the PS4 it would have to be ported or designed to run on that console; that's cost not worth investing in.
Also you don't need a PS3 to buy Yakuza 5, you need one to play it.
Back to the topic though, Y1 Remake is a good opportunity for SEGA to give the series a chance on PS4 worldwide/outside of Asia, they just need the right convincing.
as I said above it's not unprecedented for a PS3 release in Japan to get a PS4 version in the west, Bandai Namco have done this several times already.
You're forgetting something here: This is Yakuza we're talking about, not Tales series.
you say people are sidestepping the cost issue, but you are sidestepping the fact that the western game market has by and large moved on
Its an undisputed fact the the more active game purchases are now on this gen not last, just look at the recent cross platform game sales. MGS5 PS4 72% where PS3 got 3%. The western audience apart from the most hardcore multiconsole owner/slow uptaker is on PS4 now. If they want this game to be bought by more than just the hardcore, they need to go where the audience is.
You're forgetting something here: This is Yakuza we're talking about, not Tales series.
my point is its a precedent that already been set, and its more than just Tales, J Stars for instance which is quite niche (though not as niche) got the same treatment
i love yakuza, man - but again, a late entry (series wise) of last gen game in a niche series upported to the smaller base on PS4 would still sell like butt, only worse because now having cost more, it'd more likely either not happen at all or guarantee the series' death. what you're asking isn't logically far from those demanding physical copies - this is literally the only way it's viable.
the faithful will show up, but not much beyond that - honestly? if this clears 10-15k that'l prolly not be so terrible given expectations. you're asking to spend more $ to what, hope that reaches a few thousand more units sold, optimistically?
id love to play it on my PS4 too, but it doesn't make sense. i wish it did.
yup, pretty important, that. I imagine J Stars will do far, far better as well - and Namco (a company with better teams/resources than SOA) knows this.
i WAS going to add something but had to end my post then and there cuz I went for lunch
Consider also Development costs are different for how much SEGA put into Ryu ga Gotoku 5 and how much Bamco put into J Stars and Tales games.
Do the graphics quality and presentation of those 2 games even come close to RgG 5?
Just something else, i'm not saying abandon the PS3 version, i'm saying release on both. I never stated the PS4 version needed to be physical either.
as I said above it's not unprecedented for a PS3 release in Japan to get a PS4 version in the west, Bandai Namco have done this several times already.
secondly, its wishful thinking at best to expect any significant number of PS4 owners who don't have a PS3 just to buy Yakuza 5
I'm not sure how you can spew this garbage about Sega not caring about Yakuza fans. Look at these pitiful numbers. Sega was generous as hell to release 5 games where not even a single one sold 100k alone. There's only so many times a company can burn money like this.
Its absurd to think anyone would buy a PS3 game without a PS3 to play it on.
Thank you. LTD is <200k for all those games combined. On PS2, Yakuza 1 is best selling <50k, on PS3, Yakuza 3 is the best selling <70k
US sales at retail.
Don't even ask me what yakuza 2 and Dead souls did.
Didn't they say that in EU you have to be a PS+ member for the discount to apply? Or was it false news?
Only if you have PS+ iirc.
This is new information? Never expect that Yakuza sales were that bad
btw, which is the current state of Yakuza 5's pre-orders in US? I think if they were good, Sega had said something at this time
This is amazing.
Weird how one spin-off can kill off an established franchise just like that.
Thank you. LTD is <200k for all those games combined. On PS2, Yakuza 1 is best selling <50k, on PS3, Yakuza 3 is the best selling <70k
US sales at retail.
Don't even ask me what yakuza 2 and Dead souls did.
Game companies don't have to comment about the sales/pre-order numbers of each game they publish
SCEJA Asian Conference has announced Yakuza Kiwami is coming to PS4 only in Asia, same time as the JP version.
No, probably just ChineseDoes that mean it will have English subtitles? :OOOO
Does that mean it will have English subtitles? :OOOO
Do you have a source for those numbers?
I could only find reliable NPD LTD sale figures for PS2 Yakuza 1 (56K), and 5-month sales for PS2 Yakuza 2 (24K). Everything else I have read online are unbacked statements...
EDIT: Also, don't forget those numbers are just part of the sales of Yakuza outside of Japan. The PAL/EU sales are also unknown...