Did you find Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio in your new spin-off Like-A-Dragon Piraten and Yakuza? The idea is part of an ultimate concept, between the action and adventure of a Freibeuter and an Angelabenteuer who has a small head.

Was von der Idea heute geblieben ist

In a new PlayStation Blog, Masayoshi Yokoyama, head of Japan’s engineering studios, talks about Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

The launch of Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii began in summer 2023 – also during the launch of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Zu dieser Zeit sah das Spin-off deutlich ungefährlicher aus. Pirates and pirates are attacking a fisherman’s angel here.

“And in June or July 2023, during the implementation of Infinite Wealth, the team of entrepreneurs is dealing with the idea of ​​an Infinite Wealth spin-off every day,” according to Yokoyama. “Selbst wenn wir Like a Dragon 9 machen würden, wussten wir, dass die nicht ausreichen würde, um die Geschichte einzufangen und zu erzählen.”

The end of Infinite Wealth’s development is the idea of ​​a spin-off with characters, which is not Ichiban Kasuga. It’s a fast war as well, and we also have new business management for Infinite Wealth. I once have a game called “Like a Dragon: Tuna”, in the Kazuma Kiryu as the angler fish auf See gegen Fischerboote kämpft.”

“Lange Rede, kurzer Sinn: Das Projekt wurde nie verwirklicht, aber die Schlüsselwörter ‘Schiff’, ‘Meer’ et ‘Kampf’, die sich seitdem in meinem Kopf festgesetzt hatten, entwickelten sich zum Konzept der Piraten.”

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be released on February 25, 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC. The game features a strategy game for action fans Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and follows the charismatic Goro Majima, who embarks on a game of Yakuza.