Sega: Yakuza 5 might not get a western release

I worked on Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza: Dead Souls here at SEGA of America, so I hear you on it feeling a little strange to not have one releasing this March. Right now the best thing that can be done is to help spread the word on the series tell your friends or others you think might enjoy them, and have them grab a copy of Y4 or Dead Souls.

No news of any announcements, but thanks in advance to yourself (and all the Yakuza fans) who are still pushing hard to support the series here. Its great to see that dedication.

SEGA

The bastards have published every single Yakuza game but they are gonna skip on their best one. Can you believe that bullcrap? No wonder the idiots almost went down after the Dreamcast... One bad decision after the other.

Everybody and their mothers knew that Dead Souls was a bad game (gameplay wise, story was good) and that it was going to flop so why punish the fans like this?

Well, this is legitimately disappointing. 

what sega ,,i just got into 3 and 4 screw off

It'll come just wait and see.

It'll come just wait and see.

Promised_Trini

If this or Yakuza HD does come out outside of Japan you better have 20 gigs of space free on your harddrive because it'll be digital only. Sega already said they're going mostly digital and Yakuza doesn't sale well enough in the West to justify full retail releases with Sega current finanical state.

I don't get why they choose to keep it exclusive in this type of scenario.

I don't get why they choose to keep it exclusive in this type of scenario.

Ly_the_Fairy

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It'll come just wait and see.

FlamesOfGrey

If this or Yakuza HD does come out outside of Japan you better have 20 gigs of space free on your harddrive because it'll be digital only. Sega already said they're going mostly digital and Yakuza doesn't sale well enough in the West to justify full retail releases with Sega current finanical state.

Dude I got a big Hard drive in my Slim PS3.So I am not to worry.

I don't get why they choose to keep it exclusive in this type of scenario.

Ly_the_Fairy

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I don't get why they choose to keep it exclusive in this type of scenario.

FlamesOfGrey

It doesn't sell well in the west because the PS3 isn't the dominant console in the west like it is in Japan.

Their choice to keep it exclusive is only hurting what fanbase they do have.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

I don't get why they choose to keep it exclusive in this type of scenario.

Ly_the_Fairy

It doesn't sell well in the west because the PS3 isn't the dominant console in the west like it is in Japan.

Their choice to keep it exclusive is only hurting what fanbase they do have.

That would be lame if it doesn't come over here.

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[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"] Because the game sales well enough in Japan on PS3 / PSP alone to justify it and the developer wants it exclusive to Sony as he has said it the past. Yakuza has sold great in Japan exclusively on Sony's systems. Yakuza sells mediocore to poor outside of Japan which in the end really doesn't matter because Yakuza wouldn't sell any better on 360 or Wii. I doubt PC gamer would be buying Yakuza in huge numbers also.FlamesOfGrey

It doesn't sell well in the west because the PS3 isn't the dominant console in the west like it is in Japan.

Their choice to keep it exclusive is only hurting what fanbase they do have.

The strategy of going multiplatform has worked out so well for pretty much every other Japanese developer.

It's a bit silly to think that Yakuza would be different.

[QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"][QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

It doesn't sell well in the west because the PS3 isn't the dominant console in the west like it is in Japan.

Their choice to keep it exclusive is only hurting what fanbase they do have.

Ly_the_Fairy

The strategy of going multiplatform has worked out so well for pretty much every other Japanese developer.

It's a bit silly to think that Yakuza would be different.

Gaijin dont get it unless they are huge weeaboos ( no insult intended)

Gaijin dont get it unless they are huge weeaboos ( no insult intended)

osirisx3

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Gaijin dont get it unless they are huge weeaboos ( no insult intended)

FlamesOfGrey

That will be such a bummer if it doesn´t come out,I really like the series and Y5 is one of those console games that I really want to play,even though DS was mediocre as hell I still enjoyed it.

But on the other hand I won´t be that surprised if it doesn´t come,sega is becoming a very PC oriented publisher in the west and since most of their console stuff apparently doesn´t make much money in comparison it´s not hard to understand why they may skip this,still a freaking shame if they do.

Nononononononono

Yakuza 4 is one of my favorite games this gen. :(

The series gets worse and worse every entry even in Japan were BlackopsII has even outsold it many times in a row now. there is no point in releasing Yakuza 5 in the west when its failure rate is guaranteed. TC you need to realize no one is buying the game.TheTolemac

Yakuza 4 was better then 3. Dead Souls was average but it was a spin-off and not part of the main series. Yakuza 5 outside of Haruka's parts is great.

Black Ops outselling Yakuza in Japan proof? If you mean in the West no **** it's COD.

[QUOTE="TheTolemac"]The series gets worse and worse every entry even in Japan were BlackopsII has even outsold it many times in a row now. there is no point in releasing Yakuza 5 in the west when its failure rate is guaranteed. TC you need to realize no one is buying the game.FlamesOfGrey

Yakuza 4 was better then 3. Dead Souls was average but it was a spin-off and not part of the main series. Yakuza 5 outside of Haruka's parts is great.

Black Ops outselling Yakuza in Japan proof? If you mean in the West no **** it's COD.

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[QUOTE="TheTolemac"]The series gets worse and worse every entry even in Japan were BlackopsII has even outsold it many times in a row now. there is no point in releasing Yakuza 5 in the west when its failure rate is guaranteed. TC you need to realize no one is buying the game.TheTolemac

Yakuza 4 was better then 3. Dead Souls was average but it was a spin-off and not part of the main series. Yakuza 5 outside of Haruka's parts is great.

Black Ops outselling Yakuza in Japan proof? If you mean in the West no **** it's COD.

Gaijin dont get it unless they are huge weeaboos ( no insult intended)

osirisx3

To have a disclaimer like that, then use terms that are inherently derogatory (not to mention incomprehensible by most)...seems contradictory.

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Gaijin dont get it unless they are huge weeaboos ( no insult intended)

Gxgear

To have a disclaimer like that, then use terms that are inherently derogatory (not to mention incomprehensible by most)...seems contradictory.

Most people who use those terms online don't even know what they mean. Even if they do, using those terms is flat out stupid just like racial slurs.

[QUOTE="TheTolemac"][QUOTE="FlamesOfGrey"]

Yakuza 4 was better then 3. Dead Souls was average but it was a spin-off and not part of the main series. Yakuza 5 outside of Haruka's parts is great.

Black Ops outselling Yakuza in Japan proof? If you mean in the West no **** it's COD.

FlamesOfGrey

It would be stupid if it didn't come because that dumb Zombie game didn't sell.tagyhag

That sucks. I still need to finish Yakuza 3, and all of 4. Not overly interested in the zombie one.

Well, this is legitimately disappointing. 

DarkLink77

Dammit, dammit, dammit......now THAT puts a damper on my gaming year. I was sooo hoping to hear an announcement for it to release. I'm honestly kinda pissed about this now. :evil:

Looks like I'm gonna have to go to go back to my ol' skool backup plan: importing it. Sh**, that always takes an extra hit on the purse strings though.....

I hope this isnt true, this sucks ass.

I hope it isnt because of the zombie game, selling that here was kind of silly because yakuza games tend to sell to people that like yakuza which quite a small crowd, splitting that further by trying to appeal to people who like yakuza and zombies was never going to work.

Really got into 3 and 4, 4 is one of the best games Ive ever played, 3 is almost as good but alot more difficult. If they had combined the difficulty of 3 and the overal experience of 4 it would possibly be the best game ive played.

Im not a big fan of digital distribution but if they put it up i would buy it that way happily.

If this is the rumours that are coming out I get the feeling that means Yakuza HD definitely wont be coming out.

...damn.

they couldn't even bother putting kenzan up out here so I'm not surprised by this. but its weird that that atlus can localize their game(though it isn't perfect cause there is no Atlus Europe or something) and not expect high sales but someone like sega who is bigger company cant

I take it getting the imported one is not in english subtitles?
So that rules that out...
How else am I going to play this awesome game, learn fluent japanese?

Very Disappointing Sega... No Shenmue 3 and now No Yakuza 5?