Yakuza 6 gets a western release date

Later this week Sega will be releasing the sixth game in the popular Yakuza series, and at PlayStation Experience Sega talked about Yakuza 6 coming to Europe in early 2018. Sega also confirmed that they are remaking the first game in the series from 2005, now called Yakuza Kiwami.

More detail is given on Yakuza Kiwami on the PlayStation blog: "Yakuza Kiwami is a ground-up remake of the original Yakuza game, which first launched on PS2 back in 2005. "Oh, not another remake," you're probably thinking. Well, let me stop you right there, dear reader and reveal to you that "Kiwami" literally translates to "extreme," and here's how Yakuza Kiwami turns remakes on their heads."

The blog also revealed that the graphics were redone for the PS4 and the audio was re-recorded, not to mention the fact that the combat has been upgraded to make it more satisfying. Side missions also now find their way into the game, as do random encounters with Majima, the antagonist.

Are you disappointed at having to wait until 2018 for Yakuza 6?