SEGA has confirmed that those who own Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, or Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4 can take advantage of discounted upgrade paths when buying the new versions on PS5.
All three PS5 re-releases are due to launch on the 8th December, but there is a catch in that these upgrade paths only apply to the digital versions of the PS4 games — and any games claimed through PS Plus subscriptions unfortunately don’t count either.
At the time of writing, SEGA has only detailed the upgrade pricing in the US, which differs between the three games.
Here’s a quick summary:
As far as official information goes, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut is the only PS5 re-release that features new or improved content. It has several additional cutscenes and an online co-op mode — which is why SEGA’s charging more for the upgrade. It also has an English dub for the first time.
Meanwhile, nothing’s been said about Kiwami and Kiwami 2 other than them including new text language support in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian.
And for the record, there’s been no mention of Kiwami 2 being boosted to 60 frames-per-second on PS5. It’s looking like we’ll have to wait and see if the 30fps curse has been lifted.
Oh, and your PS4 save data will not carry over to the PS5 versions, so get ready to start a new playthrough or two. Or three!
Still, we’re glad that SEGA’s seen sense and gone down the upgrade route. Given the publisher’s more… questionable business practices over the years, we were pretty much convinced that these PS5 versions would demand a fresh purchase across the board.
Will you be replaying any of these Yakuza titles on PS5? Feel the heat in the comments section below.
[source sega.com]
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Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.