Judgment on PC being considered
Last year,Sega announcedthat it would be remastering the PS3Yakuzaentries for release on PS4. The idea was to have each game playable on a single console and series producer Toshihiro Nagoshi even commented they were being done for “new overseas fans.“
At E3 this year, I had a chance to speak withRyu Ga GotokuStudio’s Kazuki Hosokawa — director ofYakuza 5and0 —and I asked whether or not the west would receive the recent PS4 ports ofYakuza 3,4and5. While there wasn’t much he could say, he did tell me, “It’s better not to say anything at this time.” That’s a bit of a bummer, but it doesn’t deny that Sega is thinking about the possibility.
Another question I brought up is if a PC port ofJudgmentwas on the table. Some recent comments have made it seem likely and withYakuzanow having a home on Steam, one could assume thatJudgmentwill soon follow. Hosokawa told me, “There are no concrete plans as of yet, but we’re always looking into different platforms and considering, so it’s on our minds for sure.” Again, that doesn’t deny the possibility, but there’s likely nothing Hosokawa can say on the matter.I wouldn’t give up hope for these titles, butRyu Ga GotokuStudios is more focused on gettingJudgmentout in the west and finishing development onShin Ryu Ga Gotoku.
