Yakuza fans aren’t happy with Sega’s promotional choices for Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s upcoming role-playing game, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
After Sega chose streamer xQc to do an early stream of the opening section of Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Yakuza fans took to social media in order to protest against the decision.
One fan pointed out that the streamer doesn’t play these types of games, and has previously been on record mentioning that he doesn’t like the Yakuza games. He appears to dislike the series as a whole, and, most recently, he was heard saying at The Game Aawrds 2023 that he didn’t believe Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth would be worthwhile either. Perhaps Sega is attempting to reach a new audience by hiring xQc to stream the game early. Either way, this promotional tactic isn’t sitting well with the existing Yakuza community.
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, is now available for pre-load, and the game’s download size has also been revealed. Those who have pre-ordered a digital copy of the game can pre-load the game on Xbox platforms starting today on January 6, 2024. The digital pre-load should come with the latest update pre-installed, However, given that the pre-load has arrived around over two weeks prior to the game’s release on January 26, 2024, it’s possible that some additional updates may be rolled out before launch.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth serves as the ninth mainline installment in the Yakuza series. It is a direct sequel to Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) and the spin-off title Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023). The game’s protagonists include Ichiban Kasuga, the main character from Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and Kazuma Kiryu, the original protagonist of the series. The narrative unfolds in the franchise’s first-ever overseas setting, Hawaii, alongside familiar locations in Japan. Kasuga and Kiryu, supported by both old and new allies, join forces to assist Kasuga in locating and reuniting with his mother in Hawaii, while Kiryu grapples with the challenges of battling cancer.
