Full Yakuza Series is Now Available on PlayStation 4 Thanks to Sega

Written by Brandon Hofer on February 12, 2020

News: With the release of the Yakuza Remastered collection, you can put your PS3 away now as they are all available on Sony’s current console.

More of the Yakuza series is now available on PlayStation 4 thanks to the release of the Yakuza Remastered Collection. This collection was revealed last year and at that time Yakuza 3 Remastered was available to download. Now Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 are available to download on PS4, in addition to a physical bundle being available containing all three games. Please note that if you purchased the digital version of this collection you will want to check for Yakuza 4 Remastered and Yakuza 5 Remastered in the ‘Not Installed’ part of your PS4 library. If you want to try and find it in the PlayStation Store it will be located under ‘Extras’ or ‘DLC’ on the Yakuza bundle’s page.

To celebrate the launch, and the momentous occasion of Yakuza 0-6 now all available on PlayStation 4 (Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered, Yakuza 5 Remastered, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life), Sega has released a dynamic theme featuring series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu's iconic dragon tattoo, available for free to all owners of The Yakuza Remastered Collection.

The Yakuza Remastered Collection is far from a typical console generation port. In addition to graphical and performance upgrades (720p>1080p at 30>60fps), all three games have gone through a rigorous re-localization process. The English scripts for each game have been reviewed, revised, and even rewritten in some cases, and content previously cut from the Western releases of Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 have been re-added in The Yakuza Remastered Collection.

In Yakuza 3, this means the Mahjong, Shogi, Massage Parlor, and ever-popular Cabaret minigames, as well as a collection of Substories cut from the original release, are now available in the West for the first time.

Several quality-of-life changes have also been added for each release in the collection, including a Substory tracker on the map and the ability to toggle between English and Japanese written lyrics during Karaoke.

A limited run of The Yakuza Remastered Collection: Day One Edition is available for $59.99 and contains Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, & Yakuza 5 on two disks in a red collectible case emblazoned with Kiryu's trademark dragon tattoo. Please note that while it is a nice collectible case it is not a Steelbook.

This release marks the first time Yakuza 5 will be available in a physical format in the West. After 5 years since the game's original release, series collectors can finally fill the gap in their library with a genuine, collectible Yakuza 5 PS3 Amaray case. Supplies are very limited, so get your order in while supplies last.

Are you going to buy this collection? If you have already played these games, will you buy these remastered versions now that they have new content in the West? Tell us what you think below.