Yakuza developer RGG and publisher Sega announced a flawless cutoff week for Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii on closing night during Microsoft’s October Xbox Spouse Preview tournament. Now we all know why.
The then pirate-focused game was initially scheduled for release on February 28. However, that week is no longer, for two reasons. The main one, “because development is progressing better than expected,” said RGG.
And the second? That is why the team looked for all of us to “be able to play the game that comes next, with peace of mind.”
RGG week did not name names, a quick look at the presentations of the reduced 2025 schedule, a hit between the previous week of Pirate Yakuza and the start of Monster Hunter Wilds, which could also be ready for February 28.
As such, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will now debut an hour earlier on February 21.
“I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone involved,” said RGG studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama in delivering this revised shortened week. The famous developer Sega has supported the choice of the studio.
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was recently released. It features regular character Goro Majima washing his buckles as the sole protagonist, while he sets out to sea as a powerful pirate after a case of amnesia. It will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5 and Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
Did you know RGG played into the speculation of calling the Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ‘Like A Dragon: Tuna’? Not only that, at one point the design game will have introduced the unreleased protagonist Kazuma Kiryu as a fighting fisherman.
