What the frig is the deal with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life? Delayed into April on the PlayStation 4, we’ve already played the title in its entirety and published our review. And now the release has popped up in South East Asian shops, with English subtitles, amid very little fanfare. You can buy it from the PlayStation Store if you want to.
We’re not sure we understand SEGA’s strategy here. The game is finished – the publisher accidentally published the entirety of the release as a “demo” a few weeks ago – and yet it’s been delayed, where it will have to contend with Kratos. It doesn’t make any sense at all us – it’s almost like the publisher’s trying to scupper its success.
[source resetera.com, via store.playstation.com]
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What in the god damn hell are you doing SEGA? How do you bugger something like this up so badly?
I can sense the person in charge of this catastrophic failure will be fired in the morning because it's a serious **** up on there part I tjonk
I blame Goro Majima
Why is it delayed if it's practically finished? I know I'm just repeating the question, but this makes no sense to me at all. And it was already reviewed too! Has that ever happened before?
I hope this doesn't wreck the franchise's image. Yakuza was pretty killer last year, and it would be a shame to see it's momentum clipped.
Brilliant.
I was totally gutted with the delay at first, but, it's worked out kind of well for me as it's given me the chance to get through Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami in the last month or so and now this very morning I've just started my play through of Yakuza 5 (PS3) so the release date for Yakuza 6 should work out just right.
I think the hold up must be to do with the art book packaging and the special edition version, maybe it's taking SEGA longer than they thought to have all these bits ready for launch? only guessing though.
On another note, I'm a big fan of both the Yakuza and God of War series, and I will 100% be buying both, I really see no reason why anyone who likes the Yakuza series should not buy Yakuza 6 because God of War is released a few days later, both totally different type of games anyway.
Well that makes the decision to wait for Kiwami 2 that little bit easier.
In replace of the Old Seeeeehhgggaaaah intro with all the excitement that brings should be Toadfish off neighbours squeezing out a small fart.
Happens more likely than you think on the Asian store, they had eng Automata for a month more too (Was very tempted to buy it)
@ShogunRok
Because it's Sega. I've always said, based on what I've seen, that companies in this industry are allergic to success because of some of the absolute stupidity on display over the years. No company better represents that than Sega. Still publishes and develops some awesome games, but it's almost like it wants them to not succeed at retail either. It makes no sense and even if somebody at Sega explained this 'strategy' it'd still make no sense.
SEA store is by far the best store (and they have the cheapest and best PS+ too)
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