Like A Dragon Lead Hints At "Big Announcement" In 2024
RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama hints that another Like a Dragon game could be announced next year. In an interview with Famitsu, Yokoyama tells fans to look forward to a "big announcement" in 2024, prompting speculation on what the next instalment will bring.
This comes as fans are enjoying an already packed release schedule, having just had Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name in November, and looking forward to Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth launching on January 26, 2024. However, Yokoyama's statement here suggests that RGG Studio is already looking ahead, and hopes to announce yet another game sooner rather than later.
"We are very happy to be able to release the new game "Ryu ga Gotoku 8'" [Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth]", says Yokoyama. "I'm already looking forward to the release, but I hope to be able to make another big announcement sometime in 2024! Please look forward to [RGG] Studio in 2024!"
In the replies, it seems that most fans are eager to get a third Judgment game, following on from
Lost Judgment in 2021. Given that this subseries hasn't had an instalment in more than two years, RGG Studio may have something in the works, but Yokoyama isn't giving us any clues.
In any case, it doesn't seem that the Like a Dragon series plans to slow down anytime soon. The wording of the statement doesn't guarantee us a new game in 2024 - which would be understandable given how many releases we've had so close together - but we'll at least get some news from the series.
In the meantime, fans don't have much longer to wait until they can play Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. So far, a demo for the upcoming sequel has gone down well, even with the decision to stick with Yakuza: Like a Dragon's turn-based
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