Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has not yet finalized the name for Like a Dragon 8

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After the reveal of the newest mainline Yakuza installment, longtime fans of the series quickly took note of its name: Like a Dragon 8. In Japan, the series has always used the title Ryu Ga Gotoku, which translates to Like a Dragon. However, the series has been called Yakuza in the West. The status quo changed slightly when Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio used the Like a Dragon title for the overseas release of the series’ seventh main entry.

And with the announcement of Like a Dragon 8 in addition to two other games adopting the Like a Dragon title, it appeared that the developers finally chose to abandon the Yakuza name for good. However, in an interview with Automaton, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio representative Masayoshi Yokoyama stated that while the series will indeed transition to the Like a Dragon name as Sega announced earlier, the developer has not yet decided on the final name of Like a Dragon 8.

Yokoyama said overseas fans may become confused if the developer used the Like a Dragon 8 title, a strong possibility considering general Western audiences still primarily know the series by its Yakuza name. The developers will see how Western audiences react to the current title before finalizing it, as “although they want to form a shared brand name between domestic and overseas markets, they don’t want to go with a title that is difficult for users to understand.” It could ultimately end up being called Like a Dragon 2 or become Yakuza once more.

Additionally, Yokoyama went into more detail as to why the series’ name change occurred at this time. The first game came out in a radically different gaming market compared to how it is now, and the developers’ knowledge of that market was limited. This combined with the game’s perceived