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Yakuza 0 Prequel Game Heads West on PS4
posted on by Karen Ressler
Game slated for N. America, Europe in early 2017
Sega confirmed on Tuesday that it will release the Yakuza 0 (Ryū ga Gotoku 0: Chikai no Basho) prequel game in North America and Europe on PlayStation 4. The game is slated for simultaneous release in both territories in early 2017.
The game follows Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima as they work in "Kamurocho" in Tokyo and "Sōtenbori" in Osaka in 1988.
Yakuza 0 shipped in Japan for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on March 12, 2015. Sega also released a free-to-play PlayStation Vita app on February 26, 2015. The game inspired limited edition PS Vita, PS Vita TV, and PS4 consoles.
Sega released Yakuza 5 in the west with all the original Japanese DLC in December.