Yakuza 0 Director's Cut: The Definitive 1988 Yakuza Origin Story is it Worth Buying?
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut releases Dec 8, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC ($49.99). New cutscenes, Red Light Raid multiplayer, enhanced prequel to Like
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut: The Definitive 1988 Yakuza Origin Story is it Worth Buying?
Yakuza 0 Director's Cut launches December 8, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, following its Nintendo Switch 2 debut on June 5, 2025. This definitive edition of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's 2015 prequel expands the critically acclaimed origin story of Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima with never-before-seen cutscenes delving into key incidents and backstories. Priced at $49.99 digitally (physical copies for consoles), it adds Red Light Raid—a 4-player online co-op mode with 60 playable characters battling enemy hordes—plus new localizations in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Russian. English and Chinese voiceovers enhance accessibility. Set in December 1988 amid Japan's bubble economy, the game splits campaigns between low-level yakuza Kiryu (21) in Tokyo's Kamurocho and exiled enforcer Majima (24) in Osaka's Sotenbori. Their paths converge over the "Empty Lot"—a pivotal Kamurocho plot bloc…