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…