An anonymous lollipop on 4chan claimed it was a playoff game for Sega’s Yakuza series is in the works. The claim was accompanied by screenshots that allegedly represent scenes from the project, one of which also contains a user interface element that can be used for debugging. It is noteworthy that the screenshots are a bit vague and that you do not have the clarity you would normally see in a screenshot of a modern game. [Thanks, AltChar!]
The leak also made some claims about the story of the game. According to them, this entry to the Yakuza series can contain a story based on Yakuza Online, although the poster did not definitively say that was the case, it did say that it only ‘looks’ like the basis for the story. Yakuza Online is a mobile game released exclusively in Japan.
If the information in the 4chan message is accurate, the game can control the game Yakuza character Ryuji Goda who in the role of antagonist in Yakuza 2 before becoming the main character in later entries to the series. This includes his role as protagonist Yakuza Online, which contains a story depicting earlier chapters from the character’s life. The spin-off may also contain known locations of Yakuza 5 and Yakuza 6.
The claims regarding the alleged existence of a new Yakuza spin-off has not been verified, and 4chan has been a source of misleading rumors in the past.
The most recent Yakuza games, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, released on November 10, 2020 on Xbox One, Xbox Series S | X, PlayStation 4 and PC. Other upcoming Yakuza releases include the Xbox One and PC versions of Yakuza Remastered Collection and Yakuza 6: the song of life. It will be available on 28 January 2021 and 25 March 2021 respectively.