The Yakuza Remastered Collection is now available on the Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, Windows 10, and through Steam. This compilation of games includes Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4, and Yakuza 5 under one giant, action-filled umbrella.
All three games have been remastered at full 1080p resolution and 60 FPS framerate. It can be yours as a bundle deal for $39.99 (USD) or purchased separately as $19.99 on each platform. Xbox Series X|S owners can play through backwards compatibility with the Xbox One version of the game.
Now that these titles are available on all current platforms, this means it is possible to play through most of the mainline franchise on your platform of choice. I would absolutely, without a doubt suggest that newcomers to the franchise start with Yakuza 0 and move on from there to Kiwami and then Kiwami 2. Keep in mind that Yakuza 6 will be released on Xbox and PC come March 25, 2021.
The latest entry in the franchise, Yakuza: Like a Dragon was released on November 10, 2020 across the PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. Though considered the seventh game in the series, it can safely be played without ruining the rest of the games in the franchise.
This action-adventure brawler series follows the intense saga of Kazuma Kiryu, a hardened yakuza with an unshakable moral code. Yakuza 3 picks up where Yakuza Kiwami 2 left off, where Kiryu is laying low on the idyllic Okinawa coast until the demons of his former yakuza life re-emerge and force him to choose a side. Join Kiryu in mastering combos to beat up thugs in his path, weaponizing environments, and fighting to protect the ones closest to him caught up in the seedy underworld of organized crime.
