International Releases in the Yakuza series have been stunted since Yakuza: Dead Souls, with no announced plans for the next chronological instalment (Yakuza 5). However the series continues to thrive in Japan with the series’ next spin-off game Yakuza: Ishin to be available on both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 video game consoles from the 22nd February 2014.
While the game may not be localized and could turn out to be a costly import, fans with a Japanese PlayStation Network account will be available to check out a free trial / demo version of the game from the 13th February 2014 exclusively on the PlayStation 3. Not focusing on any particular element of the game, this demo will let you try out the new battle system, a snippet of the storyline and a handful of the side-games that have become synonymous with the franchise since Yakuza 3 launched on the PS3 back in 2009.
While releasing a Wii U port of Yakuza 1 & 2 HD (Which to be fair sold rather miserably – with first week sales reportedly totalling less than 2,000 units), there is no plans to release Yakuza: Ishin on any platform other than the PlayStation.
