Despite being initially released in 2005, theYakuzaseries has gained a massive amount of popularity in recent years. With a memorable cast of characters, tight and responsive combat mechanics, and a slew of humorous and engaging side quests, if given the chance, players can find a lot to love in terms ofYakuza. Now, given the recent port of the sixth mainline installment, the entireYakuzaseries is available to play on Xbox.
Yakuzahas been largely present on PlayStation platforms, withYakuza 6: The Song of Lifebeing a PS4 exclusive for many years before finally being ported over to other platforms. Although, what’s exciting is that now with the Xbox port ofYakuza 6, Xbox players will be able to experience the every mainlineYakuzagame on Xbox.
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The release ofYakuza 6on Xbox platform completes the series on Xbox platforms. With the remakes of the originalYakuzagames in the form ofYakuza KiwamiandYakuza Kiwami 2, Xbox users will be able to play nearly every mainlineYakuzagame viaXbox Game Pass. Though,Yakuza: Like a Dragonis only available for individual purchase, but that’s still a lot of selection for players to choose from.
This will give Xbox users a proper chance to experience a series that was largely exclusive to PlayStation for the longest time. It’s nice to see that players are being given the chance to play the games they want on the platform of their choice. With morePlayStation games receiving PC ports, players are certainly taking advantage of the new found accessibility of these games.
WhereYakuzais concerned, it’s amazing how much popularity and growth this series has received in recent years. It seems now more than ever, Japanese oriented series are growing extremely popular in the west, with series likeYakuza, Persona,andXenoblade Chroniclesbecoming more prominent and commonplace in the gaming community. With how much attention the series has received, it seems likely that Xbox players will take advantage of being able to play the series all the way through.
It will be interesting to see if other Japanese or PlayStation exclusive games find their way onto other platforms. Given the recent success of thePC port ofPersona 4: Goldenand now that the entireYakuzaseries is available to play on Xbox, it seems like cross platform support is continuing to expand. With any luck, more and more Japanese series will find their way onto Xbox and other platforms.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Lifeis available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox.
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