This past Wednesday, Nintendo revealed a number of titles for the Switch 2. This included a new version of an old favorite. Yakuza 0 will arrive on the upcoming console as Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut. But what does this mean and what will it entail?
As expected, the new version of the 2015 game will feature scenes cut from the original. In an interview with Famitsu, producer Makoto Suzuki explained that the director’s cut will feature 26 minutes of new cutscenes.
But perhaps most surprisingly, Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut will include online battles, a first for the Yakuza series. In this stage clearing mode, players can fight alongside up to four friends or players from around the world. Players will unlock characters as they play, with up to 60 characters ultimately becoming available.
In a series with over ten entries and spinoffs, going back to 2005, it’s surprising that it’s only now getting a true multiplayer mode. Previous games have had online card games, but not multiplayer for fighting—which is what you do most in a Yakuza game.
So what prompted the new addition? Suzuki explained that new Switch 2 tech prompted the change (translated from Japanese):
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