Over the past few months, Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios hasn't done a great job of keeping its fans happy and excited about its upcoming projects. It's been ignoring an almost constant onslaught of criticism over its refusal to remove controversial Japanese actor Teruyuki Kagawa from Kiwami 3 — who admitted to forcibly groping a woman back in 2019 — and because of this, many of the developer's previously loyal fans have slowly turned against them.
You'd think that both Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios would do their utmost best to avoid fueling the flames of hatred any further, but a recent decision to delist Yakuza 0 from almost every storefront and replace it with the more expensive Director's Cut has ticked fans off even further. That's right, you have until December 8th to grab the original version of Yakuza 0, before it disappears into the void and can no longer be purchased on Steam, Xbox One, or PlayStation 4.
Even if you ignore the understandable concerns surrounding video game preservation, a lot of fans are simply annoyed that a cheaper version of Yakuza 0 is being removed from storefronts in exchange for the more expensive Director's Cut. You...
