In what feels like the most Sega move ever, the publisher plans on charging money for Yakuza: Like a Dragon?s New Game+ mode. The hotly anticipated turn-based RPG iteration of the beloved Yakuza franchise released in January of this year in Japan and Sega laid out the game?s extensive DLC plans for 2020 on the Like a Dragon website. Anyone familiar with other Japanese developer?s DLC practices already knows that the publisher isn?t shy about charging an arm, leg, and more for its DLC. So, the news that the Like a Dragon ?Premium Master? New Game+ mode will cost players money comes as no shock.
The DLC pack will cost a special price of 7 yen, (or about 6 cents USD) from when it releases on April 6th through May 6th. After that point, the cost of the New Game+ DLC will rise to 980 yen, or roughly about $9 USD. Sega employed similar price tactics with DLC for Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax, Valkyria Chronicles 4, and other recent titles, yet it still feels brazen to see a company charge money for a mode that is a standard in the JRPG genre (not to mention gaming in general) dating back to Chrono Trigger.
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