A few hours after Sega’s statement, Yakuza Studio’s Producer Daisuke Sato tweeted that he will definitely not let things end this way, that he refuses for Pierre Taki’s contribution to the game to be completely erased, and vowed to bring him back.
With how the Japanese language is structured, he actually didn’t mention either Judge eyes, Judgment’s Japanese name, or Pierre Taki, but he’s obviously talking about the case. Depending on your interpretation, he could also be talking about bringing Judgment back along with Pierre Taki, and some fans are hoping for a Judgment 2. A sequel is definitely likely seeing Yakuza Studio’s past way of doing things, and Judgment‘s commercial and critical success.