During a livestream hosted yesterday by Sega, Localization Producer Sam Mullen and Scott Strichart talked about PlayStation Experience and next year.
Speaking about PlayStation Experience, they mentioned that Sega will be there, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life will be playable on the show floor, but the format of the show has been changed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. This means that there won’t be Yakuza announcements at the show. That being said, they also teased that 2018 is going to be a “great year for Yakuza” and for Sega fans in general.
Mullen also hinted about a “super-secret project” that’s being worked on, and Strichart confirmed that he is currently still working on the Yakuza series. They even name-dropped Yakuza Ishin, commenting on all the requests they get about it on social media, but that was probably a joke, so you should probably not get your hopes up.
Mullen and Strichart also explained that due to the pace of the announcements at previous PlayStation Experience shows, there has been a period in which there were three Yakuza games announced for the west but not yet released (Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza 6), which was problematic for the sales and marketing staff, as it takes time to prepare every release, and every game should get its time in the limelight. That’s why, for the moment, the focus for Sega is on Yakuza 6.