Yakuza 2 to be on one disc
Posted by George. Filed under George, North America, Sony PlayStation 2. Tagged with interview, Yakuza 2.
For those of you not in the know, Yakuza 2 in Japan was released on 2 single layered DVD discs, but for the USA and Europe release of the game it will come in a single dual layer disc. Sega’s Kevin Frane tells Siliconera:
The Japanese version was originally released on two DVDs, while the U.S. version will be released on a single, dual-layer DVD. In terms of actual content, however, nothing has been cut from the original Japanese version.
This is good news for lazy people (me) and people who have a faulty PS2 that gives them disc read errors everytime they insert a game (also me). Other things in the Silconera interview include why they left the original Japanese track. The game will also have all the license brands and Japanese products that where in the Japanese release, unlike Shenmue that had Coca-Cola replaced in the west with Jet Cola.
Yakuza 2 will be released on September 9th in the United States and on September 28th in Europe. Make sure to pick up your copy.
[Edit: According to the great knowledge database that is Wikipedia, it states that the game is out in Europe on September 28th. However Sega Europe has told us that it is actually out on September 19th in Europe. Not sure who you guys believe - but I'd be looking in shops on the 19th ;o) ]
[Source Siliconera]
[Image Sega Edited George]
Comments on this article
There have been 13 responses to this article.
There wasn’t any Coca Cola in Shenmue. :?
nuckles87
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 10:33 am.
“unlike Shenmue that had Coca-Cola replaced in the west with Jet Cola.”
In the west it was Jet Cola, in Japan it was Coca Cola.
“In the original Japanese edition of Shenmue, the trademarked Coca Cola logo is seen in various locations.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenmue#Culture
Towards the end of culture section.
George
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 10:38 am.
Game ads make the game better.
Kogen
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 11:02 am.
I can confirm it is indeed on one disc, I’ve just opened Grahams copy and peeked inside :)
Martin - the fat ninja
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am.
no bc on my 40 gig ps3 so im going to skip this one.
bad move sega by not releasing it on ps3
dredragoon
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 12:14 pm.
@dredragoon - Well the game was originally released in Japan about 3 weeks after the PS3 launched.
I’m not sure how long it had been in development for, but I’m guessing Sega didn’t want to spend extra development costs on making the game for the PS3 at the time.
At least not when they had the game engine all setup for the PS2, and the PS2 was still a fairly common platform for games to come out on.
-Also there was the “promise” that the PS3 would be fully backwards compatible with PS2 games.
Graham
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm.
My PS2 can’t read dual-layer DVDs very well :( It’s a common problem with older PS2s. It doesn’t necessarily mean DRE messages, but will slow down or freeze games and videos on DVD9s.
ZP..
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 2:28 pm.
Finally get to play this game in a few days. o-0
Buzz
Posted September 5th, 2008 at 4:01 pm.
Great, now I will have to lend my original copy to my friends instead of a backup lol
landman
Posted September 6th, 2008 at 5:03 am.
The way you do the language is you keep the subject and direct object, but you replace every other word with a form of fuck or shit. example: Fuck you, you shit! I’ll fuck your shit up you fucker.
I just finished Condemned 2. There’s a game with swearing, but it’s a lot more believable. It doesn’t feel like it’s thrown in there to get an M rating.
emmett The Crab
Posted September 7th, 2008 at 12:54 pm.
Well Graham you shouldn’t have bought a 40gb ps3.
This is exactly my point of people buying the 40gb. Sony says, most people who buy the 40gb already own a ps2. But it’s a hassle to own two machines sepearately when you can just have one.. Bring back the 60gb!
apologies for the rant.. But I really can’t stand the 40gb (nothing personal Graham)…
Jonny Tanna
Posted October 2nd, 2008 at 12:13 am.
Sorry, I didn’t mean Graham, I meant dredragoon.
Apologies again for the mix up…
Jonny Tanna
Posted October 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 am.
I jus bought Yakuza2 n the thing doesnt work with my PS2,,those Japanese Pricks Fucked me real bad………..
maverick
Posted February 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 pm.