Trivia & news
Prices, cast surprises, debates and behind-the-scenes facts, each with its source.
- Price
Standard Edition costs $69.99, the digital Deluxe Edition $89.99 and the physical Collector’s Edition $129.99, with a SteelBook and a 12-inch vinyl of the soundtrack.
Source: Prima Games — editions and pricing - Price
Any pre-order unlocks an exclusive in-game weapon called Dosu: Kagekiri.
Source: Xbox Store - News
It launches day one on Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox Play Anywhere means one purchase covers Xbox and PC.
Source: Notebookcheck — release, Game Pass and story - News
Before the game is even out, SEGA and Netflix announced a live-action film based on it, produced by Toru Nakahara. No cast or date yet.
Source: GosuGamers — Netflix film details - Controversy
Tupac Shakur appears as a character called Amaru, rebuilt in CG from archival footage with his estate’s permission and, RGG says, without AI. The reveal split fans: some called it a tribute, others called it disrespectful and said they would skip the game.
Source: HipHopWired — fan reactions to Tupac - Cast
Snoop Dogg plays Orpheus, a smuggler who takes Makoto under his wing, and his son Cordell Broadus also has a role.
Source: Xbox Wire — full cast reveal - Cast
The main theme is performed by Snoop Dogg, Tori Kelly, Ado and Satoshi Fujihara.
Source: Notebookcheck — release, Game Pass and story - Cast
Boss Genzo Iwaki uses the likeness of Japanese film legend Bunta Sugawara, who died in 2014, with his family’s consent. His friend Takashi Ukaji provides the voice.
Source: Dot Esports — voice cast - Cast
Akio Otsuka, the Japanese voice of Solid Snake, plays Heigo Yashima.
Source: Gfinity — characters and cast - Story
The story spans 1915 to 1965, starting in San Francisco and moving through Kokura, Kure, Osaka, Atami and Tokyo.
Source: Notebookcheck — release, Game Pass and story - Story
Makoto Daito becomes the founder of the Tojo Clan, the yakuza family at the heart of Like a Dragon.
Source: Notebookcheck — release, Game Pass and story - Behind the scenes
Director Mikinobu Abe says historical accuracy was never the goal: the cities mix real places with a lot of fiction.
Source: Notebookcheck — release, Game Pass and story - Behind the scenes
Music is a gameplay system: Makoto records sounds around him and turns them into original tracks.
Source: Xbox Wire — full cast reveal - Behind the scenes
Yu Shirota, who plays Makoto, is biracial like his character, and said he related to the struggle of living between two cultures.
Source: Game Informer — interview with Mikinobu Abe and Yu Shirota - Behind the scenes
Before it had a name, the project was known as Project Century.
Source: Game8 — Project Century reveal