The new Kazuma Kiryu voice actor Yong Yea revealed the Like a Dragon Gaiden English dub for the Yakuza spin-off won’t appear until after the game’s launch. The performer noted it will be a post-launch addition. He also shared a screen capture of the official site that noted people will eventually be able to download a patch that adds the additional audio option.
Here’s Yea’s statement. In a follow-up tweet, he acknowledged the release date is November 9, 2023. As a note, the Steam product page for the game only shows full audio for Japanese at the moment.
Yea also pointed out that this Like a Dragon Gaiden English dub situation might not be the case for the other upcoming Yakuza title on his account. He noted that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s Steam product listing already does note full audio in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
It’s uncertain how extensive the English dub for the spin-off will be. While we know major characters, like Kiryu, will be voiced, it is uncertain if we’ll get to hear someone like the Obatarian in English for the first time.
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will come out on November 9, 2023, and people will be able to play the new Yakuza game on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC.
