Yakuza series’ GOG release removed credits for PC port devs and series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi

The totality Yakuza The series recently launched on DRM-free PC game retailer GOG, but it appears that several developers have been removed from the credits.

In general, games being released without DRM is a pretty good thing, as it means you own the game without having to worry about having a store client to run it. Recently, Yakuza 0 to 6 was released on GOG, a site where all games are DRM-free, and the entire series has also been heavily discounted. It’s a great deal, honestly, but it comes with a caveat, as spotted by the Reddit user. Timo653 on the Yakuza subreddit, both Lab42 and QLOC were removed from the credits. On top of that, series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Daisuke Sato have also been removed from the credits, as well as many others.

The two developers had been responsible for handling the PC ports for all the games (Lab42 porting Yakuza 0 and Kiwami 1, QLOC porting Kiwami 2 to Yakuza 6). So, obviously, it’s pretty weird that they’re both removed from the credits considering they’re the reason the games are even on PC in the first place.

Obviously, it’s also equally doubtful that series creator Nagoshi, as well as one of the main producers, Sato, have been eliminated. In October 2021, Nagoshi announced that he was leaving Yakuza developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio to form his own team, Nagoshi Studio, and Sato left with him to help start the new studio.

What’s unclear is whether or not this was an intentional omission by RGG, though it would be a bit unnecessarily malicious, especially since you couldn’t even sell these games on GOG without Lab42 or QLOC. Let’s hope they’re all duly credited with the release of Like a Dragon: Gaiden later this year.