No Plans for Yakuza, Shenmue Cameos in New Virtua Fighter on PS5

New Virtua Fighter project producer has 'no plans' to add characters from other Sega franchises to the game, 'could change' in the future

In one of the many interviews conducted at Evo 2025, Shawn McDowell of Giant Bomb sat down with the producer for the upcoming new Virtua Fighter Project Riichiro Yamada and talked to him about a variety of topics surrounding the new game. One of the topics brought up was when McDowell asked about the possibility of bringing other Sega characters — such as ones from the Shenmue or Yakuza/Like a Dragon series — into the new Virtua Fighter game, wh…

No Plans for Yakuza, Shenmue Cameos in New Virtua Fighter on PS5

"But it could change" - There are currently no plans to add guest SEGA characters to RGG Studio’s upcoming Virtua Fighter reboot – but that could change,...

Virtua Fighter Developers Rule Out Guest Characters, Promise Stronger Narrative Focus

Sega has offered new insight into its upcoming Virtua Fighter project, confirming that guest characters from other franchises will not be part of the game. In an interview with Giant Bomb, producer Seiji Yamada explained that the development team’s priority is to establish a strong, self-contained Virtua Fighter world, while also introducing new elements to appeal to both returning fans and newcomers. When asked why now was the right time to ret…