LaD: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Launch Possibly Tracking Behind Infinite Wealth

Summary

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s launch might be lagging behind LaD: Infinite Wealth on PC.
The new Like a Dragon game has fewer Steam players and reviews than its predecessor did after two days.
However, historical user review data suggests that Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii’s PlayStation launch is possibly ahead of Infinite Wealth.

The launch of Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii may currently be tracking behind LaD: Infinite Wealth, at least on PC, according to several early indicators. However, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii still seems to be performing well—especially on PlayStation.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii was released on February 21, debuting simultaneously for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Two days later, Sega has yet to share any info on the game’s sales.

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii PC Requirements Revealed

One week before the game’s launch, Sega reveals the PC spec requirements that players must meet to play Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.

Until the Japanese publisher reveals some concrete figures, it’s possible to draw comparisons between Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii and Infinite Wealth, its immediate predecessor that just celebrated its first anniversary on January 26. According to SteamDB data, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii peaked at 22,327 concurrent Steam players on February 23, thus amassing roughly half the early adopter base Infinite Wealth did in 2024. A similar discrepancy can be observed in the two games’ historical review counts: while the Goro Majima-starring title currently sits at 2,081 Steam user reviews, Infinite Wealth had 32% more (3,062) two days following its launch.

Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is Like a Dragon’s Second-Biggest Steam Launch

Seeing how Infinite Wealth was the biggest Steam launch in the history of the Like a Dragon franchise, the fact that its follow-up failed to match its user metrics doesn’t mean it’s not a success. According to an average of estimates from VG Insights, PlayTracker, and Gamalytic, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii has sold around 93,000 Steam copies in its first few days on the market. The same sources estimate that Infinite Wealth‘s lifetime Steam sales are presently in the ballpark of 565,000. Sega previously said that Infinite Wealth sold 1 million copies across all platforms in its first week on the market. For context, the entire Like a Dragon franchise surpassed 20 million lifetime sales in late 2024.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth vs Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Launch Comparison

Launch Metrics	Infinite Wealth	Pirate Yakuza	Difference
Steam Player Peak	46,161	22,327	-51.63%
Steam Reviews	3,062	2,081	-32.04%
PS Store Reviews	1,179	2,224	+88.63%
Xbox Store Reviews	N/A (540 by today)	102	N/A

Looking at Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii reviews on the PlayStation Store, the game actually seems to be performing better than Infinite Wealth did. It currently has 2,224 user scores on Sony’s storefront, compared to the 1,179 Infinite Wealth had after two days. However, it’s possible that the two games have different purchase-to-review ratios on the PS Store, making this comparison an imperfect way of judging their relative launch momentums.

Like a Dragon Franchise Concurrent Steam Player Records

LaD: Infinite Wealth – 46,161
LaD: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii – 22,327
LaD Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name – 13,737
Yakuza: LaD – 9,535
Yakuza 0 – 8,985

Over on the Xbox Store, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii is presently sitting at only 102 player reviews. Game Rant was unable to locate historical data that reveals how many Xbox user reviews Infinite Wealth had after its first few days on the market, but there are 540 of them as of this writing.