Fans of the long-running Yakuza franchise are loving the multiple games released on PC. However, the PC ports aren’t without faults as several Yakuza games - Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 - are suffering from technical issues. While the developer released small patches for the three games, they are only applied to the Open Beta version.
Players will need to participate in Open Beta by following a couple of steps. The developer also recommends that only those players who are facing the issues should participate. If your game is working fine, then this shouldn’t bother you. Here are the steps to join Open Beta:
Open Beta
- In your Steam library, right-click the game and go to Properties.
- Navigate to the BETAS tab and enter the beta access code. Each game has a unique access code:
- ZQvs5UCX53Y7E2pJ for Yakuza 3 Remastered
- DJSARduGqbAQ28y3 for Yakuza 4 Remastered
- 4WSjMZ3UXEXQBrcn for Yakuza 5 Remastered
- From the drop-down menu, select “hotfix_beta”
- Your game will run on the beta version the next time it's launched.
For the patch notes of each game, check the details below.
Yakuza 3 Remastered
Issues to be fixed:
- Missing SFX in bars.
- Distorted window images.
- High CPU usage.
- Loud or glitching audio sounds.
- Certain windows shortcuts do not function when the system language is set to Japanese or Traditional Chinese.
- F12 not functioning when the system language is set to Japanese or Traditional Chinese.
- Issue with the sort function when using the item box.
- Occasional crash during Heat Actions.
- Infinite loading screen for Club Shine/Jewel.
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Issues to be fixed:
- Certain windows shortcuts do not function when the system language is set to Japanese or Traditional Chinese.
- F12 not functioning when the system language is set to Japanese or Traditional Chinese.
- Issue with sort functions when using item box.
- Karaoke game inputs desynced from the song.
- Occasional crash during Heat Actions.
- Infinite loading screen for Club Shine/Jewel.
Yakuza 5 Remastered
Issues to be fixed:
- High CPU usage.
- Photo Booth issue for Windows user account that contains non-ASCII characters.
- Lingering UI elements.
- Music slider issue in ADV scenes.
You can read the patch notes of the updates for Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 on Steam as well. The developer noted that the above issues would receive fixes for those who logged in via Open Beta.
