Detective action announced earlier this year Lost Judgment not announced for release on PC – the project will go on sale only on consoles Playstation and Xboxas well as in the cloud service Google Stadia…
According to the Japanese press, the corresponding decision was made by the publishing house SEGA accepted for a somewhat unexpected reason, namely because of a conflict with the agency Johnny & Associatesrepresenting the interests of the artist Takui Kimuraas Detective Takayuki Yagami, the central protagonist of the original Judgment and preparing to leave Lost Judgment…
According to the media, SEGA management is interested in the release of the Judgment franchise on Steam, where detective games could be ranked alongside the Yakuza series. However, the company simply cannot achieve the release of the dilogy on a PC. – this fact is hindered by agency Johnny & Associates, which works with Kimura and tightly controls the use of his image in any commercial products.
In particular, Johnny & Associates places particular emphasis on banning Kimura from appearing in PC games.… What exactly is the reason for this selectivity remains unknown.
Moreover, as the resource specifies Nikkan Taishu, operational difficulties between representatives of Takui Kimura and SEGA could lead to the fact that Lost Judgment will be the last game in the franchise – users may not see further projects about the adventures of Takayuki Yagami.
The gaming resource VGC has asked the representatives of SEGA for comments, but there has not been an official response yet.
Let us remind you that the worldwide premiere of Lost Judgment should take place 24 september on the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox one, Xbox series x, Xbox series s and Google Stadia…
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