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Xbox Deep Dive Sets Winter Launch for RGG’s Stranger Than Heaven on Game Pass

The project reframes the Yakuza saga as the Tojo Clan’s beginnings.

Overview

  • Xbox’s 30-minute Presents showcase, aired Wednesday, set a Winter 2026 release window and confirmed day-one Game Pass on Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.
  • RGG Studio positioned the game as a Yakuza origin that charts how the Tojo Clan came to be.
  • The narrative follows Makoto Daito across five cities from 1915 to 1965 after he leaves the U.S. for Japan, with lifelong ties to his friend Yu Shinjo.
  • Combat maps the left and right shoulder buttons and triggers to Makoto’s limbs, enabling timed counters, grabs and heavy weapon strikes.
  • Music is core to play as players capture city sounds to compose songs and manage bands, and the cast includes Snoop Dogg plus a CG Bunta Sugawara created with family consent and voiced by Takashi Ukaji.