{"id":56294,"date":"2026-01-30T13:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=56294"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:47:16","slug":"rgg-studio-responds-to-concerns-over-yakuza-kiwami-3-dark-ties-demos-graphics-issues-and-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/rgg-studio-responds-to-concerns-over-yakuza-kiwami-3-dark-ties-demos-graphics-issues-and-bugs\/","title":{"rendered":"RGG Studio responds to concerns over Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties\u00a0demo&#8217;s\u00a0graphics\u00a0issues\u00a0and bugs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RGG\u00a0Studio released a statement\u00a0on January 30\u00a0addressing\u00a0concerns about graphics issues in the recent\u00a0<strong>Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties\u00a0<\/strong>demo.\u00a0According to RGG Studio, these issues do not represent what the full game will offer, and will be fixed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0day-one patch, alongside other quality concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have heard concerns from players regarding graphical issues and other problems present in the downloadable demo for Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties.<br><br>Rest assured the graphical quality of the demo does not represent the final experience. We plan to have a v1.11 patch available at\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2eg9iznUOR\">pic.twitter.com\/2eg9iznUOR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RGG Studio | Like a Dragon &amp; Yakuza Series (@RGGStudio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGGStudio\/status\/2017040175180796074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who played Kiwami 3&#8217;s demo\u00a0reported\u00a0less-than\u00a0stellar-presentation\u00a0in\u00a0locations\u00a0such as\u00a0the\u00a0Kubochi\u00a0River, even when playing on the highest graphics\u00a0settings.\u00a0This is\u00a0largely\u00a0due to a lighting issue\u00a0which\u00a0brings down\u00a0the realism and depth of\u00a0environments and objects.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damn people were not lying, what the hell is going on here (I have the game on the highest settings besides AA + I turned off motion blur ofc) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/62AH3lNEwC\">pic.twitter.com\/62AH3lNEwC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Anng3ls (@Anng3ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Anng3ls\/status\/2014163174832975902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement on RGG Studio\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ryugagotoku\/status\/2017040068570227184?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official Japanese X account<\/a>, the reason for these issues is that the demo was being developed simultaneously with the main game, resulting in some aspect being lacking compared to the full game.\u00a0In addition to the lighting,\u00a0several\u00a0bugs in the demo resulted in\u00a0other\u00a0unintended graphics\u00a0issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0devs\u00a0assure that these bugs will not be present\u00a0upon\u00a0Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties\u2019 official release.\u00a0The upcoming\u00a0Patch 1.11 will fix the graphics\u00a0and add other improvements\u00a0to the final game.\u00a0Meanwhile,\u00a0Like\u00a0a Dragon fans are\u00a0hoping that concerns\u00a0regarding\u00a0the casting of\u00a0Teruyuki\u00a0Kagawa will also be addressed by the developers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; Dark Ties releases&nbsp;on&nbsp;February 12 for&nbsp;Windows&nbsp;(Steam), PlayStation 4 and 5,&nbsp;Nintendo Switch 2,&nbsp;and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;A free demo is also available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-story-of-yakuza-kiwami-3s-dark-ties-spin-off-was-based-on-the-yakuza-online-mobile-game-according-to-series-producer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The story of Yakuza Kiwami 3\u2019s Dark Ties spin-off was based on the Yakuza Online mobile game, according to series producer<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/yakuza-kiwami-3s-new-life-at-morning-glory-content-is-the-single-most-crucial-part-of-the-game-director-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yakuza Kiwami 3\u2019s new Life at Morning Glory content is the single most crucial part of the game, director says<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio assured fans that Yakuza Kiwami 3&#8217;s recent demo does not reflect the final game&#8217;s presentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":56298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-56294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RGG Studio responds to concerns over Yakuza Kiwami 3 &amp; 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