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A thread asking “what is he actually making now?” about Toshihiro Nagoshi, known as the father of the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series, popped up on 5ch’s Hardware & Industry board. After leaving Sega in 2021 to launch a new studio with a Chinese company, updates on the project have since dried up, leading posters to voice doubts and concern over what he’s been up to. Others pushed back with cooler takes like “there’s nothing to worry about” and “just ask him directly,” splitting opinion on the thread.
What people said
Not your problem to worry about
Why not? I'm literally waiting on it
Because everyone's worried, that's why
Why would you say that?
Everyone loves Nagoshi and is worried about him
You're a cold one
FF16, Wilds, and Wolverine all got cursed by it too, didn't they?
If you're waiting on it, why not just ask him on X directly?
I'd get it if asking here on Geha somehow got him to personally reply, but…
Well, Nagoshi himself will probably be fine
The real question is the people who believed in him and followed him out — how are they doing?
Did they land new jobs?
Though it hasn't generated even a whisper of buzz
I mean, they're the type who'd betray a company to begin with, right?
Not exactly who you'd want to hire
Be grateful he gave it exposure
It's still a cringe, trashy internet "team" though — that part hasn't changed
You go work hard then, lol
I don't get what you mean
I am working hard, though?
Do you really want to bash Nagoshi's fans
for worrying about and caring for him that much?
Are you some kind of Nagoshi hater?
He's down at Hello Work (Japan's unemployment office) filing
He's past 60, so it's the usual Silver Human Resource Center (Japan's senior-citizen job placement service) route
If he cut all the staff the moment China cut him loose, he'd have just needed to shut the studio down and be done with it
If he were in any real danger, he wouldn't be posting photos of himself drinking with Mikami and Kamiya
Even civil servants work until 65
Income drops off a cliff after 60
Anyone with enough money saved up just quits
For some reason I assumed he'd moved to China, lol
Re: #61
He's got a serious chronic condition and needs regular facial maintenance, so moving abroad isn't really an option
That's something he could probably make solo
Monkey Ball is an IP Sega actively keeps using, so he'd need Sega's permission — not happening
Can't imagine them agreeing to lend it to him if he asked
His only option is to pitch an arcade-style racing game concept somewhere else
Go sell himself as "I made Daytona, Scud Race, and F-ZERO GX/AX"
Going down with Sony — now that's cool
He probably did beg and got turned down
https://x.com/shimazushintaro/status/2104394571375669379
Sneaking right back into Sega-related stuff, how opportunistic
I was surprised they even mentioned the Nagoshi Studio name… though "was" — the past tense is kind of sad
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
Toshihiro Nagoshi, known as the father of the Yakuza (Like a Dragon) series, reportedly left Sega in 2021 and launched a new studio in partnership with a Chinese company. His new project, “Gang of Dragon,” has since seen no notable updates, and the thread was split over how to read that silence. Some argued it’s only natural for fans to worry, while others coolly pushed back with comments like “just ask him directly on X” or “asking here on Geha won’t accomplish anything.” Many posts also expressed concern for the former staff who followed him out of Sega and what’s become of their careers. That said, claims made in the thread about him being unemployed or about his health are purely unverified speculation and should be treated with caution.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch Hardware & Industry (Geha) thread “What’s Toshihiro Nagoshi making these days?“
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