Kiryu finally gets a gun in new Yakuza Rainbow Six Siege crossover skin
Kiryu looks a little out of place holding a silenced MP5.
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The time for a new Rainbow Six Siege season has arrived, and that means another premium cosmetic partnership that makes me scratch my head a bit. After dressing up the Siege roster in convincing Lara Croft, Leon Kennedy, and Rick Sanchez cosplay,Ubisoftnow has its eyes set on the most legendary Japanese gangster to ever throw a punch: Kazuma Kiryu from the Yakuza series.
The upcoming Yakuza Siege bundles give two Japanese operators a makeover: the hover drone expert Echo becomes Kiryu and hard breacher Hibana is Kaoru Sayama from the first three Yakuza games. Ubi also teased a third bundle to arrive at a later date, and the mystery silhouette shown sure looks like Goro Majima.
The first two bundles arrive on May 24. Ubi hasn’t mentioned a price, but judging by previous partnerships, expect to pay around $20 (or 2160 R6 Credits).
It’s been a little disheartening to watch Siege’s consistent visual style be eroded over time with Fortnite-style brand partnerships (that Pickle Rick skin is truly cursed), but I don’t mind Ubi’s recent premium bundles. Siege’s Resident Evil skins are well-made and I definitely want this Kiryu bundle, even if he’s not usually one to use guns.
I was starting to get the impression Ubi is moving back toward cosmetics that don’t conflict with the game’s tactical swat aesthetic, but considering a reliable Siege leaker thinksNier: Automatais the next crossover, I may have spoken too soon.
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Morgan has been writing for PC Gamer since 2018, first as a freelancer and currently as a staff writer. He has also appeared on Polygon, Kotaku, Fanbyte, and PCGamesN. Before freelancing, he spent most of high school and all of college writing at small gaming sites that didn’t pay him. He’s very happy to have a real job now. Morgan is a beat writer following the latest and greatest shooters and the communities that play them. He also writes general news, reviews, features, the occasional guide, and bad jokes in Slack. Twist his arm, and he’ll even write about a boring strategy game. Please don’t, though.
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