RGG has just teased this game through a tweet and you know who can verify the information. I can disclose this information safely now
>new spinoff game set after infinite wealth
>Goro Majima is the protagonist and playable
>story has Majima becoming lost at sea and losing his memory which results in him getting involved with a pirate feud
>central areas include reusing hawaii, the "madlantis" island, and new hub area that acts as a base
>yakuza tattoos are the key to recovering his memory
>certain events from the series will be revisited through Majimas point of view
>Majima becomes a pirate captain and can recruit NPCs you can customize to join his crew
>your crew can undertake missions while doing story quests
>main enemies are pirate warlords
>new fighting style based on swashbuckling
>combat is similar to gaidens but has been expanded on
>management is debating on giving this game the gaiden subtitle to establish a new subseries
>smaller titles will be used to flesh out characters and be released in-between mainline games
>reveal set for this year
arch.b4k.co