Summary
- The Like A Dragon DLC for Dave the Diver will only be available for six months after its April 10, 2025, release date.
- Director Jaeho Hwang mentioned the limited time could possibly be because of a collaboration agreement with Sega, the series’ publisher.
- Fans voiced disappointment on social media, with some criticizing the choice and others understanding the discharge restriction.
Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket announced that the sport’s upcoming DLC crossover with Like A Dragon comes with a significant caveat, in that it would only be available for a limited time. First released in 2023, Dave the Diver brought cheery fishing and an appealing pixel art underwater aesthetic to fans.
Despite seemingly humble beginnings as a comfortable, relaxed underwater fishing game, Dave the Diver has exploded in popularity and surpassed sales milestones since its release. The sport was even on the slate for major accolades, including a controversial nomination for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2023. The sport has since gone on to influence and even cross over with multiple other notable titles, just like the hit indie title, Balatro.
Unfortunately for fans, the sport’s latest crossover, the Like A Dragon DLC for Dave the Diver, will only be available for a short while. In an announcement video, Director Jaeho Hwang of Mintrocket confirmed that the pack will only be available for six months after it releases for all platforms on April 10, 2025. That implies that fans could have until around October 10, 2025, to buy the Dave the Diver: Ichiban’s Holiday DLC, after which it would grow to be unavailable. Once purchased, though, the DLC will probably be playable at any time, for so long as its owners please.
Dave the Diver Like A Dragon DLC Only Available for six Months After Release
Hwang didn’t get into specifics about exactly why Ichiban’s Holiday has a limited availability window, but acknowledged that the news will probably be disappointing to many fans. He mentioned that the DLC was a “special collaboration,” implying that the limited period could have been set in place by Sega, which publishes and develops the Like A Dragon series. Because the owner of the series, Sega would undoubtedly have a say in the best way to represent Like A Dragon protagonist Ichiban Kasuga and other series characters, and for a way long.
Limited-time crossovers aren’t unusual in the sport industry, but they typically appear in live service games, not single-player titles like Dave the Diver. Response to the announcement on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit was a general sense of disappointment, but otherwise understanding. Many Dave the Diver fans recognized that the DLC was quite substantial, and voiced their intent to select it up while it’s available. Others criticized Sega, saying that insisting on such a limited window “leaves money on the table.” Some likened the situation to the 2020 Streets of Rage and Like A Dragon crossover game Streets of Kamurocho, which was only available for a handful of days during Sega’s sixtieth Anniversary celebration.
Regardless of the case, fans will only have a couple of months to select up Dave the Diver: Ichiban’s Holiday. Those that are latest to the sport itself may also want to think about picking it up soon, in order to not miss out on as complete a Dave the Diver experience as possible.
