Ghost of Yōtei followers acquired a free update this week forward of the sport’s first enlargement. Nonetheless, the replace got here with one thing a bit additional: a Ghost of Tsushima Easter egg that includes the return of Jin Sakai.
In October 2025, Sucker Punch Productions launched the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yōtei, on PlayStation 5.
Set 300 years after Jin Sakai’s story, Ghost of Yōtei places us within the function of the ruthless ronin Atsu as she embarks on a bloodthirsty mission to avenge those that mercilessly butchered her household, the Yōtei Six.
Jin Sakai’s return in Ghost of Yōtei will heat your coronary heart
There can be some Ghost of Yōtei spoilers under, so you will have been warned.
As dropped at our consideration by X person Jorraptor, Jin Sakai, or at the very least his actor, Daisuke Tsuji, has returned in Ghost of Yōtei. Nonetheless, it’s not a brand new quest, however relatively an extra quest that already existed within the recreation and will be simply missed.
The search in query is ‘The Storm Blade Mythic Story’. With out giving too many particulars away, as a result of it’s truthfully top-of-the-line missions in the whole recreation, particularly for individuals who maintain Ghost of Tsushima expensive, Daisuke Tsuji successfully replaces the voice of Erika Ishii (Atsu).
One of many facet missions in Ghost of Tsushima known as Haiku, the place Jin visits varied factors on the map, particularly stunning areas and gently speaks as he displays on his previous, current and future.
Amongst all the various easter eggs and Jin Sakai references in ‘The Storm Blade Mythic Story’ mission, Atsu takes half in her imaginative and prescient of Jin Sakai’s reflection. Nonetheless, beforehand, Erika Ishii recites the phrases, however following the latest free replace, you’ll now hear Daisuke Tsuji’s voice.
“Daisuke’s voice as Jin will all the time make me tear up,” stated All_Rounder_MC.
Sucker Punch slyly improves one other current easter egg
The ‘Storm Blade Mythic Story’ just isn’t the one easter egg in Ghost of Yōtei that’s had an replace, as a result of one other has been made to the already current Atsu outfit, impressed by the Sly Cooper collection, a property that helped put Sucker Punch Productions on the map in 2002.
Those that are accustomed to the Sly Cooper collection would have immediately felt nostalgic vibes once they first noticed the ‘Mercenary Apparel’. It not solely had the color scheme of Sly Cooper’s outfit, however Atsu would additionally put on a masks impressed by the thieving raccoon.
Following the latest replace, as proven in a clip shared by X person realradec, when Atsu equips the ‘Mercenary Apparel ’, music from ‘A Tangled Internet’, a mission set in Japan in Sly 2: Band of Thieves, will play. Moreover, when Atsu crouch-walks, Sly’s sound results may also play.
What’s extra, Atsu may also say this line: “I don’t know what’s in my future. However I gained’t let it’s a repeat of my previous.” That is what Sly says on the finish of Sly 2: Band of Thieves’ intro after the tutorial degree.
“Oh my god, I like this a lot. Sly is the GOAT,” replied BillyThePuffer.
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Right here’s what we stated about Ghost of Yōtei in our assessment
“Ghost of Yōtei is pure cinematic brilliance, and Sucker Punch Productions deserves to be recommended as soon as extra for knocking it out of the park and, in some methods, topping its predecessor,” we stated in our assessment, scoring it an “Excellent 9/10.
Ghost of Yōtei is out now completely on PlayStation 5. Nonetheless, on October 1, 2026, its first story enlargement arrived with ‘Echoes of Sekigahara’. This “Premium Version” improve additionally comes bundled with the brand new single-player survival mode, ‘Most Needed’, which contains a playable Jin Sakai, in addition to new armour, gear, cosmetics and extra.
The Ghost of Yōtei Premium Version is obtainable as a standalone buy (with the bottom recreation) or as an improve for individuals who already personal the bottom recreation.