Sega introduced a new system for player accounts. A Sega Account will connect all games and player services from Sega and Atlus. It will also be a place for both studios to share news, events, updates and promotions about their titles. Accounts are free and anyone can register.

To sweeten the pot, Sega will also offer bonuses and goodies to account members. The first reward people can unlock is the Kazuma Kiryu Special Outfit DLC for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaiiwhich is due to out next month. The ensemble can be redeemed by anyone who set up a Sega Account before March 7.

With more and more studios turning to games as a service, it has become standard practice to require players to create accounts or online profiles. Sega has been relatively slow to jump on this train, and there are some industry standard features still in development for Sega Accounts, such as a page for records related to games played . There is no language on the current website about whether or when an account is required.

In announcing this platform, Sega said there will be “a number of new services and features coming soon.” We already know that Sega is working on a new one The game Virtua Fighterbut we said goodbye to others old school classics from the company. It seems like Sega is in a transition phase, so it should be interesting to see what else they have in store for this year.