In the rare happy example of a company messing up, Sega accidentally game some people a full copy of Yakuza 6 early for free. What was meant to be only a demo of the game's opening gave some players access to the whole thing, causing Sega to quickly pull the demo. Still, some North American players are now playing the full game, unlocking trophies and no doubt sharing spoilers online.
Available earlier this week on the PlayStation Store, the Yakuza 6 demo was a download weighing in at 30MB. Very hefty for a demo, but that's because it was actually the full game. Sega's intention was to simply let players play the game's beginning, and put a block on all content past the opening stages. If players decided to purchase the full game later, they would really be purchasing a code that unlocks everything in what they already downloaded. This way, their progress in the "demo" would carry over to the full game.
For some reason that has yet to be explained, Kotaku reports, a few players in North America found that their demo didn't end. After finishing the beginning area, they could just keep going, even earning trophies as they went. They were essentially given the full game, as Sega's blocks on the later areas weren't there.
Sega noticed this and acted swiftly to pull the demo from the North American PlayStation Store. In an apology Tweet, Sega explained the issue and expressed hopes of resolving it, asking for fans' patience. Meanwhile, there have been no reports of the demo having such problems in Europe or Australia, so those regions have kept the demo on their PlayStation Stores.
Yakuza 6 is meant to release on April 17th. Actually titled Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life, it was released in Japan in December of 2016. So really, spoilers shouldn't be that much of an issue. With the exception of Sega losing a tiny bit of sales, this situation seems like a win for everyone. Some fans get a free full game, Sega gets some free press, and the demo will no doubt come back soon. Not a bad way to hype the release of a year-old game.