loaf of bread
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The kickstarter hasn't even been up for 24 hours yet. If you don't like it pull your money out.
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Sony is officially helping with funding and development with Shenmue 3
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I don't know if this makes it "better" or "worse" (like I said in the thread I made im ultimately glad we're getting Shenmue III) but I appreciate them finally adressing it.
saying "we have nothing to do with it!" explicitely on stage and then proving that wrong (first immediatly by showing PC/PS4 but saying nothing) when fans go nuts sing praises and the KS gets funded still rubs me wrong.
saying "we have nothing to do with it!" explicitely on stage and then proving that wrong (first immediatly by showing PC/PS4 but saying nothing) when fans go nuts sing praises and the KS gets funded still rubs me wrong.
Yeah, I don't see how this is a good idea for Sony. Unless if Sega is now onboard too and they're splitting the costs. Maybe they think they can market the game outside of the diehard fanbase despite it being the third game in an old series.
Is this sarcasm I can't tell anymore
Its pretty simple guys, see how the kickstarter mentions they dont know yet if Xbox one version?
If they get an specific ammount of money, sony will fund them.
If they get a lot more money than that, they wont need sony's help in publishing the game, so they can go multiplatform.
This kickstarter is to see where the game will go and who will be funding it.
If they get an specific ammount of money, sony will fund them.
If they get a lot more money than that, they wont need sony's help in publishing the game, so they can go multiplatform.
This kickstarter is to see where the game will go and who will be funding it.
Really the only thing I find weird about this is if I were Sony, my main concern would be if the Shenmue team could make the game fans want without an extortionately gigantic budget rather than if diehard Shenmue fans can pony up the relatively small amount of 2mil.
As if the loyalty of Shenmue fans was in question rather than the budget responsibility of a creator whose previous games held the record for the industry's most expensive games.
As if the loyalty of Shenmue fans was in question rather than the budget responsibility of a creator whose previous games held the record for the industry's most expensive games.
Yeah, they should give the money back to the poor gamers that were tricked to pay $29 to receive a copy of the game.
What a scam....
This is sarcams right? The OP states that Sony is putting money on this. The kickstarter could end at 100 million, sony is involved since the beginning.
What a scam....
This is sarcams right? The OP states that Sony is putting money on this. The kickstarter could end at 100 million, sony is involved since the beginning.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
No it shouldn't. They put on there the platforms it was aiming for. There is no false pretense it's going anywhere else. Sony was smart not to put the name on there because what happens if it doesn't get funded. Sony is now responsible for killing the dream of Shenmue.
Also a lot of that giant amount of money was because Shenmue was started on Saturn and then restarted completely. A big portion of Shenmue II is also lumped into that figure.
Anyone in this thread that is complaining donate over the price of the game? Genuinely curious.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
What exactly is misleading? The game not being made or the game not being made?
No. It was pretty obvious Sony were going to chip in since the original's budget was 25 times higher in 1999. I just think they should have been upfront about it instead of going all #saveshenmue (literally). Just say that reaching the goal will show Sony that there is interest for the game instead of making it look like they are funding the game.
Mendax
Member
SO, kickstarter enabled the game to be made in the first place. and served as a literal kickstarter to the development which is what its supposed to do.
why all the complaining then? salt?
maquiladora
Member
Free money lol
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
This.
This project gave me motherf'n Shenmue 3!
Despite being a diehard fan favorite, it might not seen as enough. It's easy to forget it's over a decade old, cost a fortune and lost money, gauging interest for a potential publisher, I understand. On that front I can also understand the reservation by people. But if the choice was this or no Shenmue 3, I would pick this 100x over without hesitation.
It really is a case of putting money with your mouth is and not just lip service and I'm glad the gaming community stepped up to the plate....seriously I can't believe last night happened, it's ridiculous.
I'm now compelled to own this game twice, the PC version and PS4 version. I really want a physical PS4 copy though.
Gamezone
Gold Member
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Doctor_Thomas
Member
This is how I feel as well. Shenmue III would NEVER get made if it was an "executive decision". Open it up to fans and it allows them to dictate the games we want to see.
If Rare won't make a Banjo Kazooie, we'll crowd fund our own.
If Konami won't make a Castlevania, we'll crowd fund our own.
Not to mention, for $30, less than £20, I'm getting a digital copy of the game. How much do we think that is going to go for on the store when the game released?
GustyGardens
Banned
Good on them. I'm glad they're involved, rather than just riding their heels. I backed it last night, not for much, but I wanted to support.
I didn't hear anyone complaining that Deep Silver did this for Mighty No. 9 and Bloodstained.
KillerSloth
Banned
There was nothing mis-leading about it...it was on Sony's stage, the platforms were listed, and we know what a kickstarter is, although apparently many here do not. It was obvious Sony was involved.
CorporateClown
Member
I'm confused by the posts complaining about giving money to sony or how people should get their money back, etc. I won't speak for others, but I specifically paid less than $30 to preorder a game I never thought would exist. I have a feeling most complainers weren't going to kickstart it anyway or are salty about it being Sony/PC only.
Raven Prime
Member
I really hope Sony understands that not everyone played Shenmue I or II, and will also help with a remake/remaster of the older titles. If they could somehow release Shenmue III with I and II on disc/download that would be really awesome.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Of course not. I don't contribute to any kickstarter
loaf of bread
Member
ha. Yeah no, unless they get 50 million through kickstarter that isn't happening.
Um how does this answer my question? they could say "If the Kickstarter is successfull we will help with funding and developemt of the game"
Don't much have a problem with it, but in my opinion they should disclose something like this
joecanada
Member
yeah , using my hard earned money and taxing me on it, I know what I'll do I'm going to become a "freeman" and live out in the bush off the land, I mean they use my money for schools, roads, who the hell needs school? Roads? Pfft you just drive a pickup, I mean these government scum have to be stopped!!
Taxes are illegal, did you know they were started to fund the war, once the war ended the tax was due to end, therefore, being taxed post-war is definitely illegal, so I'm not paying their Shenmue tax.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I'm somewhat okay with them using KS to gauge interest, what I'm not really okay with is if they don't close the KS now that there's offiical backing.
It's already sitting at $2.7m, it'll probably $3m by the morning and who knows where it could go if they don't close it.
How they mkve forward is key. I'm not a fan of games using KS to spread the development costs out to gamers when there's a publisher/backer behind the project.
That's pretty underhanded in my opinion. KS should be for games that genuinely struggle to receive funding, not to gauge interest in a game before a publisher commits to a project.
SocksAndShoes
Banned
They can show how much they don't support it then by not supporting it.
The faux outrage is hilarious.
It's a lot easier to sign a petition than to put up actual money. Kickstarter is a much more valid gauge of interest than an internet petition.
This is basically what Sony did with the Amplitude Kickstarter, and that very nearly didn't make its goal.
Syphon Filter
Member
what is so dangerous about it?
Stone Ocean
Member
Right, the fans aren't getting fucking copies of the game and a bunch of collectors bonuses or anything
MaddenNFL64
Member
I bought the game, and supported its development. I feel good about it.
dragonzdogma
Member
don't be sorry,
Just curious did you have the expression on your face matching you avatar because of all the cheap melodrama going on?
AmuroChan
Member
LOL what? I get the game for $29 on day 1. Does that mean not being taken advantage of means to wait to buy it at retail for $60?
Some people in this thread are salty as hell.
Who cares in the end because Shenmue 3 will at least be a mid-tier game instead of a 5-10M dollars game.
Sony and Suzuki ASKED if us gamers will put our money where our mouth is at the conference, and guess what, we did.
If you always thought it was shady for Sony to give a prime time slot for this KS project then don't back it out of "moral" belief.
I will throw money at the KS campaign instead because finally getting to see the ending>>>>"concerned" moral ideology on transparency for consumer right.
Edit: Is there even a consumer right when a product shouldn't even existed in the first place without the help from a corporate overlord?
Who cares in the end because Shenmue 3 will at least be a mid-tier game instead of a 5-10M dollars game.
Sony and Suzuki ASKED if us gamers will put our money where our mouth is at the conference, and guess what, we did.
If you always thought it was shady for Sony to give a prime time slot for this KS project then don't back it out of "moral" belief.
I will throw money at the KS campaign instead because finally getting to see the ending>>>>"concerned" moral ideology on transparency for consumer right.
Edit: Is there even a consumer right when a product shouldn't even existed in the first place without the help from a corporate overlord?
This makes me happy. Sony backing this up now has me fully convinced the developers have the means to realise their visions for SIII.
C'mon people. A kickstarter budget alone would probably not ensure the quality most people here want. Since it is a direct sequel to two open ended, old and fairly niche yet big budget games, I cannot blame them using kickstarter to gauge interest. Sony helped this project greatly by hyping it on stage (and probably helping on the background).
And there is at least a PC version, so it is not like Sony used kickstarter for their own exclusive (personally, I consider PC a platform just like PS4 so I consider it multiplat).
C'mon people. A kickstarter budget alone would probably not ensure the quality most people here want. Since it is a direct sequel to two open ended, old and fairly niche yet big budget games, I cannot blame them using kickstarter to gauge interest. Sony helped this project greatly by hyping it on stage (and probably helping on the background).
And there is at least a PC version, so it is not like Sony used kickstarter for their own exclusive (personally, I consider PC a platform just like PS4 so I consider it multiplat).
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