Console exclusives are a thing too, get out of your PC bubble.
Just sell your consoles, and buy a graphic card for your PC.
Console exclusives are a thing too, get out of your PC bubble.
So, make a pre-order page for it instead? It's the "kickstarter" part that just seems wrong when Sony is already behind it..
I don't mean to be pedantic (I think that's the right word) but why does any of that matter? Backers get the game for less than the retail price and it wouldn't have been made without them.
Funny thing if Ms was funding there would be no pc version. Lol
Have some of you lost your effing minds!? I am at a loss for words. The fuck is going on here? This is Shenmue 3 for Christ's sake.
Who cares how it got funded. I am getting my dream game after all these years. Stop fucking destroying the hype and good will. I can just see this mothballing and gaming websites reporting it spreading like misinformation fire storm. Please don't anyone pull your pledges. We need more backers to give this game the maximum funds possible.
Why would you hate this? Why do you want to take away my perfect game from me and other fans after the hell we have been through to finally get this to happen?
I am shaking in anger and tears are streaming down my face.I have lost all hope at some modern gamers today.
Funny thing if Ms was funding there would be no pc version. Lol
Have some of you lost your effing minds!? I am at a loss for words. The fuck is going on here? This is Shenmue 3 for Christ's sake.
Who cares how it got funded. I am getting my dream game after all these years. Stop fucking destroying the hype and good will. I can just see this mothballing and gaming websites reporting it spreading like misinformation fire storm. Please don't anyone pull your pledges. We need more backers to give this game the maximum funds possible.
Why would you hate this? Why do you want to take away my perfect game from me and other fans after the hell we have been through to finally get this to happen?
I am shaking in anger and tears are streaming down my face.I have lost all hope at some modern gamers today.
yeah, take care. Time we get out of here.People are do desperate to find something negative to sling against sony lol.
Well people are reacting as if Sony had the power and the final word.
They very likely didn't. The KS campaign was planned and was gonna happen. And you can't blame Sony for not asking Yu to ditch its KS and fund it completely.
It's all about transparency. For example, Playtonic was 100% up front with their Kickstarter by mentioning that Yooka-Laylee was being developed whether the Kickstarter was successful or not due to funding already existing - and that the Kickstarter was simply a means of fleshing out an already existing game.
Instead of basically saying "We're just trying to do a noble thing here! Here's a Kickstarter we're simply trying to give some exposure too!", they could have been up front and likely gotten the same amount of excitement.
Cynical/conspiracy theorist/crazy me thinks this kickstarter was going to happen anyway. Someone at Sony got wind of it, approached the people doing it and said "Hey, announce it at our conference. You'll get a huge boost. Just ....let me fix this platform list for you" (Scribbles out Xbox One).
Same sort of arguments would be happening if MS did the same thing.
Shenmue III is happening... made possible by convincing Sony to help fund it after the fans themselves poured out their support for the project. It's the quintessential happy ending.
... And yet people are still complaining.
Why do console exclusive exist? Is there any advantage in having them as hardware developers? Yes, they do and Sony is taking advantage of the fans' money to have a console exclusive while completely removing the risks that usually come with said kind of products. That's my argument, PC has nothing to do with it, not sure why you mentioned it.This doesn't even make any sense. You've totally lost it.
Then what was the damn point of the kickstarter? To gauge response, there are other ways to do that, many other ways.
What the fuck.
Cynical/conspiracy theorist/crazy me thinks this kickstarter was going to happen anyway. Someone at Sony got wind of it, approached the people doing it and said "Hey, announce it at our conference. You'll get a huge boost. Just ....let me fix this platform list for you" (Scribbles out Xbox One).
Same sort of arguments would be happening if MS did the same thing.
This is a bigger franchise and everyone wants it. Like Bayonetta.
It seems that if the goal hadn't been met than the parties involved (Ys Net, Sega & Sony) would not be moving forward with this. Maybe Sega wouldn't move forwards with this without that $2 million being there for them to allow their IP to be used.Yu Suzuki (Kickstarter) said:If we do not reach our funding goal, Shenmue 3 will not go forward. I know that the goal of making Shenmue 3 with the fans, and seeing Shenmue in the hands of gamers all around the world is a lofty one. We are balancing our ambitions for a grand sequel with the pragmatic realities of developing a game of this scale. It will not be easy, but I have dreamed of making this sequel for 14 years it is time to bring Shenmue back! And to make it come true, it will need the love and support from each and every one of you!
So please join us in making Shenmue 3 let us grow our community and build a new, exciting Shenmue experience!
Years from now this will be one of the most embarrassing threads in history
A game that no one ever thought would be made is happening and people are angry
I own a PS4 and was planning to play this on PC.This is a bigger franchise and everyone wants it. Like Bayonetta.
This project will eventually have a publisher. Like many projects of its caliber. Assuming Sony taking publishing responsibilities, at least on the PS4 (digital/physical), is not a stretch.What are you talking about with Sony publishing the game? When was this revealed?
Smh@ this thread, you're getting Shenmue 3! With a legitimate investor behind it! Nobody wanted to touch this shit with a 10ft pole and now it's gettige made, cmon yall.
Guys, what if you have it all backwards ?
My guess is that Yu was going to launch a KS campaign for Shenmue 3 anyway. He already has the rights, he doesn't need anyone. And he was probably motivated by all the recent success like Bloodstained. And they would have campaigned for a PC only release (look at the KS campaign, the emphasis is completely on PC, not PS4).
Sony heard of this and went to Yu. They offered to give them E3 exposure and offered to pitch in for the financing on the condition that 1/ the goal is reacher and 2/ the game comes to PS4 as a console exclusive.
And that's pretty much it. It completely makes sense.
Same goes for Bayonetta 2.
And if anything, that game exaclty shows why kickstarter can help out to make fans vote with their wallet. Bayo 2 bombed and barely did anything to the WiiU's state. Shenmue 3 is by all means not a title Sony needs for the PS4 to be a success. Be happy that there was a means to realize the dreams of Shenmue fans.
Cynical/conspiracy theorist/crazy me thinks this kickstarter was going to happen anyway. Someone at Sony got wind of it, approached the people doing it and said "Hey, announce it at our conference. You'll get a huge boost. Just ....let me fix this platform list for you" (Scribbles out Xbox One).
Same sort of arguments would be happening if MS did the same thing.
I own one already, this is not about the exclusivity in itself, that's pretty common in the industry, what bothers me is (partially or whatever you want to call it) funding one with people's money.Just sell your consoles, and buy a graphic card for your PC.
So much impotent rage... and yet the money counter on the Kickstarter just keeps on ticking up.But, think about it.
All the complaining, and little controversies and discussions...
We will still get Shenmue 3.
why should the thread be closed
I guess im going outside the point here but im legit surprised at some of the reactions from old members. this is a discussion forum, you're not supposed to shift it to your liking or to feed whatever's convenient to you or how you wanna feel
that's a ridiculous attitude to have with the internet in general
people complaining about "outrage culture" by saying "shut this down lets all be hyped and don't overthink anything" is the 'outrage culture' part of this
Then what was the damn point of the kickstarter? To gauge response, there are other ways to do that, many other ways.
What the fuck.
This project will eventually have a publisher. Like many projects of its caliber. Assuming Sony taking publishing responsibilities, at least on the PS4 (digital/physical), is not a stretch.
Years from now this will be one of the most embarrassing threads in history
A game that no one ever thought would be made is happening and they can get it for $29 if they want, and people are angry
Have some of you lost your effing minds!? I am at a loss for words. The fuck is going on here? This is Shenmue 3 for Christ's sake.
Who cares how it got funded. I am getting my dream game after all these years. Stop fucking destroying the hype and good will. I can just see this mothballing and gaming websites reporting it spreading like misinformation fire storm. Please don't anyone pull your pledges. We need more backers to give this game the maximum funds possible.
Why would you hate this? Why do you want to take away my perfect game from me and other fans after the hell we have been through to finally get this to happen?
I am shaking in anger and tears are streaming down my face.I have lost all hope at some modern gamers today.
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You know what, I only wanted to get it for the 29$, but fuck it, now I will back it with 100$.
Ok didn't know that. Not sure why everyone is being snarky just from me asking.
Sigh.
What retail price? How do you know what it's going to retail at? We have no idea of the budget, so why would you expect anything more than a $5 dollar digital download title? How do you know it wouldn't have been made without them?
We know nothing about this, and until we do, being dismissive of the concerns of others without possessing any facts yourself is a fairly daft position to adopt. It may have no bearing on the outcome now, but a 'real' Shenmue fan would be concerned that the franchise was going to be treated properly, instead of being blindly happy that some game with the right name was being made.
EDIT: None of this is a problem if Sony (co-)funded it themselves. Business is business, but I'm not going to back a project I'm being kept in the dark about.
This should be standard Kickstarter Red Flag territory, but people are defending it because of the names involved.
Damn you complainers if this thread somehow get's the game cancelled.
I take issue with this statement. The noise around Shenmue has always been loud, but it's very telling that it wasn't funded prior to fans pledging their own money. It's a bit of a stretch to say Shenmue is some giant franchise that gamers everywhere are clamoring for. People are getting hung up on the amount of money being pledged, but fail to realize the money in the Kickstarter is coming from just under 35,000 people. We're in the era of games that need to clear hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of units sold.
You are assuming that Sony was going to fund this game from the start if it met the $2 million dollar goal.
There is nothing on the Kickstarter page that says it. We didn't know about this partnership until Suzuki said it on the stream.
So I stand by my claim that Sony intentionally deceived fans that Shenmue 3 needed real backers to fund the game.