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Original article: http://www.marketingweek.com/2015/1...ea04df411a=562ea04df41bc&userdetailschanged=1
Snippets: http://www.tssznews.com/2015/10/26/sega-europe-were-exploring-ways-to-re-release-shenmue-1-2/

Admitting that Sega has not done a “great job over the last four years” in communicating its brand values and “Yes, we want to innovate and back smartphones and virtual reality but our key purpose is to go back to what the brand used to stand for and I think the buzz around Shenmue 3 shows that people love our legacy,” adds Rooke, who says Sega is exploring ways to re-release the original two Shenmue titles.

MarketingWeek is a fucking nightmare to register on, btw. Was a pain to even make an account. Their servers are worse than our at E3

Anyways, HYPE, etc. I would be so down for the series to come to PS4 and PC in preparation for III!

Forklift me if old.

EDIT: Beware, it's practically impossible to get through to the site now. It's looping on "update your information" for viewing the article, so we can only go by the TSSZ snippet - which may be false, if this copy/paste shows to be true and the article hasn't been updated in the last two weeks.[

“Yes, we want to innovate and back smarthpones and virtual reality but our key purpose is to go back to what the brand used to stand for and I think the buzz around Shenmue 3 shows that’s the right strategy,” adds Rooke.

UPDATE:

https://twitter.com/ssf1991

And the main editor of TSSZ says that his little addition to the end of the statement was falsified. Lock 'er up, mods.

 

[Sesuadra]

Holy forklift

 

[minameissteve]

Call BluePoint

 

[Solid SOAP]

I would probably buy one or more of them, they sound right up my ally.

 

[Ray Down]

 

[Femto.]

YES!

YES!

YES!

 

[Madrugador]

Fuck yes. I've been waiting for a HD version for years. Day one for me Sega.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Call BluePoint

High Voltage software

 

[Finale Fireworker]

LOOK HARDER AND FASTER

 

[Balmung421]

Yes. A million times YES. I would eat that right up.

 

[Arkaium]

 

[Corpsepyre]

Only makes sense at this point.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

YES

 

[Zach]

Would play on PS4. I'm one of the weirdos who backed Shenmue III without playing the first two games.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

please do so. With the third coming, and me backing it just to help fans in general, I am left with a game in a series I have no investment in. I'd love to be able to play the games with modern console improvements [IE the camera movement]

 

[Steverulez]

I would buy this, make sure you do your best to minimise the load times, the power of GDDR5!

 

[Zombegoast]

Oh, NOW they care after seeing the Kickstarter.

 

[Ekid]

 

[pislit]

Call BluePoint

SEGA's fine when it comes to PC ports / releases.

Edit: Oh sorry, consoles yeah, Bluepoint it is!

 

[Japanmanx3]

I'll finally be able to play them then.

Would play on PS4. I'm one of the weirdos who backed Shenmue III without playing the first two games.

Same.

 

[Newtype-001]

I am so down.

 

[Hugstable]

Dear Sega,

Please also do quick ports for Skies of Arcadia and Gunvalkyrie

Thank you,
Huggy

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Oh, NOW they care after seeing the Kickstarter.

Who cares....if I get HD versions of these games that's all that matters.

 

[Persona7]

Oh, NOW they care after seeing the Kickstarter.

Takes time to port games.

 

[PdotMichael]

What kinds of ways do they need to explore?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Bring it Sega !

 

[Nyoro SF]

Ugh, the whole article is behind a registration.

Any other sites reporting on this?

 

[Finale Fireworker]

please do so. With the third coming, and me backing it just to help fans in general, I am left with a game in a series I have no investment in. I'd love to be able to play the games with modern console improvements [IE the camera movement]

Me too. I had never even heard of Shenmue until 2014. I've never played it. I know very little about it besides forklifts and sailors. I backed it to support the fans and will never play it myself without proper remasters of 1 and 2.

 

[ps3ud0]

Just had a goosebumps moment - Sega be mad not to do it...

I can see it now - Sega out on the Sony PSW conference tomorrow announcing the KS

ps3ud0 8)

 

[Boke1879]

CALL BLUEPOINT!

I'd buy two copies. One to obviously play and one to literally just keep wrapped in it's packaging if they did a physical release.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Ugh, the whole article is behind a registration.

Any other sites reporting on this?

It was an exclusive interview with MarketingWeek apparently

 

[AmyS]

Hell yes!

 

[Rymuth]

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

BELIEVE!

 

[TharpDaddy]

Sega was also supposedly looking to release PSO2 in the west. Don't believe their lies.

 

[Pop]

I really really hope they do.

 

[Rajang]

Physical release pls.

 

[Inuhanyou]

PS4 Shenmue 1 and 2 collection? That would be the best thing.

 

[Conezays]

Great news. You'd think it would be an obvious choice given 3's release, but who knows.

 

[BassForever]

I mean this has to happen as I imagine a bunch of people backed Shenmue 3 without having played Shenmue 1 or 2 but believed word of mouth and the hype around Shenmue 3's reveal

 

[Kouriozan]

Please let this happen *-*

 

[IAmRandom31]

they are running around asking everyone the same question to get re-acquinted with the Shenmue gameplay

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Would play on PS4. I'm one of the weirdos who backed Shenmue III without playing the first two games.

High five, bro! And I backed Shenmue 3 for $60, no less!

 

[bryanee]

Ohhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaah.

Maybe I wont have to rebuy a fucking Dreamcast and pay stupid money for the games.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

High five, bro! And I backed Shenmue 3 for $60, no less!

Again, me too. I was in for $80 so I would have the Kickstarter exclusive content. I figured if Sega never released remasters I would just sell my rewards to another fan at cost.

 

[Takao]

Would be cool if they put this out on Vita in addition to PS4 and PC.

 

[Skelter]

Shenmue 1 and II in glorious 4K! Can you imagine it?! Given Sega's new found love for PC.


Maybe Skies of Arcadia will happen someday...

 

[Tambini]

Makes too much sense

 

[Endless]

Nvm