Doctor_Thomas
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I think people need to remember that there's a reason Shenmue III is on Kickstarter in the first place. This wasn't an IP that over stayed its welcome and is getting a reboot years later so a publisher takes a new approach to it and changes a lot of what made the game a hit, it was an IP that, across the two consoles it was on, lost a lot of money and no one ever saw the need to invest in a third attempt at it.
Sony are absolutely right not to invest millions in it because it will NEVER make the money back but getting the name out there, providng assitance and doing marketing is a much more sensible approach financially, even if it doesn't really help get the game made. The harsh reality is Shenmue is not a big game. Sony's impact seems to have been a few dealings with Sega to help licence the IP, some PS4 dev assistance and a small amount of money to fund it.
This is, absolutely, a case of "back it or it's not happening". You don't get another chance at this. It's as simple as that. The game will be made depending on whatever amount of money is there, if you want the best possible Shenmue III, then it needs more backers.
Sony are absolutely right not to invest millions in it because it will NEVER make the money back but getting the name out there, providng assitance and doing marketing is a much more sensible approach financially, even if it doesn't really help get the game made. The harsh reality is Shenmue is not a big game. Sony's impact seems to have been a few dealings with Sega to help licence the IP, some PS4 dev assistance and a small amount of money to fund it.
This is, absolutely, a case of "back it or it's not happening". You don't get another chance at this. It's as simple as that. The game will be made depending on whatever amount of money is there, if you want the best possible Shenmue III, then it needs more backers.