Still no PC digital option.
I gave up hope for that a long time ago, they don't care.
Still no PC digital option.
i checked the slacker backer page just now.
is that number accurate?? have they really gotten next to no donations since the KS ended?
edit: well i mean a thousand or so donations, but really only a hundred dollars or so more since the original KS ended?? jeez
I gave up hope for that a long time ago, they don't care.
It ended on $6,333,295
It's now $6,446,426
It gained $113,131 from the slacker backer and we're closing on Rag-Doll reactions.
I've seen this thread in the first page, thought PC edition was up, still nothing. Really?
How much time they need to provide a backing option on PC version, when they did on the regular KS.
"I think Shenmue 3 has got disaster written all over it."
PS I Love You XOXO Ep. 02
Skip to 19:20.
Even though Yu Suzuki talked about how hard at work he and his team are on the game, it just goes to show how toxic and misleading a clickbait article title can be. I like Colin, but he sure as shit is spreading FUD here.
I think there is a lot of pride in some game commentators with the stance they initially took with a game most of them always said would never be made for a laundry list of reasons, some pertinent and some exaggerated (like $80 Million development costs for each game). This hubris seems like it is attempting to push a self-fulfilling prophecy. Perhaps not even intentionally... People hate being wrong.
Still no PC digital option.
It ended on $6,333,295
It's now $6,446,426
It gained $113,131 from the slacker backer and we're closing on Rag-Doll reactions.
Thougt sony was going to fund this if the ks was succesful?
Nope, no change in the FAQ either:
"Q:Why is the PC version of Shenmue III not offered on this website?
A:At the moment, we are discussing the PC version with the related parties."
Must be so very hard, to sell something for an open platform. Especially when they have already sold it for PC on KS. Also many of the big PC mags have covered Shenmue III quite well after the KS. Seems they do not want to capitalize on that, although PS4-players will be able to play a trial version on PC. (Yes, I get migraine over this subpar campaign.)
Well, there's plenty of time to make a decision about a PC digital release. Right? The game isn't due until two years from now.
Shibuya Productions. This has been discussed to death.How are they going to make a shenmue game with just 6-7m then? (Im assuming the ks+this is their only source of funding)
How are they going to make a shenmue game with just 6-7m then? (Im assuming the ks+this is their only source of funding)
How are they going to make a shenmue game with just 6-7m then? (Im assuming the ks+this is their only source of funding)
Let me guess. You heard that the first game had a $70 million budged? Well, that`s what Sega told everyone because they wanted to marked the game. Yu Suzuki later revealed that the actual budged was $47 million dollars for both Shenmue and Shenmue 2 combined. That`s close to $23,5 millions for each game. The $47 mill budged also included the unreleased Sega Saturn version of Shenmue, and they spent four years on a game that they never released. There are also parts of Shenmue 2 in the Saturn version, so they might have been working on that as well. Suddenly 6-7 millions sound a lot more reasonable, because this is all development money. Sony is helping out with some of the marketing.
welp, i don't mess with podcasts much, but i sure won't be trying this one
a lot of what shenmue pioneered and created custom software for in 1999 can now be done in-engine, that's a huge saving that cannot be understated.Even then, 24m is 4 times bigger than 6. Also we are comparing 24m of a decade ago with 6m of today, so the gap is actually bigger than what it looks like.
And the games evolved alot since the last shemue, so shenmue 3 neees to evolve and grow accordingly.
I just dont understand how is this all feasible, or how are ppl gonna end up satisfied with shenmue3
i get why people are mad that the PC slacker backer option isn't up yet (and trust me, i know, i wanted to get another copy myself), but answered your own question. the reason why the PC version slacker backer option is unavailable right now is unknown to us. it's silly to jump the gun and think it is intentional for negative reasons, let alone stupidity like thinking they're going to put it only on digital river with zero evidence of that.Honestly, what decision they need to take? PC is Steam and GOG, stop.
If they don't want to provide a Steam/GOG code is probably because they don't want to take out the 30% fee, but if they opt for crappy things like Digital River, they can also take the PC version of Shenmue 3.
I'm sure the game will be on Steam, but it's stupid holding off pre-purchases for PC version for unknown reasons.
$130,000 is pretty good. traditional slacker backer campaigns don't usually go much further than that.damn, it hasn't moved much...
i want some ragdoll action too.
i'm suspicious that a few "anonymous" donors will at the last moment hit that mark.
I second this.I think we need to do a $30 on December 30 campaign. Where are the shenmue ultrafans so we can light the towers?
I think we need to do a $30 on December 30 campaign. Where are the shenmue ultrafans so we can light the towers?
cedric biscay insists it is coming for slacker backers, but he seemingly can't give any further details.How in the world have they not gotten a PC version tier up yet? Any update on the situation?
cedric biscay insists it is coming for slacker backers, but he seemingly can't give any further details.
it might just be time to kick back and wait for it to appear, because we aren't getting any answers beyond "it will appear".
i'm not sure they would have got on greenlight with only the materials from e3. besides, i think they want some professional legitimacy with shenmue 3. it may be independently developed but it is a sega IP and the project has links with SCE.As soon as it pops up I'm buying, but I just can't imagine what the problem could be, you would think it would be way easier to sort a PC version than a PS4 version, they could have probably went through the whole Steam Greenlight process by now at this point.
That would be the stupidest thing ever. I mean, unless they use denuvo, which I doubt, the pirated version of the game will be available the same day of the official launch, no matter what they do. :/i'm not sure they would have got on greenlight with only the materials from e3. besides, i think they want some professional legitimacy with shenmue 3. it may be independently developed but it is a sega IP and the project has links with SCE.
besides, they may still be investigating a DRM-free solution. those kinds of negotiations could definitely gum up the works, and slow the process way down as risk assessment reports are generated about potential losses from a piracy threat.
well that's likely why they are investigating before saying anything. they never immediately shut the idea out of having the game up DRM free on GOG, but they said, rightly, that it involves a lot of discussions and research before they either commit, or don't commit, to a strategy.That would be the stupidest thing ever. I mean, unless they use denuvo, which I doubt, the pirated version of the game will be available the same day of the official launch, no matter what they do. :/
In any case I'm glad I already pledged for my physical PC copy lol
ragdoll reactions is definitely in the bag now. no idea how long the paypal campaign is being extended, but offering add-ons and adding the pc version for slacker backers should help push us closer to 7 million, though i think actually hitting that figure is a little bit too ambitious.The slacker backer campaign will be extended?
Nice! Ragdoll reactions here we come! Aw yiss.
ragdoll reactions is definitely in the bag now. no idea how long the paypal campaign is being extended, but offering add-ons and adding the pc version for slacker backers should help push us closer to 7 million, though i think actually hitting that figure is a little bit too ambitious.