Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Anonymous81 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:37 am

shredingskin wrote: I'm more scared of YS thinking that not delivering the game on dec 2017 would be dishonest than if the game gets delayed to 2020 TBH.


Same lol. I honestly want a delay. So now the question is, which will win out? Yu's perfectionism? Or Yu's sense of honesty? He seems to have a rich tapestry of both running through him. :)

It's also possible though, that somehow, miraculously, maybe because of not having to develop their own engine, they've already got something close to feature complete that they consider truly what he wants. He is renowned for making almost super-humanly good use of limited budget and time, micromanaging solutions to increase dev efficiency, etc. With all the new, easier to use tools at his disposal... it's possible imo.

I guess the footage will tell the tale once available!
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Spaghetti » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:46 am

shredingskin wrote: I'm more scared of YS thinking that not delivering the game on dec 2017 would be dishonest than if the game gets delayed to 2020 TBH.

If it's not finished, it won't go out. Period. Yu isn't dumb.

Although delaying will have costs, he'll know that an unfinished or unpolished Shenmue III won't do him or the series any favours.
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Rikitatsu » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:47 am

I can't fathom why it took so long for this.
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Kiske » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:49 am

Spaghetti wrote: It'd be a goddamn miracle if the game doesn't get delayed, but... Shenmue III itself is kind of a miracle, so, y'know, maybe!

Fucking hell if this game does come out totally finished and highly polished in December 2017, then a lot of people are going to have to eat their words. Myself included, and happily!


If I had to sign right now for a 6 month delay, knowing it's for the good of the final product quality, I would sign without giving it a second thought. After so many years, 6 month are like a blink of an eye. :)

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby shredingskin » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:51 am

Rikitatsu wrote: I can't fathom why it took so long for this.


Probably a marketing ploy to get some cashflow midway. Hopefully the PC slacker update comes paired with some screens/videos/PR push.

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Amir » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:52 am

Nearly every Kickstarter game gets delayed. Hell, most games get delayed. The original Shenmue got delayed. I don't want the game to be rushed just to reach December 2017. If they have the money, I'd be happy with a delay as long as the final game is good.

As for the delay in the PC version being available, my guess is it's to do with deals with whoever is publishing the PC version.

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Anonymous81 » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:53 am

I hope once the game does get a firm date (whether 2017 or delayed,) they allow Steam preorders. That could be a big source of revenue for the game especially if towards the end we see a huge E3 presentation for the game. I think the game's real monetary success in the long term will be via digital distribution platforms.
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Spaghetti » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:54 am

Kiske wrote:If I had to sign right now for a 6 month delay, knowing it's for the good of the final product quality, I would sign without giving it a second thought. After so many years, 6 month are like a blink of an eye. :)

If the game needs a delay, so be it. It's really out of our hands, but I'm sure the right decisions will be made if the game needs more time in the oven. Maybe YSnet really can get it done for December 2017, though.

Rikitatsu wrote: I can't fathom why it took so long for this.

We're not really privy to the backroom business, which is probably why we don't know why this has taken so long, but it's coming (as promised), so that's something to be positive about.

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Spaghetti » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:59 am

Amir wrote:As for the delay in the PC version being available, my guess is it's to do with deals with whoever is publishing the PC version.

If I recall, Shibuya Productions is the publisher. This delay could have had more to do with the distribution, though.

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Postby iyapol » Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:59 am

Alas! Some meaningful news.

Bring on 2017. I'm ready for it.

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Kiske » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:05 am

Amir wrote: Nearly every Kickstarter game gets delayed. Hell, most games get delayed. The original Shenmue got delayed. I don't want the game to be rushed just to reach December 2017. If they have the money, I'd be happy with a delay as long as the final game is good.

As for the delay in the PC version being available, my guess is it's to do with deals with whoever is publishing the PC version.


If I'm not wrong, that's Shibuya Productions.

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Spaghetti » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:10 am

Seems the news is spreading to other sites. Face palming a little about them saying "but we've seen nothing since E3 2015" and "updates have been few and far between".

Good god.
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby celsowm » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:29 am

- New info about Sega PC ports : New Year
- New Shenmue 3 videos : New Year

It's only me or 2017 will be great time to be a Sega fan again?
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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby Himuro » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:31 am

Oh my god! They're really doing it! I love how we have new info on the development status. Final phase?! =D> \:D/ [-o<

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Re: Shenmue III PC pre-orders begin on December 15 !!!

Postby shredingskin » Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:35 am

Anonymous81 wrote: I hope once the game does get a firm date (whether 2017 or delayed,) they allow Steam preorders


Hopefully not too early. Steam takes 30%, I think they're now only losing the ammount paypal discounts.
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