Why I'm not happy about the Shenmue III Kickstarter

[Cloudman]

kurasakiichimaru said:

Cloudman said:

Ruler said:

Cloudman said:

Ruler said:

 

I don't know.. Seems to come off in poor taste if Sony doesn't want to fund it, but then use their conference to sort of treat it as their own and to have fans fund it instead of them.

yeah but MS and Nintendo wouldnt have done anything. So whats better? this kickstarter or nothing?

There is also option C, which is Sony funding it themselves. They have the funds, and 2 mil is not too much for a company. They should have funded it or left it alone. They shouldn't expect fans to try to cover for some of the expenses.

Archaic options like that are reasons why a lot of games are never greenlit. Shenmue was never been a Playstation game, you can't expect a sizeable fanbase to support a game that never came to their platform. The risks are high that the game will flop without an inkling of support from the Sega fans. Gaming is business not a charity.

That is how business works. Businesses are supposed to sell the product to the consumer. The consumer are not the ones to fund products. Also, there have been other games that were new to other consoles and have sold well. Who is to say Shenmue can't do the same?