Sony has just confirmed that now that the Kickstarter goal has been reached they are in fact helping with funding and development of Shenmue 3

[mornelithe]

ReimTime said:

mornelithe said:

I would argue Sony didn't need, I would argue that Shenmue's creators needed it to prove to Sony there was enough interest in a sequel.

That's a good point. I guess Aeolus is right tho. I'll stop arguing about it, since I am happy it's happening. If you guys are perfectly ok with donating then I have no reason to complain

Well, I can understand the concerns, don't get me wrong.  But it's my understanding that this is actually fairly common now.  And I can see where Sony is coming from.  I believe the last (or first?) Shenmue's budget was 20m...imagine what Shenmue 3's budget is gonna be.  So Sony's not going to put down that kinda cash without knowing damn well there's a ton of interest.  I don't blame them, but, I also don't blame people for their concern either.  It just seems to make sense to me (and I didn't donate).