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

[Aerys]

StuOhQ said:

Aeolus451 said:

Wasn't the whole point of kickstarter to find funding for games or projects? Isn't shenmue being made because it was funded through kickstarter? Ok then.

When you create a Kickstarter campaign, you are required to disclose all details of your business proposition. Withholding the fact that Sony was secretly publishing the game is unethical.

It didnt happen like that at all, Sony was not publishing the game if they didnt reach their goal, they needed to see if people really wanted this game or if it was a vocal minority. They saw.

So you would have prefered no shenmue at all ? It was the only way to do it if you think about it. You dont put 10-70M in a game without being sure people really want it and that it's not just some hipsters, unless you have infinite money