| artur-fernand said: I'm trying to understand why a part of the internet is so hellbent in finding out "the truth" about Shenmue III and Sony's involvement, and there are so many articles about "hey, Shenmue III is pretty shady stuff, watch out!" Who the hell cares? The game EXISTS, it has been funded (meaning you don't have to back it if you really don't want to or find this shady for... some reason) and it will come out someday. What more can we possibly need to know? |
Everything started because some guys things Sony is getting money from the Kickstart to developer a game funded by them... well just to be clear I support the use of KS to allow first buyers to get his copy of the game cheaper and found the game (you can do that with $29) for any game (big AA or small indie).
But that is not the case.
What is happening with Shenmue?
Yu Suzuki and team asked to Sega to revive Shenmue but Sega didn't have money to back up the project... Yu sugested the KS campaing and Sega allowed it.
Sony saw interest in the game and helped with the marketing and publicity... and funded the PS4 port too... so Sony will pay the PS4 version and they will marketing the game... of course they have some deal with it and the game will be only on PS4 when you talk about consoles.
Easy Sumary:
KS + Others funding money = Used to developer the game
Sony money = Used to PS4 port and marketing deal (that deal means PS4/PC only versions)
It is easy to understand.
