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Kai_Mao on 14 April 2018
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shikamaru317 said:
Kai_Mao said:

I am curious as to why these games aren’t gonna be released on the Switch, considering Xbone isn’t getting Shenmue 3 at the moment. There really isn’t anything on the Switch’s specs that’s holding it back so what gives? Almost like the Disney Afternoon collection all over again.

Rumor has it that Sega has been working closely with YS Net to time the release of Shenmue 1 + 2 HD around the release of Shenmue 3, and that the plan was to release Shenmue 1 + 2 HD on the platforms that Shenmue 3 will release on. While Shenmue 3 is currently not announced for Xbox One, it is heavily rumored that it will release on Xbox One later. Either Sony moneyhatted timed console exclusivity on it in exchange for advertising the Kickstarter on Sony's E3 stage, or YS Net simply lacks the resources to develop on 3 platforms at once.

As for why there is no Switch version, Yu Suzuki has confirmed that there are no plans at present for a Switch version of Shenmue 3, so if the rumor about Sega only releasing 1 + 2 on the platforms that 3 will release on is true, it makes sense that there is no Switch version of 1 + 2 HD. 

Aw well. I guess it is what it is..