Shenmue 3 have reached the $7M stretch goal!

[deskpro2k3]

lightningfunk said:
they are proably being funded by SONY

they can't make a good game with just $7million

 

Fei-Hung said:

McDonaldsGuy said:

I am actually kind of worried $10 million is "enough." The original Shenmue cost what, $70 million? I don't know if that includes marketing. But with HD, I feel Shenmue 3 would at least need to cost $50 million+ to truly be AAA. But hopefully I am wrong and they pull it off.

The game is being funded and backed d via Kickstarter, Sega and Sony. The kickstarter milestones are there for setting milestones to the scope of the game, not the full cost o  making the game. 

 

Just adding on.

Copy pasted from the FAQ: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/faqs

How are Sony and Shibuya Productions involved? Sony and Shibuya Productions have been wonderful partners because they believe in Shenmue and want to see the best for the fans and the game. Their investment in (and support of) Shenmue have helped to realize a sequel that will stand proud with its predecessors. While it is not business practice to discuss the specific details of such arrangements, their assistance on the production and marketing end, and in Sony’s case with some publishing support, Ys Net is able to use more of the money collected through Kickstarter purely for Shenmue 3’s development. It is also important to note that your funds are going strictly to Ys Net for development of Shenmue 3 – Sony and Shibuya Productions are not seeing a cent of your Kickstarter dollars.

Another faq answer says they have other funding sources.

Last edited by deskpro2k3 - on 25 July 2018