Regarding the recently announced Epic Games Store exclusive, all of us here at YSNET, Deep Silver and Epic are taking the matter with utmost concern and would like to clarify the circumstances leading to the decision and offer backers options for moving forward.
As noted in the updates and survey at launch, we had originally planned for PC distribution through Steam. Taking publishing and sales considerations into account, YSNET and Deep Silver agreed to our partnership with Epic Games Store on PC version distribution. As a publishing partner, Deep Silver has greatly contributed not only to sales and marketing, but to scaling up the game so there is more Shenmue III to begin with. Also, Epic Games has been with us from the start of the project when we adopted Unreal Engine 4 for development, and have given us their support throughout the development process.
In response to backers who have requested Steam keys for their rewards, we discussed offering the keys on the day of release. However, coordination with the sales policies of the involved companies was untenable, and as a result we are not able to make a day one distribution option for Steam keys available.
That we are not able to offer Steam keys for Kickstarter rewards at the time of the game’s release is a great disappointed and inconvenience for those backers who were expecting to receive them. We deeply apologize for the unrest caused by the announcement.
>if the game is good. If it is indeed a sequel, then definitely not as the originals were unbelievably overrated.
Dylan Gutierrez
honestly the only way they can save this is just honor the refunds. every other kickstarter that promised vita/wiiu and canceled offered another platform or a full refund.
Xavier Foster
We know Its going to be an "OK" game catered to Shenmue fans.
Justin Hernandez
the e3 2019 trailer for it looks pretty good.
there was a long while there after it was announced where everything about the game looked like goddamn donkey shit. Still has bit of a more cartoony aesthetic than i'd like but at least ryo actually looks like ryo now.
Mason Morgan
Remember how Igarashi gave Vita fans the middle finger? Yeah that was nice of him.
Aiden Gray
Just get sleeping dogs if you want Hong Kong open world that bad. Its on sale for 2 bucks. Shenmue has no market now. Open world has become the norm and there are too many better alternatives out there. You have to be a retard or a nostalgiafag (read:retard) to buy into this shit. Its why they sold out to EGS
Jaxson Evans
Concerning Refunds
Along with Deep Silver and Epic Games, we have agreed that should the above proposal not be acceptable to backers, refund requests will be honored.
Details concerning the refund request process will be announced in a following update. We ask for your patience until that time.
*In the case rewards within your reward tier, such as in-game content, have already been created and implemented, a full refund may not be possible.
Robert Jones
>Tim pays for my copy >now able to sell my key for a profit Based
If it's Denuvo, you're fucked - their games haven't been cracked for months.
Thomas Long
>except two weeks ago but I pretend that didn't happen so I'm still l right
Alexander Martin
Which game?
Hunter Jackson
this is bullshit but at the same time I figured it'd be like that from day one anyway
I dunno I had a PS4 version as what I chose but I'm probably gonna get a refund anyway. This EGS shit soured me on the game entirely. And if they don't let me get a refund then at least I only backed enough for a physical release and hopefully I can resell that on ebay for more or less what I paid.
Isaiah Long
No way you will get a refund you will happily take your game
Andrew Cooper
take it to the secondhand market I guess
Joseph Rogers
this is not legal
Henry Flores
>funded by chinks You know it isnt
Juan Barnes
I can't stand reading the Kickstarter comments. Throwing a massive hissy fit because it's on the EGS. Fucking idiots don't realize there was no way they were going to make this game properly with only 8 million. Now with the Deep Silver and Epic money, they're able to not only finish the game, but add in all tons of the stretch goals they didn't reach. But no. You've waited for over 18 years, but putting it on the EGS is just too much.
It is for those who backed the game expecting to receive the game on steam and now faces the possibility of not getting a refund but also not transfering the steam key
Kevin Scott
fuck off chang. I'm getting a refund.
Robert Peterson
> The way I see it, I get to play it, 10 days after it's launch via piratebay and I get my steam key so the full title can gather dust in my steam library with the rest of my "played once and it was ok" titles.
Nathaniel Reyes
In their latest update, they said people can get a refund if they wish, with details about how to go about it coming in the next few days. They're still fucking going on about how it not being on Steam is the worst thing ever. Do these fucking people lose their shit if they order a Coke and get a Pepsi?
Adrian Reed
I can only speak personally but it's not about it being on something besides steam it's very explicitly about them selling out to those chinese cocksuckers known as Epic
Jace Williams
>chinese cocksuckers Well you better get used to it. Films are bending the knee to China, games will too. Just a matter for time.
Jace Perry
i hope SEGA had nothing to do with this brainlet-tier kickstarter shit they really don't need not only sonic mostly being a steaming pile of shit but also being chinese sell outs and giving shenmue a bad name
far as I recall sega has nothing to do with shenmue III besides lending YsNet the shenmue franchise
Camden Adams
>Well you better get used to it. >games will too Yeah with that attitude you retard. That's why people are pissed off, and requesting refunds.
Christ how can you be this dense.
Thomas Watson
>there was no way they were going to make this game properly with only 8 million. Are you retarded? That's just the backer's money, Shenmue 3 got other investors on board after the initial 2 million goal was met in just one day, the kickstarter was just a mean to show there was public interest.
William Diaz
shut up vitagen
John Reyes
OH NO! I have to install another botnet to play games. ON PC! MUH FEATURES
This game was a scam from the start. The people backing it deserve to be fucked. Who the fuck was seriously stupid enough to back something already supported by Sony and while at it being a fucking shovelware Yakuza game. Based devs cashed in on every possible opportunity and are getting away with it too.
Jonathan Fisher
He's gonna need all the money he can get if he wants to complete his five part epic.
Juan Roberts
Except he didn't. Everyone got refunds.
Isaiah Barnes
He's a vitagen refugee, be nice to him.
John Ross
>his original idea was a 11-chapter series Why does he think video games are like a tv show or book
Connor Reyes
Sony only did the marketing. Showing it at their E3 was their support.
