So, a Shenmue 3 kickstarter was announced at E3 today ( best news i have ever heard at E3 ) so i thought i would create a thread about it.

So far it's already close to half a million dollars, this is less than half an hour after it was announced.

$600,000 already! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3

This is amazing, it's going to get to $2,000,000 in no time.

$854,234 as of typing, this the best news I've heard in long time can not wait to here more on this, certainty going to hit it's target by end of tomorrow.

Almost at a million already. So what happens when the target it is reached ? can people continue to put money into it or will it stop ?

$1,000,000 reached, amazing.

I (like most the country) missed the Sony conference. Why is this a kickstarter? $2 million is a drop in the ocean for Sony to fund.

Glad it's coming to the PC as well. Happy days!

I imagine that although there was a lot of noise about it there may have been concern that there wasn't actually the support out there to justify it. I suppose it's a 'you want it, put your money where your mouth is' type deal. Can't say I am surprised really, think of how loud the clamour is for Yakuza translations are then it doesn't sell well.
If it's going to work it's going to take a damn sight more than 2million, the stretch goals are 4million and then 2*? Million. I imagine Sony are part funding it.
They better not have that appalling voice acting.

Yeah $2 million is no where near enough, didn't the first 2 cost like $50 million to make?

I sold my Dreamcast discs the other year for £40 each, such huge demand still

Yep, something like $99 million in today's money. I suppose Sony must be putting money in. Could it be that if the target is reached then Sony sub the rest of the Dev cost?
The clip I saw suggested that if the stretch goals are reached it would be 'the full experience ' which sounded like kickstarter is going to pay for bonus towns. It's all a wee bit vague.

Just seen that it's estimated to be out in Dec 2017, oh well.

1st thing I did this morning was back myself a PS4 copy!

1,784,000! It'll hit target in about 1/2 hour at this rate!

I was initially happy and amazed when this was announced (played all the previous games on the DreamCast), HOWEVER, the fact that they are NOT making it for Xbox One (PS4 & PC only), is a travesty?!?!

Why?!?!?!?!

Presumably because Sony bought console exclusivity.

I just hope they fire out remakes of the original shenmue games! 👍🏻 (even digital PSN only releases would do me) 👊🏻

Should have waited, will be a lot cheaper in 2017

I'm hoping the remakes will help pass the time!

Cheaper than $29?

Good point, I stand corrected

Backed it for the $29 digital copy, but I may up it to a physical copy before it ends.

Holy cow.. Are we getting the remakes???

Just Nintendo to go now, if they announce Metroid I will wet myself with excitement

Amazing, target almost met in half a day.

Wonder why it's only digital on ps4?

Should Shenmue 3 be a success digitally, then will further installments be physical copys too.

Waited 14years for this announcement, what a day.

Shenmue was a huge part of my gaming experiences as a child.

Now at 27, I feel old....

It just passed the original $2Million goal.

It just reached 2 million. Only took about 9 hours.