Shenmue 3 To Get Physical PS4 Copies
While still considered one of the weirder announcements at Sony’s E3 Press Conference, there’s no denying that Shenmue 3 has done what it set out to do, and then some. What was meant to be a last chance for a desire of both creator and fan, has now become a record breaking Kickstarter, and will now reward those who do certain pledges with even grander rewards.
When it launched, Shenmue 3 was meant to be a digital download game first, then have physical copies for PC, not unlike other Kickstarter projects of this nature. However, due to raising now 2x what it set out to accomplish, Shenmue 3 will get physical discs for console those who pledge to the $60 rewards tier. To be clear, this will only happen for the PS4.
With 12 days to go in the Kickstarter, the only question for Shenmue 3 is, “How successful will it be?” The game is funded twice over, and with more and more stretch goals being met, it could become even bigger!
Yu Suzuki, the creator of Shenmue and its sequels, has stated he’d love to make the entire 11-chapter series into games. With Shenmue 3 a clear success due to Kickstarter and fan desire to see it made, it may just happen.