![]() ![]() We apologize for the sudden change in platform, however, refunds will not be granted for this change. Shenmue III will be distributed through the Epic Games Store and will require the Epic Games Store Client to activate. The launch was previously planned for distribution on Steam, however it was decided together with Deep silver after much discussion that the Epic Games Store would be the best distribution platform option. While new unannounced games being revealed as Epic Games Store exclusives ruffle some feathers, there is definitely some grey areas for previously announced games that suddenly make an about-face - often including games that have been offering pre-orders via Steam previously. Coming in as a fierce competitor of Steam, it has earned the ire from many gamers due to exclusivity and timed-exclusivity deals negotiated (often through offering more competitive rates to developers and publishers). However, that decision came well before the era of Epic Games Store's disruption of the PC distribution market. ![]() With thousands of fans backing the game, backers were given two options to eventually receive the game: PS4 copy or Steam copy. Within hours the game had reached nearly $700,000, the project was funded (at the $2,000,000 target) within nine hours, and the Kickstarter closed at a record-breaking $6,333,296. For those of you out of the loop, Shenmue 3 had a fairly strange reveal - while the game was showcased at the PlayStation E3 2015 Press Conference, it was more a platform to announce a Kickstarter campaign. ![]()
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