Shenmue 3 Ready for Next-Gen?

[Paratech]

The fact Microsoft wanted exclusive rights to sell it in the US was scary. I own both games for the Dreamcast and wasn't wow'ed by them...But they're ok/fun...

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Originally Posted by cooliscool

That game's been cancelled recently.. thank god.

Nope. Coming directly from Yu Suzuki himself:

Moving on to Shenmue Online, which was recently rumored to be cancelled due to development conflicts, Suzuki is quick to assure: "reports of a halt in development are completely unfounded. We have daily meetings and are currently working hard on the game's development. Rest assured." Shenmue Online is currently in development in Taiwan as a massively multiplayer Online title where players are placed in the world of Suzuki's Dreamcast epic, Shenmue. The game is set for PC release in early 2006.

Click here for the full article.

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[Cid Highwind]

Originally Posted by Paratech

The fact Microsoft wanted exclusive rights to sell it in the US was scary. I own both games for the Dreamcast and wasn't wow'ed by them...But they're ok/fun...

According to one of those articles I've read they seem to have done that with the future of the series in mind. If both Shenmue 1 and Shenmue 2 would've only been released on DC, there would've been less fans remembering it demanding a next part of the series.

However, judging from what I've read now it might take years before we get to see the next part

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Thanks for the translation, Cid.

What surprises me is that the article Katsuya started this thread with mentioned Yu Suzuki wouldn't be as involved with Shenmue anymore, and that AM2, of which he apparently was no longer part of, would continue development.

In the new article, Yu Suzuki says he would like to, despite Shenmue 3 not being development.

Either the first article was full of BS rumors, or a case similar to Megaman X6 is going on here. I seriously doubt the latter.

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[Cid Highwind]

Yeah it's a bit confusing, perhaps reading that thread at Shenmuedojo I gave the link of, will make things a bit more clear for you

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speaking of that site, finally we see the face behind the infamous english voice
http://www.planetxbox.com/shenmuedojo/index.shtml
And he's wearing a BLACK SHIRT!

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