Well, it could have been a bit better if they honoured the backers.
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Shenmue III is timed exclusive to Epic Games Store, backers PC code redeemed on EGS & no refund (See Threadmark) [READ STAFF POSTS BEFORE POSTING]
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Well, it could have been a bit better if they honoured the backers.
EGS has to earn my purchases not steal them. I have longed for a release of 3 for over a decade my platform choice is PC steam or a Sega console. As of now neither are an option.
Fuck EGS.
i was being sarcastic. i have a feeling that they'll try not to.
I doubt they care, they're getting paid. Yu Suzuki (assuming he had a part in this decision, but it might be all DS) is 61 years old and is unlikely to develop anything else after this. Who cares about goodwill lol.
Those pricks are probably sipping wine and chilling in them Epic bucks.
Fuck you and me, they don´t give a fuck.
It's most enjoyable for Suzuki who can now by multiple vacation homes.
Fuck that shit.
Sold me a steam version, multiple delay after, has the balls to say " in looking for the most enjoyable experience on PC" they choose to make it EGS exclusive.
I'll go for a refund, ( and good god they better refund ), but like with previous similar cases, it's still scummy as fuck. Refund won't make it forgivable, backers are not there to lend you money at a 0% interest rate while you try to attract bigger investors at the cost of promises made to your backers.
Sold me a steam version, multiple delay after, has the balls to say " in looking for the most enjoyable experience on PC" they choose to make it EGS exclusive.
I'll go for a refund, ( and good god they better refund ), but like with previous similar cases, it's still scummy as fuck. Refund won't make it forgivable, backers are not there to lend you money at a 0% interest rate while you try to attract bigger investors at the cost of promises made to your backers.
Exactly, EGS crap benefits no one other than the publisher who gets to pocket the extra money and doesn't have to give any of it to the actual developer.
They managed to travel to an alternate universe in which Epic released a competent store and confused that store with our universe shitty EGS store.
Seems more like that when people support Kickstarter games, any change to the platform can be a deal breaker.
The real discussion probably lasted the exact amount of time to sign a check, and they told "fuck everything".
Just wait until the gamepass release my friend. I know it's not steam but atleast it's not rewarding epic.
I know this announcement will make a lot of people unhappy, but ultimately I think this is best for the future of the series. I've been quietly wishing for this to happen for a few months now. My reasoning being that Shenmue 3 is going to get a lot more marketing exposure through EGS than it would have through Steam. The Shenmue 1 & 2 release got no traction on Steam, whereas EGS already has S3 at the top of their upcoming games front page. Shenmue 3 needs this type of exposure to make any sort of sales dent in November with all those heavy hitters surrounding it.
I do feel for anyone that was wanting to play this through Steam. I hope backers will still have the option to request a Steam key, similar to how Metro Exodus pre-orders were honored for Steam purchasers.
I do feel for anyone that was wanting to play this through Steam. I hope backers will still have the option to request a Steam key, similar to how Metro Exodus pre-orders were honored for Steam purchasers.
I am going to contact them today about the refund. I threw in $150 and another $30 for 2nd PC copy. Well, f that.
This is ridiculous and I am not even blaming Epic here as they will so what they always do. Publisher and developer should not be doing that to their loyal backers. Meh...
This is ridiculous and I am not even blaming Epic here as they will so what they always do. Publisher and developer should not be doing that to their loyal backers. Meh...
I paid 300 dollars. I think I have the right to be upset, dont you think ?
Too early. Just announced. We'll have to see how quickly they try to respond to it.
Easy way around this - issue Steam keys to backers who already paid, but only sell Epic keys or on that client. Not that fucking difficult, is it?
Exclusivity is an inherently bad thing for consumers. It removes consumer choice, forces us into ecosystems with varying or missing features, and only helps people who own stock in the company receiving exclusivity.
The negativity is absolutely warranted, and an easy way to avoid the constant negativity is to simply avoid threads discussing it.
I think I got the PS4 version but worst case scenario atleast I didn't give Epic any money. This sucks
Don't you think this move could give more money in the pockets of the developers in order to fund future content for Shenmue 3 or a sequel ?
Damn
Shenmue 3 didn't need this kind of exposure, this is bad optics.
"please fuck off"
What the hell is this non-sense. Either EGS should have announced a way to make KS backers whole (Steam only keys for those that backed with Steam), or waited until they could have made that happen.
They absolutely should be roasted for this, giving them a pass 'To give them time to figure out it out' is nonsense.
Why though? And I don't mean that just as a EGS question, but anyone really? I personally don't get this mentality of only one store/platform. I support all of them, I buy from GOG, ubistore, Origin, Microsoft's store, they all work fine and let me play my games just fine
What contract? Where did you agree to a contract about the platform? What contract term was changed? If you mean a dropdown option, that's not a legal agreement.
Bad publicity, if that's what you mean. The product is now poisoned because, besides signing an exclusivity deal after the game started development, they also lied to the backers. But well, bad publicity is better than nothing.
Maybe the game shouldn't be releasing in November when the largest publishers in the world launch their largest games with the largest marketing budgets?
I mean, just the fact that it's exclusive to Epic Games Store is whatever. But the fact that they (and other companies) pull this surprise exclusivity when it was advertised in the kickstarter and in emails and such that it was going to be on Steam is super sketchy and should be criticized.
Deep Silver keeps striking out with this bullshit. It sucks that it has to happen to Shenmue III, which is already a low budget game that absolutely doesn't need this bad publicity.
Deep Silver keeps striking out with this bullshit. It sucks that it has to happen to Shenmue III, which is already a low budget game that absolutely doesn't need this bad publicity.
Can they least still give out steam codes for backers that want them? This has been pretty lame with crowdfunded projects.
1070 and 100GB what
Does it state for what resolution and framerate?
Yeah, if they are afraid of Steam keys being resold they can also send a link in which you don't even see the serial, you log with your Steam account and the game is tied to it.
The devs? No. Epic's money likely went to Deep Silver, who bought the publishing rights to this game. They won't pay the devs for future Shenmue 3 projects up-front.
man you can already tell this is gonna be a mess on day 1 on release. too bad that epic game store has no forums where people can discuss solutions for technical problems :(. guess they gonna go to the steam forums for that
1070 and 100GB what
Yikes. Those requirements don't look good.
1070 and 100GB what
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