Shenmue 3 Delayed to Second Half of 2018

Development schedule revised due to larger than expected scale.

Posted By | On 08th, Jun. 2017

If it weren’t bad enough that Ys Net’s Shenmue 3 would be missing E3 2017, creator Yu Suzuki announced in a new video message that the game has been delayed to the second half of 2018. The long-awaited sequel was originally meant to release by December 2017. At least, that was the delivered date on its Kickstarter campaign.

Suzuki said in the video that, “We unfortunately must delay its release. By utilizing new technologies we have been able to discover new possibilities and expressions. In many ways the game has become bigger and more beautiful than I initially expected. We do, however, need more time to deliver the game to you.

“In order to achieve the game concept you supported and my sixteen year-long personal dream, we have revised the development schedule. We are moving ahead with a plan to release the game in the second half of 2018. Details will be revealed in the backer report later this month.”

Shenmue 3 was announced at E3 2015 during Sony’s press conference. It generated controversy for crowd-funding while also going through Sony’s third party publishing process. What are your thoughts on its delay? Let us know below.


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