Understand that we, the backers of Shenmue 3, do not wish to support the Epic Game Store.Īnd that without us, the backers of Shenmue 3, you would not have reached this deal with the Epic Game Store. Understand that we, the backers of Shenmue 3, do not care much for the Epic Game Store. We understand that Ys Net and Deep Silver cares very deeply for the funding and profits they can get their hands on. We understand that the very large amount of money they have received from die-hard fans through pledges and pre-orders looks like small change compared to what Epic has probably offered them. We understand there is no way Ys Net and Deep Silver will back out of the deal with EGS. This is an outrage, especially considering the shady business and anti-consumer practices that the Epic Game Store has been exhibiting. It has been confirmed that no refund requests will be entertained.Announcement was made out of the blue without consultation or warning, just months away from release date, and without any options or alternatives for backers.EGS is well known and proven to be lacking in many areas, including player data security.
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Ys Net & Deep Silver's assertion that the EGS is the best platform to ensure the most enjoyable PC experience is an outright lie.Ys Net has indicated that Shenmue 3 would be published on Steam for the past few years and has in fact, a coming soon page on Steam storefront.This is, unfortunately, a punch in the gut for PC backers for many reasons, including: But most importantly, in looking for the most enjoyable experience on PC, it was decided together with Deep Silver after much discussion that the Epic Games Store would be the best distribution platform option." Development for Shenmue III has been moving forward using Unreal Engine and the support we have received from Epic has been excellent. "We are happy to announce that Shenmue III for PC will be will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. In their Kickstarter announcement, Ys Net has said: This statement also hints that Epic is going to be very active on the Kickstarter market and might snatch up exclusive rights to other popular fan-funded games in the future, which could influence the market in those areas.It was announced that Shenmue 3, which was originally set to be shipped via Steam for backers who selected the PC platform, would now be an Epic Game Store exclusive title. “When future games go Epic-exclusive after offering crowdfunding rewards on other PC stores, we’ll either coordinate with colleagues at the other stores to ensure key availability in advance, or guarantee refunds at announcement time.” “Epic is funding the cost of all Kickstarter refunds resulting from Shenmue III’s move to the Epic Games store, so that refunds won’t reduce Ys Net’s development funding,” Sweeney said. He followed that up with a comment about future Kickstarter-related Epic exclusives. When future games go Epic-exclusive after offering crowdfunding rewards on other PC stores, we’ll either coordinate with colleagues at the other stores to ensure key availability in advance, or guarantee refunds at announcement time.- Tim Sweeney July 2, 2019Įpic CEO Tim Sweeney responded to an article by PCGamer and said that Epic would foot the bill for Shenmue III backers who wanted their money back. This is where Epic Games has stepped in and made it clear that those refunds were going to be happening in a way that wouldn’t affect Ys Net and its studio. Shenmue III is also running on Unreal Engine 4 and because of that, Ys Net notes that Epic has been helping them throughout the game’s development in various ways.ĭespite the move making sense for all three parties, fans who wanted the game on PC, but not through Epic, still wanted their refund. Deep Silver has a good relationship with Epic when it comes to games. Ys Net was very upfront with why the move made sense for them in a post on the official Shenmue III Kickstarter page. Whether it be not liking the newer store’s interface or a preference to have all of their games in one place, there was a major push for refunds following the announcement.
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With war being waged between PC game distributors, this move rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way, since Steam is many gamers’ preferred place to purchase and install games.
🔊 Please read the attached message from Yu Suzuki & Deep Silver: /WbxeB2H52S- Shenmue 3 June 3, 2019
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