Shenmue.

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Alright man, it's your choice. I'm just saying. You have about 2 years to play through Shenmue 1 and 2 before 3 comes out. You have enough time to be able to buy the originals for the Dreamcast and go from there.

You should also note that Shenmue 2 was not released in the NTSC area, so you'd need a PAL console to play 2 or use an Xbox since that got Shenmue 2.

It has taken me 15 years to even consider playing the first one, I think I can live if I can't play Shenmue 3 on release date :D

Also, no Xbox. Never had one. Oh, and I live in Europe so PAL's not a problem. Especially when I happen to have a modded console :P A modded console is a necessity for Dreamcast collecting anyway, since the release regions of a lot of the games vary quite a bit.

Hey man, as long as you play it, that's cool with me.

Also, you should get an original Xbox and mod it. The OG Xbox was actually really good, had tons of exclusives, the best multiplats that weren't on PC and you can emulate older titles I believe from PS1/N64 down if you ever wanted to. They're cheap as well so it's not even a lot of effort to buy one and have.

It seems people don't like them doing a kickstarter to gague interest for the game.

However, it makes a little sense.  It's not a pre-order where the game is almost finished but more of a pre-order that tells the consumer to put up or shut up.

Using surveys are nice and all but it doesn't mean that they will buy the game upon release.

Yeah, they think that the funding of Shenmue is stupid since Sony are funding it anyway but the whole reason Sony ARE funding it is because they know there is demand for it. It's a good way to see if people want the game.

The good news is that Sony have a "list" of games that they would consider making. This is really good as they're basically saying they will focus on niche games that have a lot of demand but no one will make them. Here's hoping for Skies of Arcadia and God Hand to be on that list.