Shenmuehd.com Domain Registered

[Serenade]

They're probably just jumping the gun but someone should contact them and ask what's it about

I guess nobody knows Slovak here

[Rikitatsu]

That's the same website, isn't it?

Ah, right. It's the same. I thought the Twitter guy was affiliated with a different retailer for some reason.

[Jibby]

I think it's safe to say that there's no credibility behind the twitter source.

One fact we can't ignore, though, is that a real life games store, albeit a relatively obsure Slovakian one, is confidently taking €50 off its customers for pre-orders of the HD games.

If this is nothing more than a publicity stunt, then taking money off customers for a game that hasn't been officially confirmed is risky business - if not illegal.

Yeah I know what you mean. I had suspected that they've seen the news of the domain registries and considered it solid evidence of a release so fired up a placeholder as soon as possible to capitalise on the news.

But what gets me is the specified release date in April instead of a TBC. That confuses me.

It's definitely very odd and it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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[Jibby]

I think it's safe to say that there's no credibility behind the twitter source.

One fact we can't ignore, though, is that a real life games store, albeit a relatively obsure Slovakian one, is confidently taking €50 off its customers for pre-orders of the HD games.

If this is nothing more than a publicity stunt, then taking money off customers for a game that hasn't been officially confirmed is risky business - if not illegal.

Yeah I know what you mean. I had suspected that they've seen the news of the domain registries and considered it solid evidence of a release so fired up a placeholder as soon as possible to capitalise on the news.

But what gets me is the specified release date in April instead of a TBC. That confuses me.

It's definitely very odd and it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

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One way to figure out the legitimacy of this site, is to pinpoint when the pre-order page was created... If it's been there before the domain registration news (Yesterday), it's probably legit.

I checked the Wayback Machine, but it doesn't have the page archived...

[celsowm]

Do you guys believe that we can get a official statement next week?

[Serenade]

Do you guys believe that we can get a official statement next week?

No

[Jibby]

One way to figure out the legitimacy of this site, is to pinpoint when the pre-order page was created... If it's been there before the domain registration news (Yesterday), it's probably legit.

I checked the Wayback Machine, but it doesn't have the page archived...

Interestingly, if you filter Google to only show results from the last week, the results disappear. But this could be due to the page not being timestamped so take that with a grain of salt:



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[Jibby]

Actually ignore that, just found out it's completely irrelevant

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[Let's Get Sweaty]

If the Twitter guy associated with this store has been peddling Shenmue HD rumors since early December then it shouldn't be surprising if the pre-order page does pre-date this week's reports.

In fact it's entirely likely that he spotted the domain registrations before the news sites did, considering they've been available to find since September.

[Yokosuka]

I've just tried adding the game to cart to see if they're actually taking money off people, and they're definitely wanting some card details to process the order.

It's supposed to be a pre-order, what did you expect?

[Telekill]

Can someone post a screenshot of the preorder page from this site please?

I can't get to it (at work) and I'm curious.

[Serenade]

Does Yu Suzuki and YS net know about this?

[FlagshipFighter]

I've just tried adding the game to cart to see if they're actually taking money off people, and they're definitely wanting some card details to process the order.

It's supposed to be a pre-order, what did you expect?

I don't know how it works in the usa but in Europe a lot of stores don't charge you until it's released. Pre-ordering at my local stores just means that they will make sure they have a copy available for you on release day.

[Telekill]

Does Yu Suzuki and YS net know about this?

It wouldn't directly affect their work on Shenmue 3 so I'm guessing if they've seen it they shrugged their shoulders and kept on with development. At the most, Yu would have contacted Sega direct but I would imagine that Suzuki would already know (probably would have been told months ago) if a Shenmue HD Collection was being released.

As I'm sure everyone interested or invested in Shenmue realizes, releasing the first two games on PS4 and PC would help get more copies of Shenmue 3 sold and more than likely aid in the reality of a 4th and final Shenmue chapter to complete the story.

[Jibby]

Can someone post a screenshot of the preorder page from this site please?

I can't get to it (at work) and I'm curious.

Here you go!