BlueMue wrote:It is slighty disturbing how much we talk about a delay here even though nothing has been stated yet. Though I fully understand any concerns about the release date and how people draw conclusions from the latest update. I personally expected some delay right from the start of the Kickstarter so I really wouldn't mind.
I don't think that many people will be frustrated if Shenmue III really does get delayed. Everyone has been waiting for it so long, Kickstarter projects have this habit of not meeting deadlines and after all, we're talking about a Shenmue game, something that stands for quality. Honestly nobody can complain that they put more time and effort into making the game bigger and better.
There is still a possibility that it makes the targeted december release if the dev team has some sort of grand scheme how to handle things. I actually find it admirable how they didn't spoil anything for so long but obviously people are urging for some proper gameplay footage. Especially with a Kickstarter project they have to think more open so keeping everthing a secret until the last moment is not a very good strategy
A delay is still an assumption, you're right about that, but it feels like a foregone conclusion with YSnet skipping E3.
I suppose there are still some theoretical scenarios the game makes it out in 2017, but they're really,
really unlikely. They seem to be in serious crunch mode either way, and I still don't think we're looking at a really lengthy delay just yet.
They'll have to address the issue sooner or later. People asked relentlessly about E3 and got an answer, so this won't be any different.
mjq jazz bar wrote:My only concern about a delay is whether or not they have enough money to delay the project. I'm assuming they have more money than we think, so hopefully my assumption is correct.
Funds for at least a single delay should be factored into the budget. I don't think they're flying by the seat of their pants on this one. If the delay is longer than expected, or if there are multiple delays, then things may get trickier.