Yokosuka Martian wrote: "We've got a massive list—we're calling everyone trying to get that list as much as possible. A lot of issues come around clearances or intellectual property ownerships and stuff like that."
Interestingly, for Shenmue and Yakuza fans, Boyes says it is those games that Sony are focusing on.
"We get a ton of requests for Yakuza, a ton of requests for Shenmue. We see the lists," Boyes said.
"We have a person that compiles those lists and prioritises based on how many requests we've gotten. And I think to date there's well over 10,000 mentions across like forum threads and stuff like that. So those are the ones we're focused on."
Boyes also commented on when fans should expect to start to see the result of Sony's work getting ports onto PlayStation platforms.
"I would say within the next six months we'll have at least one if not a few announcements to make on that front."
I still find that statement very hopeful and positive. If this was stated around mid-november, six months from then will land us around May, which is close to E3 time.
This is something positive that I really look forward to! I think this is something we all should look forward to and be hopeful that we will get something out of this.
It really seems that many are disappointed with the result of GDC and have abandoned nearly all hope for shenmue , but we should really hang on and just push forward. SaveShenmue campaign has done so well and it would be a shame if people tune off because of this. The result of GDC was pretty much expected because it really was a conference for developers. I understand that the Q&A was a train wreck , it really was. Watching Yu at that presentation , man , he seemed a little nervous to me but at the same time , I could see the love and passion he still has for shenmue. It's like a child to him and he really want's to conclude the series like intended , not rushing with his ass towards a tree or something like that
I'm sure that one day it will happen. Maybe not this year , or the next , but some day...I'm sure of it.
I'm hopeful and waiting for E3 to hear if Sony is bringing ports of shenmue to PlayStation. Stick together guys!