The official Kickstarter campaign for the long-awaited Shenmue III has officially ended, raising more than $7 million from over 80,000 backers. The follow-up to 1999’s Shenmue and 2001’s Shenmue II is on track for a delayed release date of August 27,2019 for the PlayStation 4 and PC.
The Kickstarter campaign of the long-awaited Shenmue III has officially ended, raising more than $7 million from over 80,000 backers.
Shenmue III ‘s original Kickstarter campaign, which ended in July 2015, raised $6.33 million. At the time, it held the record as the highest-funded video game on the crowdfunding platform. However, developer Ys Net decided to give fans a second chance to support the project in the form of a Slacker Backer campaign.
The Shenmue III campaign is now closed, with final numbers of a funding total of $7,179,510 from 81,087 backers.
