Steam users' frustration explodes as 'Shenmu 3' becomes exclusive to the Epic Games store, and finally it will respond to the return of capital



Released in 1999 for Sega's Dreamcast, ' Shenmu One Chapter Yokosuka ' is also known as the originator of the open world. Although it was produced with a large amount of development costs, Sega has withdrawn from the game hardware business, and the series has not been completed since Shenmu II, which was released in 2001. The Shenmu series long-awaited sequel title ' Shenmu 3 ' was announced, but its PC version was originally scheduled to be released from Steam, but suddenly it became an exclusive delivery at the Epic Games store. As a result, critics were raised from some of the investors. Meanwhile, in the midst of the problem, Epic Games announced that it would refund funds to investors who wanted Steam version.

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In 2015, “Shenmu 3”, the latest work of the Shenmu series, which had not been reported for a long time, was suddenly announced, and it began to raise funds at Kickstarter.

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Some of these investment plans can download the PC version, and at the beginning it was supposed that Steam could get the download version. However, since Ys Net, the developer of Shenmu 3, has partnered with Epic Games, the PC version of Shenmu 3 can be exclusively distributed at the Epic Games Store, a PC game store operated by Epic Games , in June 2019. It will be announced.

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However, the sudden dissatisfaction of Steam users exploded because it became exclusive delivery in the Epic Games store.



After that, on July 1, 2019, Shenmu 3's official announcement explained 'Why did it become exclusive distribution at Epic Games store?' And the future response policy. The developer, Ys Net, has been in discussions with Deep Silver, the publishing partner of Shenmu 3 and Epic Games, which also offers Unreal Engine 4, the game engine used by Shenmu 3. Initially, it was also considered to distribute Steam download version to investors, but it was not possible to achieve this because it was difficult to adjust with the sales policies of related companies. . However, Shenmu 3 was announced to be distributed by Steam a year after its release, and it was announced that exclusive distribution in the Epic Games store would be limited to one year.

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For those still unsatisfying users, Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney has announced that it will provide a refund for investors at Kickstarter. Since this refund is funded by Epic Games, we have tweeted that 'Shenmu 3 development costs will not be reduced.'



In addition, Sweeney said that if the PC version of another crowdfunded game is to be exclusively distributed at the Epic Games store, Epic Games will coordinate with other related companies, but still on schedule. If you can not offer a reward for this, as in the case of Schen-Mu 3, we will tweet to guarantee the refund of the funds.



Refund support depends on the user's investment plan, so it may not be possible to give a full refund if the already implemented reward is included.

It should be noted that the Schen-Mu 3 has attracted public attention in an unintended form because the PC version has been exclusively distributed to the Epic Games store, but the latest trailer has been released among the E3 2019.

Shenmue3 The Hidden Art Returns Trailer E3 2019 CERO-YouTube


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