Speaking with Japanese weekly Famitsu, Sega stated they would consider developing Shenmue III exclusively for one platform, if a platform holder was willing to help fund a third title in the cult-hit series.

Sega knows that fans want to see a new title emerge, but are apparently mindful of the fact that previous games didn't sell well - that said, they seem keen to get a new game made anyway.

To quote: "In a recent issue of the 360 dedicated Famitsu the game was discussed and the sum of it was this:

None of the previous games sold really well for the investment made, and SEGA is in doubt as to if it will resurrect the series. However, SEGA assured the fans that if there is some opportunity to revisit the series, they would love to do it.

SEGA also mentioned the chance of one of the three hardware makers financing the game's (Shenmue III) production in exchange for an exclusivity deal."

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Sega Considers Shenmue III Options, Trade Exclusivity for Funds

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By reddeath on 7 weeks ago:
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I hope its not the wii that gets it.. I would like to see this game with some real grfx.

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By Neo Cyrus on 7 weeks ago:
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I hope its not the wii that gets it.. I would like to see this game with some real grfx.
Sadly it will not have any "real grfx" because that would mean it would have to be released on PC rather than any console. As for it being on the Wii, I seriously doubt that will happen unless Sega are even more insane than I thought. The Wii is an overclocked Gamecube.

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By Hemp on 7 weeks ago:
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OMG i would love to see this game on my PS3. i was a big fan of the game and i bought a Dreamcast just coz i wanted to play this game. the gameplay is maybe not everybodys thing but the story was great, not to mention the grahpics that were absolutely amazing back in the days.

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By adrianc1982 on 7 weeks ago:
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Sadly it will not have any "real grfx" because that would mean it would have to be released on PC rather than any console. As for it being on the Wii, I seriously doubt that will happen unless Sega are even more insane than I thought. The Wii is an overclocked Gamecube.
Who left the door open for trolls to come in, quit the pc/console fud.. we don't care, consoles aren't going anywhere.

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By Neo Cyrus on 7 weeks ago:
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Who left the door open for trolls to come in, quit the pc/console fud.. we don't care, consoles aren't going anywhere.
Trolls? Is that how you respond when you're offended? I'm not here to "feud" with anyone, my main point was that it's extremely unlikely to end up on the Wii. Maybe I should have cut out the first part of my last post for you sensitive ones, then again, no.

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By hoffmann277 on 7 weeks ago:
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Trolls? Is that how you respond when you're offended? I'm not here to "feud" with anyone, my main point was that it's extremely unlikely to end up on the Wii. Maybe I should have cut out the first part of my last post for you sensitive ones, then again, no.
Trying to prove his point? Play them all if you get then chance. They all rock one way or another.

I've never played either previous Shenmue but always heard good things. I personally hate exclusives but good thing about them is they are typically more polished then if they are ported everything this way and that. Examples: MGS, GoW, Halo, GT, and so on

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By saviour07 on 7 weeks ago:
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if their worried about investing in a new shenmue title because of how bad the originals sold, then i think they should test the waters and port the first one or even the second to either the ps3 or 360 and see how much interest there is in a remake? after that they can decide to finish the series off or not.

the code would probably need a good goin over and may take a year or so to port, but would be less costly than making a new title for the series.

personally i want them to finish the series off with a third, but can see how the investment would be hard to get because of previous sales

just have to wait and see...

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By zhixiang on 7 weeks ago:
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This is going to be an platform exclusive. Well, whoever gets it will definitely boost their console sale significantly. Let's hope it's not 360 exclusive, otherwise, the playstation 3 will lose another platform blockbuster game. Btw, as far as I remember, Sega seems to have a good relationship with M$ anyway. Both shenmue and shenmue II were released on the original XBOX, so why not the third one?

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By Hemp on 7 weeks ago:
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I hope not, coz then i would have to buy an x360



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