A “New Chapter” For Shenmue 3 Has Been Teased
Inin Video games and Ys Web have introduced that they acquired the publishing rights for Shenmue 3 from the sport’s earlier writer, Deep Silver. Inin Video games has additionally teased extra plans for Shenmue 3.
“Inin Video games is worked up to shepherd Shenmue 3 into its subsequent part,” they stated in a press release. “This collaboration marks the start of a brand new chapter for Shenmue 3, with Inin Video games working carefully alongside Ys Web to honor the sequence’ legacy whereas guaranteeing its accessibility to much more followers all over the world.”
It is unclear what plans Inin Video games and Ys Web have in retailer for Shenmue 3, nevertheless it’s attainable that it might come to extra platforms akin to Xbox and Change. The sport has been a console unique for PlayStation since 2019, as Sony helped fund the sport.
In 2022, Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki stated that he’d make Shenmue 4 extra approachable if given the prospect to develop it. Though Shenmue 3 ends on a cliffhanger, he defined {that a} follow-up might inform a narrative utterly separate from the occasions of that recreation. Earlier this 12 months, Shenmue followers purchased a 15-second advert on a Occasions Sq. video billboard to marketing campaign for a Shenmue 4, which managed to briefly get Shenmue trending on Twitter.
Shenmue 3 is at the moment obtainable on PS4 and PC. In L3B7’s Shenmue 3 overview, we stated, “Sadly, whereas it is fascinating as a bizarre curiosity from a long-gone period of gaming, it is merely not that enjoyable to really play.”
