I do think the Shenmue community are their own worse enemy sometimes
Any form of additional content in the various forms of media is a great thing. Its good for the fans because its more Shenmue. It's good for the franchise because it gets it in front of a wider audience, and it keeps the series alive. Not to mention the potential for extra story is there too.
From what i've gathered, this project seems to be coming from SEGA, not Ysnet
Suzuki and his studio are determine to make Shenmue 4
The absolute worse case scenario is if Sega announce a fun side project for the community and then the fans attack it, or turn into sharens shouting and screaming. If that happens, you have to ask yourself, why should they bother with Shenmue? The other communities like Yakuza, etc would never do this, so we shouldn't either, especially since we're older.
Once this announcement happens, we would have had new Shenmue content 3 years in row. That's amazing and should give you an indication of the future.
Those are my thoughts anyway. The only thing that will ruin this upcoming announcement is probably the community. I get that there's fear that the series might not go into Shenmue 4, but if you look at all the evidence we've collected and what suzuki himself has said, that's highly unlikely.
Don't self sabotage this opportunity. If we do, Sega are probably right to say F*k Shenmue, let's just focus on Yakuza and other Sega ips who would appreciate these same efforts.
This message isn't for everyone, but you already know, there's a toxic sector of the community ready to attack whatever gets announced. We should not add to that or be apart of it. Think of the long game and the bigger picture.