Literally all of the sales data we have for pretty much every release of a Shenmue game ever would beg to differ...Regarding Japan had never been a strong market for the Shenmue franchise, it might be a good move being back on a Xbox system.
But whatever which system has Shenmue IV running on, I'll buy it in a second without hesitation.
i would buy an xbox insteed of a ps5Let's take it a step further and say specifically exclusive to the Xbox Series X. Would this be a deal breaker for you? I'm aware of the irony of this scenario with them passing on funding S3 fwiw.
Personally I always felt Xbox should have been the home for Shenmue after the Dreamcast.
Sega helped Microsoft get a foot in and the controllers were very similar with the ABXY layout.
Still feels weird using the PS4 pad for a Shenmue game lol.
That's a good point that sometimes gets overlooked I guess.there are practically zero Xbox owners here in Japan; so I think Yu would have to consider any deal with Microsoft carefully. Japan remains one of the strongest markets for Shenmue games and so alienating 20%+ of the fan base with an exclusivity deal isn’t something that should be done lightly.
It's funny that you say this. I thought of this about a day ago. I'm used to the PS controller but when I played the Shenmue games on PS4 my mind still expects the Dreamcast buttons during QTE's.Sega helped Microsoft get a foot in and the controllers were very similar with the ABXY layout. Still feels weird using the PS4 pad for a Shenmue game lol.
Xbox exclusivity was what helped killing the series in the first place. Microsoft's consoles are no place for nicher Japanese games and they would only harm the series further.
Multiplatform is the way to go.
Cave went on Xbox 360 because it was cheaper for them, and their nicher than niche ultra hardcore fanbase only had to follow them regardless.I dunno. The Xbox 360 was rife with niche titles, like the Cave shooters. It's not all Call of Duty and Halo fans on Xbox.
I wholeheartedly agree with the multiplatform route, though. It would only benefit the series.