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the original KS page didnt say anything about Steam, the Slacker Backer page didnt say anything about Steam.
if you look at the goal of the campaign and the rewards (on KS and Slacker Backer) its just "PC".
they changed the PC requirements at some point in a update to "you need Steam to activate this product"
but that doesnt matter because everything in every KS campaign can change for whatever reason.
those were the terms of condition of KS by the time the Shenmue 3 campaign was active.
by the time where people gave their money voluntary to YS Net to fullfill the campaign goal
(Shenmue 3 on PS4 and PC)
there was no mentioning of Steam besides that post for the requirements. (or not even that, depends on the time)
so technically all PC people spent their money without knowing for sure if Steam would be the platform.
then in 2018 they had the option to choose a Steam version in the Fangamer survey.
thats why all people assumed they will get a Steam version
because whoever was responsible for the survey details, made Steam a option.
but again, all backers already paid before they received the survey,
and without the survey you couldnt know if it really would be on Steam.
so now you have people who assumed something when they paid and a promise from a survey
but all of the details are in a huge grey area.
The survey isnt a promise though. It's an order.