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- Jun 12, 2019
So, it's not really a secret but Shenmue 3 sold poorly on Steam - less than 20,000 despite a deep day 1 discount.
The current metrics look poor too with peak concurrent players falling to below 30 for the last month (and just 16 yesterday - for comparison, Shenmue 1 & 2's peak concurrent players is 30).
Hitting a bundle, albeit a "premium" bundle, could drive more people to the series however it could also jeopardise future sales of Shenmue 3 itself through a greater proliferation of gray market keys. FWIW, Humble Monthly subscribers can choose between a Steam key and Epic key.
It's happened to a fair few Epic "exclusives" following their Steam release now - particularly those without a high profile like Closer to the Sun, Ancestors, etc.