Where to pre-order Shenmue 3

Presumably that $19.99 price tag will change before orders go live. ?
It will most likely continue to say "Not For Individual Sale," so it doesn't really matter what the price is. Sometimes, Best Buy sells the SteelBooks separately if there are extras after the pre-orders have been fulfilled so it's possible that you will be able to buy one by itself for $19.99 eventually.
 
I was searching for Shenmue III on BestBuy.com and came upon this item listing. That almost certainly indicates that Best Buy will be providing a SteelBook as a pre-order bonus.

That's weird. It definitely appears to be the case going by the description:

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Looks like they copied and pasted some of this from the Resident Evil 2 steelbook lol. Still, really interesting and pretty much confirms it will be happening.

Not sure how to take this. Might just be a Best Buy exclusive but still kinda weird as it will probably end up being better than the backer cases / sleeves / whatever they turn out to be.
 
That's weird. It definitely appears to be the case going by the description:

sQyHfZk.png


Looks like they copied and pasted some of this from the Resident Evil 2 steelbook lol. Still, really interesting and pretty much confirms it will be happening.

Not sure how to take this. Might just be a Best Buy exclusive but still kinda weird as it will probably end up being better than the backer cases / sleeves / whatever they turn out to be.
Yeah, I noticed that leftover text from the RE2 steelbook too lol.

It's true that it might end up being nicer than the backer sleeves, but Best Buy often has exclusive steelbooks for new releases. There's really nothing that can be done about it and it's not Ys Net's fault or anything. Same thing happened with Bloodstained.

.......this is going to end up being another source of backer outrage and angry clickbait YouTube videos, isn't it? ?‍♂️
 
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Yeah, I noticed that leftover text from the RE2 steelbook too lol.

It's true that it might end up being nicer than the backer sleeves, but Best Buy often has exclusive steelbooks for new releases. There's really nothing that can be done about it and it's not Ys Net's fault or anything. Same thing happened with Bloodstained.

.......this is going to end of being another source of backer outrage and angry clickbait YouTube videos, isn't it? ?‍♂️
Probably lol
 
Yeah, I noticed that leftover text from the RE2 steelbook too lol.

It's true that it might end up being nicer than the backer sleeves, but Best Buy often has exclusive steelbooks for new releases. There's really nothing that can be done about it and it's not Ys Net's fault or anything. Same thing happened with Bloodstained.

.......this is going to end of being another source of backer outrage and angry clickbait YouTube videos, isn't it? ?‍♂️

Yeah this is entirely a publisher decision and happens a lot, including with Bloodstained like you said. YSNet have nothing to do with this. Looking forward to seeing what it looks like and which stores in the EU / UK will stock it.
 
seems like others found it too. if you google "shenmue 3 steelbook" you can find another board
and instagram posts with the same link.
 
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