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Shenmue 3's already going gangbusters on Kickstarter, having crept up to just over $3.5 million since its crowdfunding campaign went live last week, but if it's to be the truly open world sequel many fans are hoping for it's still got some way to go. Speaking to fans on a Reddit AMA on Friday evening, creator Yu Suzuki suggested that the initial $2 million target was just the start. "I will say this: if we reach the $5 mil mark, one of the things I really want to do with Shenmue 3 will become a reality," he said. "At $10 million, it will truly have the features of an open world."
Given that the original Shenmue's budget ran to some $47 million (a figure supplied by Suzuki back in 2011), questions have emerged about how Shenmue 3 can be made for a relatively paltry sum - and how external partners, such as Sony who lent Suzuki and his company YsNet its E3 stage for the reveal, may be helping with funding too.
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