Xbox's Phil Spencer: Biggest request I get is to bring back Shenmue

I've almost lost my hope for this game. But nowadays there's so much buzzing about it. I guess I can see a small probability in the future now, despite the platform that'd come out to.

Did he Forgot the #SonySaveShenmue tweets or just desperately mention it as if "his fans" want it ?

It's like that cheesy 90s movie where the kid says, "Dad, when will we be a family again?"

"When the Angels win the world-series," he quips.

Xbox is the kid, I'm the dad, and Shenmue 3 is the Los Angelos Angels.

How hilarious would it be if Sony read this and announced Shenmue 3 at E3. OMGAWDZ

I'm throwing money at the screen, but nothing's happening )':

( ... probably because it's not $94 million... )

A sequel could never live up to the quality of the original games. Even with today's tech, triple-A sandbox titles cut corners all over the place, focusing on generic systems to keep costs down. Shenmue wasn't like that; even though there were generic-style mechanics in place, there was a helluva-lot of hand-crafted stuff. This is what ballooned the cost of the games up IMO - but it's also part of what made them so unique. They were too ambitious.

I will never forget standing on the corner of the street harassing bystanders to play a game of lucky hit. :)

I would buy an xone for shenmue 3, no questions asked. If he says its the NUMBER 1 most requested game, shouldnt he do something about it? Doesnt titanfall show games can still sell systems? I'd buy an xbox one for every member of my family for shenmue 3. Dont let us down brah, microsoft is on thin ice with its public relations...dont start toying with our hopes and dreams. Or we'll start ballsing up you profit margins. Seriously phil, make it happen or I'm coming to your place in Redmond with my boys and a couple of baseball bats. Please make it happen.. i would literally suck you off, if it means getting a pop at lan-di

a new shenmue game would be the only thing that could convince me to buy an xbox one, i dunno how many others out there share this view but it could be xbox's killer app/system seller potentially...so maybe MS should just buy sega? :D

Microsoft can always just flat out buy Sega. They have the money. The first Xbox was considered by many including myself as a suped up Dreamcast because of the launch games it had (Project Gotham, Dead or Alive 3, Shenmue 2 and Jet Set Radio Future). I know that studios that Microsoft buy tend to die but at this point Sega is better off dead.

When will we get to catch LAN DI!!???? I've waited 13 years already!!!!

They can always buy the license from Sega if need be. I don't think they care anymore about that IP so that is possible actually.

Also HD remake not possible because of the same reasons.

an HD remake of the previous games on the 360 or Xbox one would be cool.

OH HELL YEAH PLEASE!!! DO THAT!!!!!!! I miss that game and the fact that I never got a chance to finish it because the other games never came out.

Oh look, Phil Spencer teasing more games he can't deliver. Again.

How is this news?

I campaigned against the X1's original anti-consumer policies. I've been unwilling to give a penny to MS since hearing their plans, because I felt like giving them money even after their 180 would be like giving them the go ahead to try to screw us over again next time. I find their execs douchey, their console ad-centric and anti-gamer, and their exclusives lackluster and vacuous.

But...

As many others here have said, if Shenmue (HD or 3) came to Xbox One, that alone would make me buy an Xbox One, and I'd suck up every negative thought about Microsoft I ever had. Yes, the game is that good.

does no one realize that a game like shenmue just wouldn't suit Microsoft image and gaming focus. The only reason it was on Xbox in the first place is because the boss from sega jumped ship to Microsoft once the dreamcast had failed and brought over shenmue. PS4 is the only place it would actually benefit and get more sales, because of the variety and image Sony shows. Not trolling over Xbox is rubbish more that I want the game to thrive and for me personally, it would better suit the PS4.

Now there is an exclusive Microsoft should buy into, even if it is on hype alone.

Does Microsoft even know that Sega have stated they are willing to give Shenmue exclusivity for funding?

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If Shenmue were to come out on X1 it would actually make me buy one, good thing I don't have to buy an X1, bad thing there will probably be no Shenmue 3 and I'll never get to finish the trilogy.

If they where to get Shenmue 3 and give part 1 and 2 the HD treatment i would seriously consider getting a Xbox One.

Shenmue will be eventually sold and rebooted. Happens to everything eventually. I'll be telling my kids about when I played the original and sequel one day. If I can get their attention from their VR headsets and self-projector screens...

i'm not the biggest Xbox fan but i like how Spencer got the promotion, he was the best talker throughout all last years events.

If Nintendo can develop Bayonetta 2 with Sega's permission, Microsoft can do the same with Shenmue..if they really wanted to.

I read between the lines and it said it's just won't make us enough money. Maybe that's just my eyes lying to me, but I always go with my gut and that's what it says.

If microsoft was smart enough to put money in Segas pockets, enough to get Shenmue 3 to be a xbone exclusive, I would go buy a xbone one and bust the lens out on the kinect and tolerate their shitty console for that one game alone. You would see alot of Xbones sharing space with Ps4s in gamers living rooms I am sure, well maybe only around 300,000 but they ought to be desperate enough to put some money into this to get some more sales. If not I hope Sony gets to them first so I dont have to bother with X1 since it has the potential to run better on Sony's machine anyways..

sony will get it sry spencer

Microsoft could easily give SEGA the funds to make a new Shenmue. They did it before on the original Xbox. SEGA was actually Microsoft's biggest 3rd-party partner back then, because they had a good relationship during the Dreamcast era (it ran on Windows CE).

true you can't make it but why can't you turn round to SEGA and say "hey loads of people want Shenmue 3 how about we help fund it and publish it for you?" (also Sony or Nintendo could do this too, it's not like it can't be done just look at what Nintendo did for Bayonetta 2)

I would love a re-release in HD of shenmue 1 and 2. If it sells well they may make a 3.

When was the last time people actually played Shenmue? I wanted a sequel for a little while after I beat two, but now I don't really care. I'm not saying I don't support a sequel, it's just I have little interest in it now.

Are these requests real life? I'd up for it 15 years ago, but now a shenmue game this gen won't be relevant, it will only ends up the same fate(or worse) as theif reboot. plot and character can hardly be appealing again at this day and age, a karate kid on his quest to find a kung fu mafia guy to vengeance his father's death? who will buy a game like this?(some fans will but it won't able to cover up the production cost) before anyone calling names, back then I was a No.1 shenmue fan, it's the only video game I'd camp outside of gamespot just to get it at middle night launch(back then there weren't any I know) but now the game industry has changed, shenmue won't be the only game of its kind and it won't able to keep up with the competition.

One remarkable thing about Shenmue is that it has the greatest sound track of all time, that chinese violin from the debut trailer still melting my heart no matter how many times I listen to it, I'd definitely buy that again should they decide a re-release, it will be my life time collection that I will pass down to my son and grand son.