Rumor: Shenmue HD Remaster Coming This Year
A trusted source close to Atlus USA, has recently revealed that Shenmue HD Remaster will be released this year. Both games, Episodes 1 & 2, may be released together. They are presumably being geared up for launch to precede Shenmue 3, which could possibly slip into 2018.
“Last year Sega hinted strongly that a Shenmue HD remaster was on the cards and then towards the end of last year, Sega registered the domain ShenmueHD.com. Furthermore, many have known of the existence of a Shenmue HD Remaster for some time. Way back in 2010, a Shenmue II remaster appeared on Microsoft’s Partnernet – the online ecosystem for Xbox 360 dev kits.
So it was a always case of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ a Shenmue HD Remaster would appear.
The appearance of an HD remaster will be vital for the success of the forthcoming Shenmue 3. While it raised a colossal amount of money via kickstarter through long-time series fans, the vast majority of gamers won’t know the events of the first two games.
Such a story rich experience would be impossible to appreciate without knowledge of the events so far – and so it’s an important step for the series to find a new, broader fanbase.
No further details have been revealed to us regarding the release. We were told it is ‘safe to assume a PC/Steam release’, there has been no indication that the Shenmue HD Remasters will appear on any other platform.”
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