"Still, the idea that Yu Suzuki could develop and release Shenmue 3 on a $2M budget doesn’t add up. What everyone seems to be forgetting is that the original Shenmue released in 1999 for Dreamcast literally held the Guinness World Record for the most expensive game of all time (at the time) with a production budget of $70M ($99M, if you adjust for inflation. Though
Suzuki disputes SEGA’s stated budget and says the game “only” cost $47M). Even if technology has progressed since then, either we’re going to be getting a sharply scaled-back experience, a game that looks like it was made a decade ago, or there’s a source of additional funding somewhere."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...ickstarter-but-the-original-cost-70m-to-make/
I'm assuming Suzuki isn't in charge of how the money is spent this time? Or is he? If he is, we're in trouble. We need someone who knows how to stretch a dollar, not produce a game that sets Guinness World Records for most expensive game of all time.
There is a source of additional funding -- Sony -- but statements from them indicate they aren't pitching in all that much, and that most of the game is self-funded.