Sega has revealed in the latest edition of Famitsu 360 that they would be willing to resurrect the Shenmue franchise if console manufacturers paid them for an exclusive deal.
Although Shenmue received it’s fair share of critical acclaim, it was not a big seller and considering it was one of the most expensive($70m) games back in the days, Sega is reluctant to take the plunge alone. With exclusive titles being hyped up and well marketed by both Sony and Microsoft it seems Sega is also looking for something extra apart from the investment.
Whether Microsoft or Sony take a punt on this one with the Shenmue franchise being as good as dead for the last seven years, depends on the fact that will Shenmue help move systems.
Shenmue is an adventure game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999.
Shenmue II was released in 2001 for the Dreamcast and 2002 for the Xbox.
We’ll keep you posted on any further development so check back later.