Ys Net will make an announcement regarding Shenmue III during the opening ceremony of Gamescom 2018 on August 21, which starts at 2:00 a.m. PT / 5:00 a.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. CEST, the developer teased.
“There is a Shenmue III announcement planned for the opening day of gamescom, Tuesday the 21st, at 11:00~13:00 CEST (17:00~19:00 JST),” Ys Net said in an update. “[Director] Yu Suzuki will not be in attendance, but we have put a video together for the announcement that we are currently putting the final touches to. So, please hold on until Tuesday!”
You will be able to watch the opening ceremony live on the Gamescom 2018 official website. In addition to Shenmue III, several other announcements have also been teased.
Shenmue III is due out for PlayStation 4 and PC in 2019.