User blog comment:Creeper50/An Issue With Kickstarter/@comment-26326346-20160210221918

Kickstarter is the new way for corporations/companies to cut costs (at least in some cases). Case and point: Shenmue 3 which had Sony "backing it as a partner".

The $6 millon raised from Kickstarter is a drop in the bucket for the likes of Sony. It really rubbed me the wrong way when they launched that Kickstarter (not that I actually care about the game).

Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3