On September 17,2015, crowdfunding resumed using the online payment system PayPal, and by 2016 "Shenmue III" had raised a total of over $6.6 million USD from over 72,000 backers.
On September 17,2015, crowdfunding resumed using the online payment system PayPal, and on March 15 the project began accepting pledges through the Chinese crowdfunding platform Alipay. By April 2016, "Shenmue III" had raised a total of over $6.6 million USD from over 72,000 backers.