Realistically, how is $2 million going to be enough to fund a PS4-era sequel, presumably with completely new technology (based on the trailer)?
It's easy for someone to answer a poll asking if they'd like a game. It's an entirely different story to put up your own hard-earned dollars to fund it's development.
Sony is paying something for the exclusivity, I imagine. They might also be matching 2:1 or something. Who knows?
The kickstarter is only a day old, this amount of press will grow that $2M.
Plus they're using UE4, saving a lot vs the custom engine of Shenmue I.
We only have one piece of the financial puzzle, here.
"The real challenge now is to deliver a sequel that we will all be satisfied with after 14 years of waiting. After much research and planning, we set the funding goal at this level believing it will make possible a fulfilling Shenmue experience."