Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says: “Epic is funding the cost of all Kickstarter refunds resulting from Shenmue IIIs move to the Epic Games store, so that refunds wont reduce Ys Nets development funding.
“When future games go Epic-exclusive after offering crowdfunding rewards on other PC stores, well either coordinate with colleagues at the other stores to ensure key availability in advance, or guarantee refunds at announcement time.”
Source: N4G PC Epic Games funding Shenmue 3 PC Kickstarter refunds