If Ubisoft wants to drop SH in order to focus on console shoot-em-ups, I have a suggestion: sell the engine to this community, or to a volunteer dev group sponsored by this community. I bet that between them, the people here could work wonders.
I have to say, some of the best games I currently enjoy are put together by part-time devs on the web. They may not always be the prettiest in terms of graphics, but they are almost always bug-free and the gameplay is top-notch. If a group could get the eye-candy off the shelf, or port it from SH3/4 legally, you could have the best of both worlds.
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