Psychonauts Creator Pleads for Backwards Compatibility

A new entry in the news section of the Double Fine web site has the company's founder asking Microsoft to include Psychonauts in the next backwards compatibility update.

You know, I have an XBOX 360, and I love it. I love it so much. I wish I could spend every living moment of my life playing it. My wife and I have discussed it, and we've agreed to name our first child, "Geometry Wars." The only thing that could make my XBOX 360 any better is if it would just play this game we made called PSYCHONAUTS.

Tim Schafer revealed that he has already contacted Microsoft and offered all the resources at his disposal to help create the emulator that would allow Psychonauts to run on Xbox 360. But as other developers have revealed, they have little control over which game becomes playable on Xbox 360 and only Microsoft works on those emulators:

[Lucidmantra]

Schafer is a god, Full Throttle is one of the great games of all time. As is Grim Fandango. I haven't played Psyconauts but i might because it has generated mad amounts of accolades.

PS Naming your kid geometry wars is dumb even though it is one of the best and most infuriating games released in recent times. ANd not inferiating because of anything other than you know you should do better but that game kicks so much ass.

[Lucidmantra]

and I god I mean god amongst game producers. Not like sonyISgods ... kind of god.

[MISSY E]

Hmm.. never played PSYCHONAUTS.

[Lucidmantra]

Don't worry i can spell check your ass to death too ;) I will keep an eye out... Don't get caught slipping.

[MISSY E]

I can't spell worth S***, but are you talking to me? I never played the game. I pasted PSYCHONAUTS.
from the artical?????????. oh you did misspell the game, i did'nt notice that when i read you're comment. I never played PSYCHONAUTS.

[Lucidmantra]

LOl... ok gotcha... sorry bout that I have spelling nazis :P I type to fast alot and we all know they spell stuff crazy sometimes now. Im gonna go knit an afghan and soak my feet now... LOL

[PS360PCROCKS]

Goes both ways moron, yes I agree it's stupid, but your probably stupider, so does it really matter?

[MISSY E]

^^^lol I hope you're a kid, if not, that would be really sad...

[OutLaw]

I like that companies have a interest in making their games Backwards Compatible

[sonyISgod]

can one have his opion being said and not be bash by a pathetic 360 fans for once. Please be kind to each other and will be good friends. You 360 fan may be sad and pathetic but I don't mind, I'm willing to lower my GODLY self down to your level and have a nice onversation with you fool. I wish to have a nice and peiceful converstation with everyone on this site. Why don't we Sony fans "godly like peoples" and 360 fans "aka pathetic and sad peoples" be friends and have a nice chat for once. We don't need to fight we could have a nice chat and we'll all get our word accross to one another. Everyone should be friends ok.

[Liverpool4ever]

OK... LOL

[Lucidmantra]

Is this the first paragraph of your how to be godly book? because people who don't understand grammar shouldn't be allowed to write books. You should start by reading a few books and learning some stuff.

YEAHHHH BOYYY

[shotty]

Ken Kutaragi always names his children funny; ssj04, ps3lord, sonyisgod. He is their sugar daddy. Anyways microsoft has their emulation ninja on the whole B/C scene. They come in to work once it a blue moon and spit out some games. They work in stealth and they only do titles that they like Barbie's dollhouse.

[clayton]

Your a sad, pathetic loser. You probably sit in your basement mutilating yourself because the PeeS3 hasn't been released. Frankly, I feel sorry for you and all the suckers that pay $600 for the same quality content. Doesn't sound too smart to me. First off I am not sad nor pathetic, I am an Information Systems Administrator at a hospital, I know more than you could possibly ever know, and I feel I made a smart purchase with the 360. Next I will purchase the Wii, because it looks like it could be very fun, which the 360 is also. I am not getting a PS3 on the other hand, I personally don't want a 400 pound game console in my entertainment center. I don't want people coming in my house and asking what that huge black box is, frankly it's embarrassing. I hope you have fun this holiday season when the 360 lays the smack down on all these poor little Sony fanboys that have nothing better to do, except make fun of people that support a company that can actually make a final product.

[sonyISgod]

Every I'll talk to you guys tomarrow. Ok. To stay up for me bye. haha sad 360 fans these days are soo funny with that sad and pathetic games. Will the saddness and patheticness ever stop. Maybe when the PS3 launch. puahahha so true so real.

[OutLaw]

It's like having Dexter and DEE DEE all rolled up in one. A short pudgy kid with glasses thats dumb.

[Lucidmantra]

LMAO... all that and the intelligent of Captain Caveman or Dino.

that and if he is in the US it is 9:30 which means mom and dad are sending him to bed. Not because he is tired.

YEAHHHH BOYYYYY

[OutLaw]

That YEAHHHH BOYYYY is hilarious. I could see you just saying that as quick as possible.

[Lucidmantra]

I was listening to some Public Enemy reading his posts and it seemed like a good retort so i am using it to respond to him. All thanks goes to Flava Flav. I am ripping his line off.

[OutLaw]

Thats what I'm talking About!!! 911 is a joke. Sorry for the last response I got out of hand. 911 is for real.

[Grown Folks Talk]

you'll be back later with yet another poster name. you've got at least 5 now. why stop? are you trying to dominate the entire 15 most active members list? 1. ssj04 2. ps3lord 3. ps3willrule 4. gametime 5. sonyisgod ect, ect. did you come in last in the spelling bee at school? didn't get to play lead kazoo at the recital? didn't get picked for kickball during gym class? if you want us to praise you and raise your self esteem, just tell us. stop crying out for help and just speak to us. the first step is admitting you have a problem. (YOU) "Hi, i'm SSJ04, and i like to be incoherent." (GROUP) "Hi SSJ04!!!" just 12 steps man. we know you can do it.

[Lucidmantra]

I don't hate sony fans I used to be one to some extent, I still am one... I like my 360. But some of these people really should get out once in awhile. Try reading a little. I have been around PCs and electronics for over 24 years with various jobs using, maintaining, upgrading and repairing them. I can tell you for the next 2 years Sony will not dominate. They wont produce the numbers, games and online to really run away. MS is entrenched, it built a good name with hardcore gamers last gen, there are tons of people out there buying them right now and Sony is in identity crisis right now, heres BluRay (in 2 years you wont need it), This is the greatest gaming console ever (its a computer), Hop onto BluRay until we get an online experiance where it wont be needed because downloading is the new thing not this BluRay stuff. It smacks of insincerity and the consumers will pick up on it. People will say I want a gaming console, the 360 and Wii are gaming consoles with other functions. The PS3 is lost in the shuffle of trying to go 4 different ways at once. If they don't pull it together PS will stand for post script as in an afternote and not playstation. AND THAT sonyISgod is the REALLL .... MANNN <smokey from friday>
YEAHHHHH BOYYYY!

PS - Lord have mercy when Microsoft can miniturize and reduce costs (I have heard they are very close to being able to now) they will drop the bottom out of the price on a 360 and the 360 will be like $250 and the PS3 will still be $500 people will begin to question why when many many companies that were exclusive are cross releasing games (square, kogima has said MGS will run on a 360 and he is working on a game for it, carmack loves it, Schafer loves it, They bought Molyneux's company, EA is onboard after the fight over XBL, Ubisoft is kicking ass on the 360. Then multiply this times the Wii factor where people will be like "its just fun...maybe not the best looking gfx but i have fun playing it". It will be very very interesting despite the fact that the ps3 may have all the new fangled bells and whistles when you see a PS3 for 600 and need another controller and at least 1 game rolling for $700 and a xb360 for $250 and a controller and 5 games at about $550 people will begin to quetion their needs for a BluRay, most people dont know or care to know about CELL, they want to know about COST... and I can tell you that is a compelling arguement MS is placing. Let alone this Christmas when quality AA if not AAA titles are coming (Gears of War, Viva Pinata, and a bunch others like FOrza which might make it) and then you have Halo 3 and Fable 2 on the horizon and people will really really think about it. I WIL OWN a PS3... probibly at launch, but it will have a hill to climb for play hours at launch with the stuff 360 will have out and I will be looking at launch titles developed on a dev system and probibly wasn't 100% what is in the PS3 final version.

[shotty]

Ahh, poor guy is tired from typing all day, I guess it's time to goto bed and let momma tuck you in. Now you can have dreams about marrying a ps3 and raising your hybrid kids in your fantasy land.

[TheMART]

there's only one guy that uses the words 'sad' and 'pathetic' in the same message, mostly multiple times.

You just can't get your history deleted ssj04
Face it. And go w*nk yourself that's more use at this age then typing messages.

[Schmitty07]

No ssj04, you are the pathetic one. Im suprised that you didn't spell sad, "sadd".

Seems like BC on the Xbox is hard, if it takes them this long to emulate software. I apreciate their efforts. I never really played Xbox games (only got it for Halo 2 in 04, and before that I had a GC) so I'm not really into the BC.

[zerofunction]

jesus half of you are so damn childish. He wasnt serious about naming his kid after the arcade hit. Learn to take a joke.

[shotty]

I wonder how much children there are named Halo or Master Chief. Emulation Ninjas we need more titles.

[Lucidmantra]

shotty did you read XBox360 Uncloaked? It sounds like you did. And I agree the Ninjas need to work faster.

[Tsalagi]

I wish Area 51 was B/C

[InSpectre]

Sometimes we forget that MS screwed its developers and publishers besides the consumer. Ah well, history repeating itself.

[TheMART]

At least MS is doing a good job now.
While Sony is lying and screwing everyone by letting them wait endlessly. And one thing besides the much talked about consoles, they will let us see about the same graphics if Sony pulls it off on reasonable specs instead of the problems they're facing now downtuning CPU and bad yields for CPU and GPU.

The controller. The 360 controller has been mentioned by many as the best controller ever.

There you go with the smugged up PS2 controller without rumble.

Put those 2 controllers head to head and I know enough.

[TheMART]

Well let's just ignore that ssj04 guy for the rest of his live.

PSYCHONAUTS!

Great game, really. Played it on the original xbox, best platform game ever it surprises me that didn't sell well. I bet with some good support on 360 this game could be picked up. Especially when the quality of the graphics will be up even further by the hardware of 360! Like Ninja Gaiden, Halo 2, DOA3 etc. has also

[Capt CHAOS]

ALL new xbox games should be checked for backwards compatibility with 360 and perhaps come with a '360 compatible' sticker on the front..

Yeah, yeah, I know this isn't a new game.. But let's get the back catalogue sorted out too..

[Daewoodrow]

It would be nice, but they wont put stickers on the front of boxes, because they have that disclaimer going, they can retract or add any BC games any time they want, so the label would legally implicate them to maintain the game.

[TheMART]

Those three 'lame' voters at this message must be ssj04 (man are u famous or what?), ps3lordNOT, ps3isgodNOT or ps3willruleNOT

All 360/xbox fan's vote cool even if it was just to freak ssj04 out of his little pony's pink room (reason why he's frustrated and likes the Gaystation)