I never played it, but some of you guys rave about it so much, I thought you'd appreciate this.
Tim Schafer sounds like a swell guy (and not only because of the Indy reference)
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11162/Psychonauts-Creator-Pleads-for-Backwards-Compatibility/
A new entry in the news section of the Double Fine web site has the companys 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:
Tim Schafer sounds like a swell guy (and not only because of the Indy reference)
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11162/Psychonauts-Creator-Pleads-for-Backwards-Compatibility/
A new entry in the news section of the Double Fine web site has the companys 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:
"Believe us, we have top men working on it now," they said.
"You know, if it would help, we'd be willing to fly all our engineers up to Seattle, and they'd do all the programming! Or, they could just tell you exactly how our engine works, and we could probably get it running on the 360 in just a few hours!"
"TOP... MEN." Is all they said.
If you want Psychonauts to be playable on Xbox 360, you can help Tim and company by following his instructions: So right now I want you to do two things. First, do a Google image search on the phrase, "Best XBOX Game of all Time." What is the first screenshot you see? (Okay, for me, it's Psychonauts. If you get different results, then your Google must be broken.) Clearly this is irrefutable, mathematical evidence that the very next game the Microsoft emulator team should be working on is Psychonauts!
Okay, here's the second thing: I want you to get up. I want you to walk over to your window right now. I want you to open your window up, and then I want you to stick your head out, and then I want you to take in a nice breath of fresh air, and then I want you to close that window and walk back to your computer and click on this link and send Microsoft a heartfelt message. Something to the effect of, "I am a 9-year-old boy in the hospital, dying of consumption, and my last wish is to play Psychonauts on my XBOX 360!" (Please, try to make up your own disease.)
And yes, that's a real email address! I got it off the Microsoft XBOX 360 Backwards Compatibility FAQ page! And you'll notice they say, "We read every e-mail sent to this address." So, watch your language!
