Perpetual maker of doomed games Tim Schafer has confessed that, no matter how many times he’s tried to pitch a sequel to the critically acclaimedPsychonauts, he has never found anybody willing to make it. However, he’s still more than keen to get something done, and so isanotherdeveloper.
“I mean I get a lot of, on Twitter or whatever, daily questions aboutPsychonauts 2,” he toldDigital Spyin an interview. “And I would love to doPsychonauts 2, I’ve actually pitched that to publishers several times and no-one has taken the bait so far.”
Schafer added that he’d need someone to give him several million dollars to make the game. After the interview was published, it garnered a response fromMinecraftdeveloper Notch, who is rolling in cash after the success of his own game. Hisresponse to Schafer on Twitterwas simple: “Let’s makePsychonauts 2happen.”
Notch has money, and this could be an amazing step toward to a future industry where major publishers don’t get to call all the shots. In fact, I think this definitely should happen. If Notch is seriously committed to doing this — and I think he’s crazy enough to be sincere — then the ball is totally in Schafer’s court. He ought to pick it up!
