![]() This further signifies the important contribution of Xbox to the success of Psychonauts 2. However, Xbox told them to complete the game and only launch it when ready according to Greenberg. The studio was ready to release it incomplete and not to their vision. In addition Aaron Greenberg also talked about how Xbox gave Double Fine ample time to make the game. Hence, this acquisition by Xbox allowed us to have an amazing sequel. ![]() So, even if the release took place, the reception was going to bad enough to kill the series. Double Fine have said that the game was limited by the funds. Psychonauts 2 may never have been launched if Xbox didn’t provide the required financial help. Therefore the funds provided by Xbox were crucial to the project. ![]() Greenberg says that:Īfter the purchase, we injected a lot of money into the studio, in addition to providing an entire team of developers to support the game, also providing new teams of animators, new technologies and much more. The financial help from Xbox was necessary. So, the studio certainly didn’t have enough to make Psychonauts 2 as good as they wanted it to be. Double Fine had to ask a lot of money from fan funded campaigns and couldn’t ask for more. This fits in with what we know about the sequels development. When we contacted Double Fine, they had a limited budget for Psychonauts 2, so they were going to launch the game with what they had. In a sit down with Xbox studio, Greenberg talked about the games launch in detail. Xbox GM Aaron Greenberg said in a recent interview that Xbox injected a lot of money into Double Fine studios. But, this would have never happened if Xbox didn’t acquire Double Fine according to Aaron Greenberg. And the sequel did finally see the light of day last August. The studio did everything they could to get funding and launch their passion project. ![]() Many didn’t even think it would see a release because Double Fine had no money to make it. This was a big success considering the turbulent development of the game. Psychonauts 2released last year to a very positive reception from the players and critics. ![]()
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