You may recall that a few weeks ago, the Xbox ANZ Twitter account fueled speculation that some kind of Psychonauts 3 announcement could be in the works, but according to Double Fine's Tim Schafer, that's not the case.
Speaking to the "Cressup" YouTube channel this week, Schafer admitted that he didn't see the Twitter post from Xbox ANZ, confirming that he's "not working on Psychonauts 3". However, he did tease that perhaps we'll hear something about what the studio is working on before the end of 2023.
"We’re kind of at the ‘Willy Wonka, closed doors’ phase. But soon we could open and cause a lot of harm to a lot of children, just like Willy Wonka.”
There's obviously a lot of demand for a Psychonauts follow-up considering how well-received the sequel was a couple of years ago — it's still one of the highest-rated Xbox Series X games on Metacritic - but it seems the studio wants to take a break from that world for now. That is, unless there's some kind of spin-off in the works!
For us here at Pure Xbox, we'd love to see either a totally new IP from Double Fine, or a sequel to Brutal Legend. The latter seems unlikely right now, but there's just so much potential there, especially with Jack Black in the driving seat!
What would you like to see next from Double Fine? Tell us down in the comments section below.
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Yet to make a bad game. Whatever they've got cooking it's bound to be a goodun.
I know I'll enjoy whatever they releases as I love Thier games but still am a bit down about having to wait longer for a psychonauguhts sequel , even a remaster would have me throwing my money at them
I would also love a Brutal Legend sequel!
Excited about whatever they make. I love Psychonauts, Costume Quest and even Spacebase!
Edit: so Double Fine, Id Software and Roundhouse (and The Coalition, technically) are the studios we are waiting to see something from now. Any word on what Roundhouse is up to?
I know I repeat this far too often, but I'd love to see them develop a new Banjo or resurrect Conker's Other Bad Fur Day. They would be perfect!
Psychonauts 2 is the most fun I've had playing a game in years i was really hoping the rumours were true but I'm sure whatever they are working on will be great.
Good, I like that Double Fine isn't always working on the same IP. And I would prefer seeing them make yet another new IP. They are a creative bunch. I like that a lot.
Whatever it is, I am sure it will be something right up my alley as I love Double Fine's humor and attention to fun gameplay.
I wanted to like Psychonauts 2 but it didn't do it for me. Hopefully they'll make games not written by Schaffer.
@Ichiban I think DF's humour is a bad fit for Banjo personally.
Great developers and produced one of my favorite PSVR titles with Psychonauts. A new point and click adventure game would be nice...
I love that that was his response, "We’re kind of at the ‘Willy Wonka, closed doors’ phase. But soon we could open and cause a lot of harm to a lot of children, just like Willy Wonka.”
Only Tim Shafer would say ***** like this. 😂
Though I would love to play a Psychonauts 3, I’m excited for whatever Double Fine is cooking up. They are so creative and fun. Each series of theirs is different from the next.
That's fair, we will see that game in another 8yrs or so.
If it’s not Banjo or Conkers I’ll personally sulk
Brutal Legend 2 please
@BeerIsAwesome
Brutal Legend across both the Xbox 360 and PS3 sold 1.4 million copies. So you might be needing to set up your riot
@BeerIsAwesome
I'll join you because I loved Brutal Legend
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