Posted Jun 14, 2006 at 07:01PM by James C. Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft, Majesco Entertainment
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Psychonauts BoxDouble Fine's Psychonauts is a highly acclaimed title across many platforms, but yielded poor sales figures. Some say that the release of this title was a major factor in Majesco's descent in the gaming industry.  However, if reviews are anything to go by then Psychonauts couldn't have played the accused role.  Psychonauts was one of the highest rated games of 2005 and Tim Schafer, creator of Psychonauts (and also Grim Fandango and Day of the Tentacle) is calling for help to have this game made backwards-compatible for the Xbox360.

On the developer's website, Schafer asks that all fans of the Psychonauts game write to the Microsoft Xbox360 Backwards-Compatibility Team with "heartfelt" letters to help bump up the game's priority. After writing his own touching letter to Microsoft, Schafer offers some tips on what he feels might help your letter make an impact.

"I want you to... 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.)"

I sure would like to see Psychonauts playable on the 360, but if I'm going to come down with some strange terminal illness, there might be some other titles I'd like to see running on the 360 first.




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   by qbix (Unregistered) - 2006-06-14
 » they really should

I loved this game and am quite surprised that it hasn't made the list. It was a breath of fresh air and very artistic, not to mention how fun it was. I can only compare it to titles like Alice and Grim Fandango for the PC which, in similarity, didn't achieve the popularity they deserved even though they were uniquely creative and fun titles. I hope MS doesn't have Psychonauts in the back burner only for the fact that it didn't sell enough copies. Then again, this could be wishful thinking.

   by Your momma (Unregistered) - 2006-06-14
 » Psycho who?

Who gives a crap!!!

   by ||T34418L3|1|| (Unregistered) - 2006-06-14
 » Conspiracy

There should be this exact article but for COUNTER-STRIKE there are 16 000 people waiting fo rthis game to be made backwards compatible, thousands are waiting to buy a 360 based on this game. I believe this is a more important issue than Psychonauts.

Afterall Counter-Strike Xbox has been top 25 on Live! since release, and to this day, remains in the top 3 (as of last weeks statistics)

this makes no sense, its even a platinum hit. Microsoft is keeping this game non-BC on purpose.

   by Vecha - 2006-06-14
 » yea...

"here might be some other titles I'd like to see running on the 360 first.

"

Like Barbies Horse Adventures

   by timmage89 (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » Mortal Kombat!

C'mon, Mortal Kombat!!!

Chop Chop Microsoft!!!

   by Stalker (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » uhh...

i think the o-g xbox games are crap on 360 whats the point. they should just make some NEW games for it.

   by jB (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » request SB

what about steel battalion!

   by MadsWare (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » Conker !!

IŽll Need Conker Live and Reloaded !!

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   by Eric (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » WTF

COUNTER-STRIKE WE WANT COUNTER-STRIKE!!!!!

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   by James C. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-06-15
 » Steel Battalion

You'll never see Steel Battalion ported to 360. The reason is because SB *requires* you to use the gigantic freaking controller rig that comes with the game, and everyone knows you cant use Xbox 1 controllers on the 360.

   by MICHAELSD (Unregistered) - 2006-06-15
 » Yeah I agree!

I loved Psychonauts on the Xbox and would LOVE to play it on Xbox 360. It was for sure Xbox's platformer of the year!

   by Josh J. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-06-15
 » Best Xbox game period

see above =D

   by danny (Unregistered) - 2006-06-17
 » counter-strike???? on xb360????

omg ppl just get it for computer!!!!better!!!!
i cant believe ppl would rather get a 300-400$ xb360 and want a friggen game that you can get for 12$ at walmart
and if "you cant" then spend a good 120$ to upgrade your friggen comp instead.....i did and now im playing css!!!!
plus theres more maps on the pc version...my server alone has 60!!!!!
plus you cant put warcraft mods or deathmatch mods in it can you?
360 version sux....if you want the 360 version, then get it for the comp, hook up your 360 controller to it and play it!!!!!!!!!!!!!how FRIGGEN HARD IS IT PPL!!!! YOPU DROP 400$$$ FOR A 360, BUT YOUR COMP IS SO CRAPPY IT CANT RUN JAMES BOND?????
YOU GUYS ARE LAME!!!! GET A 80$ NIVIDIA FX5500 AND DROP A 512 MEM CARD IONJ UR PC FOR 120$
THAT SIMPLE!!!!!!
whew ppl piss me off.....at least i can blow off my steam on them



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