Psychonauts 2 has been on the lips of many an internet-wanderer over the last couple of weeks. Did you hear? Notch, the hero behind Minecraft, said he's going to fund a Psychonauts sequel! Can you imagine the delight on the faces of the people who have waited so long for this day?
Turns out that news of a practically green lit sequel has been somewhat exaggerated, and the whole situation has been cleared up by an obviously quite sincere Notch.
"So in an interview, Double Fine lead Tim Schafer mentioned that they wanted to make Psychonauts 2 happen, but that nobody had been willing to fund it so far. Being a big fan of the first one, and thinking a sequel could probably be profitable, I semi-jokingly tweeted Tim about me funding a sequel.
"And then the internet exploded. (Or at least my inbox did)"
Turns out that a quick comment on Twitter about just about anything can excite the masses, especially if you're Markus Persson. After confirming that this wouldn't be charity but a genuine business investment, Notch reiterated that the idea of Psychonauts 2 is a very big if.
"All I know is that IF the numbers work out and IF they still want to do it and IF they don’t decide to self fund a sequel by doing more crowd funding (which is honestly what I would’ve done if I were them), I would be most interested in doing this type of investment.
"Point is, stop hyping over this, internet! You’re going to scare me into doing things secretly instead of being open and transparent via twitter. I am incredibly scared of the very real risk of people feeling let down just because I took a chance at something that doesn’t end up panning out.
"Also, I realize you won’t stop hyping, so I’ll just go into hiding for a few years if it falls through."
