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During Xbox's E3 2019 media briefing, Microsoft announced its latest studio acquisition: Double Fine Productions. Since it was set up almost 19 years ago, Double Fine has remained independent, and president and CEO Tim Schafer has said the studio will keep that same spirit whilst under Microsoft.
In a video update on the studio's official YouTube channel, Schafer said that those who backed Psychonauts 2 on crowd-funding platforms will still receive their copy on the platform they chose, but they'll be focussing on Xbox and PC in the future.
'Does that mean we're gonna change who we are and what kind of games we make? Absolutely not,' Schafer added. 'Being independent for almost 20 years has given Double Fine a distinct identity and a unique spirit that goes really deep here, and no one can change that. And nobody wants to. Microsoft wants us for who we are and the kind of games we're already making. '
Schafer said that Psychonauts 2, with Microsoft's backing, can be even better than they'd planned, and RAD — the action roguelike set in a post-post apocalyptic world — is still being published by Bandai Namco.
Have a look at all of these words and more coming out of Tim's voice in the video below.
