Will Psychonauts studio make Banjo-Kazooie or Conker sequels? Double Fine responds

Xbox has under its umbrella some of the most iconic franchises of the last decades. The only problem is that many remain dormant and without any signs of life. It remains to be seen if one day we will see a new project from Banjo-Kazooie either Conkerbut one thing is clear: Double Fine will not be responsible for reviving these sagas.

Last week, ASTRO BOTthe most recent exclusive of PlayStation 5immediately became the highest-rated game of 2024 to date. The studio led by Tim Schafer celebrated the launch and took the opportunity to share a very interesting piece of trivia.

Specifically, the company recalled that it worked alongside the deceased Japan Studio in My Alien Buddyan experience for Astro’s Playroom. The interesting thing is that the villain of that title closely resembles the main antagonist of the most recent project of Team ASOBI.

“Here at Double Fine we love platform gamesso imagine our smiles when we played ASTRO BOT and we saw what appears to be a familiar face. In 2013, we collaborated with Japan Studios on ‘My Alien Buddy‘ of Playroom and it seems that a version of our green friend is still causing chaos,” Double Fine commented.

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Double Fine will not be working on new installments of Banjo-Kazooie or Conker

One player noticed that the developer studio mentioned that they are fans of “platform games” in their post. So, they asked via a GIF if the company could work on a new installment of Banjo-Kazooiewhose last main game debuted in 2008 for the old Xbox 360.

Double Fine was blunt, stating that “No”. Immediately, another fan tried his luck and asked if he could make a new video game. Conkerthe irreverent platformer of Rare. Once again, the answer was negative. “No. We want to do ‘our’ games“, he said.

Because Psychonauts 2 received widespread praise and won multiple GOTY Awards At various ceremonies, fans were hoping that Double Fine would be the ones to revive the franchises. Banjo-Kazooie and Conker; however, everything seems to indicate that this will not happen.

Although disappointing, this situation is in line with previous statements from the studio. In 2020, Tim Schafer responded to the rumors and stated that he is not working on a new Banjo-Kazooie.

“I think it’s good that people think of us when they think of that game because I think it’s definitely inspiring and I really like that game. If they think of Double Fine when they think of brightly colored platformers, that’s great. But we’re going to make something new that people will love just as much,” the creative commented 4 years ago.

But tell us, would you have liked Double Fine to take responsibility for these sagas? Let us know in the comments.

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