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Blow: Braid "feasible" on PSP as downloadable game

Posted September 26th, 2008 at 10:51 EDT by
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Speaking to the boys and girls at Joystiq, reigning indie figurehead Jonathan Blow has suggested that his ecstatically received Xbox Live Arcade platformer Braid might - just might - make the transition to a handheld console.

There are plenty of ifs and buts though. "I have thought about it, but there are a lot of technical and design challenges and maybe it's not worth it," Blow admitted. "For the DS the game would have to be completely re-created from the ground up, and I won't do that (I would rather be working on my next game), and I don't know anyone I would trust to do a high-quality job on that. So it is probably not going to happen."

The PlayStation Portable would be the most likely candidate for a Braid port, Blow went on, but only if Sony can pull its collective finger out on the downloadable games front.

"PSP might be more feasible if it's a downloadable game (so that it doesn't have to run off the UMD, because the music streaming stuff in Braid would not work off a UMD), but the direct-download-to-PSP market isn't really there yet," he said.

"And again there would be a substantial investment in making the game run at a high quality level there, and I'm not sure who I trust to do it (though it would probably be easier to find someone to do a good job there than on the DS)."

More encouragingly, Blow revealed that he was "talking to some folks about ports to other platforms." One for the PSP's fatso high definition sibling, perhaps? Cross those fingers.

Comments

JD-82
- 6:09am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 1
Um...old news? this was being talked about before the game released (and what a mediocre game it was)
dirigiblebill
- 7:11am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 2
Yep, that Braid was one mediocre title, sure enough.

And I'm a monkey's uncle.
Fiddlesworth
- 7:27am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 3
It's not as good as a lot of the gaming press made it out to be, but CERTAINLY nothing to be sniffed at.
Ryoma
- 8:37am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 4
you lot are fanboys, even if you did not like it how can you call a game with 92% overall on game ranking a mediocre title, oh w8 it was a 360 game so it must be bad
PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 9:23am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 5
This guy sure sounds full of himself,kinda arrogant,but may be it's becuz of the fact that these quotes are from a longer answer,either way,i'm sure Braid's nice game and all,but i doubt it'll be worth a port.
Free_Agent
- 9:46am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 6
Yeah, for those of you who only own a PS3 it sucks for you. This game rocks, and it would be good for those who haven't played it to check it out. Although like PS3- the ultimate machine says, I don't know if its worth it. Maybe Sony should just make him an offer to develop his next title for PS3, but knowing Sony that probably won't happen.
lordAlucard | sympozium_666
- 10:38am EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 7
Braid really is mediocre I don't like it at all. I'd rather play Kid chamillion or sonic on xbox live. Just stay away from Braid
Bigdoggy
- 1:24pm EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 8
Free_Agent, please enlighten us on why it sucks that we don't have this game, What is so AMAZING about this game, that it's a must have for everyone.?
Ryoma
- 2:01pm EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 9
@7 there is a difference between a mediocre game and a game you dont like.

if i call MGS4 mediocre does it make it so, no.

the game is a great puzzle game which was a great challenge with the only flaw being abit short.
Rauland
- 3:48pm EDT - September 26th, 2008
- 10
make a psn 1 and then im happy
kalitos
- 8:51am EDT - September 27th, 2008
- 11
This game's not much to fuzz about. Allready played the demo.But for those who like it, i respect that.