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Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath is PSN-only release for now

Speaking on its official blog, developer Just Add Water has indicated that its HD revamp of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath will only be appearing on PlayStation Network for the time being, with the firm having encountered numerous issues in its attempts to bring it to Xbox 360.

The company revealed that while it is working with Microsoft in order to get the game out on 360, it’s hit a number of stumbling blocks along the way, meaning it’ll remain exclusive to Sony’s online service for now.

Apparently, the size of the game is the main culprit, which weighs in at 2.1 GB and therefore doesn’t mesh well with Microsoft’s self-imposed Xbox LIVE 2GB size limit.
 
“Now with regard to Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath on the 360 there are a number of factors that are currently sitting in our way to announce a 360 version of the title, whilst we can’t go into all the details, what I can say is we are working with Microsoft to get the title on that platform, however the final decision is NOT ours,” said the company.

“One thing we can discuss in regard to the 360 version is the size of the game. On XBLA there is a 2GB size limit we have to adhere to, currently the title weighs in at 2.1GB and that is without any updates, so either we have to pull a miracle out of the bag with some type of amazing compression system, or ask Microsoft to increase their 2GB limit, however this limit is apparently hardware led, so please let us try and make a miracle happen.”

Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath was originally released on the Xbox back in 2005. The PS3 update will include enhanced 720p visuals, tweaked dialogue, bonus material and PlayStation Move functionality, and is pencilled in for release next spring.

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