I believe steam also retains game longevity better than store shelves. Your product will fade from store shelves within months, but with steam it’ll constantly resurface and each time it does it’s sure to attract more people. For example, I bought Psychonauts no more than 4 months ago after noticing a promotion about it, and we all know that’s been around forever. Their promotions and whatnot are really good for spreading the word on small indie games, and with games like Braid that are a surefire success, all you need is a demo to hook a lot more than you would in any other median. I never knew what audiosurf was, then one night I got bored and downloaded the demo on steam and ended up buying it 5 minutes later and playing it until I passed out at my screen.

I’d hate to see a game like Braid dissipate through store shelves without so much as an echo. I think you should try to maximize your effectiveness on steam. Games recently have become too mainstream and formulaic, and those more obscure, interesting studios like Clover that sit on the avant-garde of games and continue to innovate tend to shoot themselves in the foot by not properly marketing themselves.

Unfortunately a PC port is not helpful for me, a Mac user. All in all I’d just like to say that even if I never get face time with Braid, I hope that it will be successful and have some sort of impact on video game development as a whole, because I think things have become rather troubling. I am so tired of narrative games that hand-hold me through a cliche plot with horrible dialogue and voice acting interspersed with various types of gun battles. I don’t even play these types of games much, but I feel buried underneath their weight at the game store and on gaming blogs. I am tired of being force-fed an idea of “cool” that involves some sort of “badass” who kills people and tries to be witty or brooding all the time. I’m thinking of No More Heroes for Wii, or Grand Theft Auto games which I really find insulting to my intelligence because it seems like they’re trying to trick you into thinking you can “do anything,” yet limiting “anything” to crimes or destructive activities.

Anyway I am ranting because I felt a kinship with you and your mission as I read through your interview with Stephen Totilo. Good luck with everything.

There is definitely going to be a PC version not long after the XBLA version. Depending on the specs of your PC that may or may not be a good one to play.

I would like to do a PS3 version eventually but there is a limited-time exclusivity period during which I can’t do that. But once that time is up, if Sony is interested, it’d be nice to bring Braid to the PS3.

All that said, Braid is not a long game (it’s longer than Portal, shorter than Penny Arcade Ep1) so you could perhaps play it at a friend’s house or something, if you know someone with a 360.

However, I gave up a number of things to make that purchase. Some in my life may even find it irresponsible. I have no regrets, but I do see myself in all likelihood in a similar situation regarding Braid. A situation that I don’t think I can afford. So while I understand that you’re not at liberty to comment much more than what you already have on the topic of a PS3 port, I’d just like to throw my lot into the hat to state that I am very hopeful that this port will occur, because I see great potential for Braid to provide a perspective shift. However, I can’t forsee another $300 video game in my future.

Eh… and by the way… can you tell us (we will understand if you can’t talk about it!;) if a PS3 version is feasible? Or did you negotiate an exclusivity deal with MS?

I write since a few months in one on the most important independent blogs in spanish, and I think it would be very interesant for the spanish-speaker community to hype a little bit your game, so I would like to make you a little interview (by e-mail or something like that) talking about Braid and freelance game-development.

I’ve been looking for your e-mail in your webpage and I’ve found nothing, so I put this message here as the only way I’ve found to contact you.