Many assumed that Activision was working as much as a remake of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 and Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 4 following the important and business success of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 + 2 in 2020. Nevertheless, in keeping with Birdman himself, these plans have been canceled.
As reported on by Video Video games Chronicle, Hawk spoke about this on a livestream with Twisted Pixel Degree Designer (an ex-Vicarious Visions Senior Designer) Andy Gentile. When Gentile nonchalantly introduced up a doable remake of the third and fourth recreation, Hawk defined the way it was as soon as an actual factor.
“That was the plan even up till the discharge date of [Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2],” mentioned the skilled skater. “We have been going 3 + 4. After which Vicarious acquired form of absorbed and so they have been on the lookout for different builders after which it was over.”
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When requested if it was Activision that didn’t place confidence in the challenge, Hawk defined that it acquired difficult when Vicarious Visions was folded into Blizzard Leisure. Activision allegedly took pitches from different studios however didn’t belief them as a lot.
“The reality of it’s that they have been looking for somebody to do 3 + 4, however they simply didn’t actually belief anybody the way in which they did Vicarious, so that they took different pitches from different studios, like, ‘What would you do with a THPS title?’ And so they didn’t like something they heard after which that was it.”
Nevertheless, Hawk didn’t surrender all hope.
“I imply, who is aware of? Perhaps when all of the mud settles, we’ll determine it out. You by no means know. I might by no means have imagined that we have been gonna do 1 + 2 20 years later.”
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Gentile additionally seemingly corroborated Hawk’s story as he wrapped up his stream.
“I didn’t spill the beans,” mentioned Gentile. “Let it’s recognized.”
And though some did initially count on a remake of the third and fourth installments, a few of that hope dwindled when Vicarious Visions was folded into Blizzard and altered its title to Blizzard Albany, a course of that began in early 2021. Being a assist crew for Blizzard made it onerous to think about that Vicarious would have the ability to pursue its personal video games.
Some have had comparable sentiments concerning Toys for Bob, one other Activision crew that additionally developed the Spyro remakes and Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. The developer was additionally relegated to a assist studio after its profitable video games, that means that it’s presumably in the identical boat as Vicarious Visions and may not have the prospect to develop one other installment in both sequence it helped resurrect. Nevertheless, there was no phrase both manner and there may be reportedly a multiplayer Crash recreation within the works (even when a developer wasn’t hooked up). Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has additionally proven curiosity in reviving previous Activision IP if the deal goes by.
