A huge new report from game historian Liam Robertson has dropped over the weekend, detailing apparent plans for a 'Crash Bandicoot 5' - and why Activision decided to go in a different direction instead. According to the report up above, the game was being conceptualised following the release of Crash 4, before ActiBlizz eventually pulled the plug to focus on other projects (thanks, VGC).
It's said that, ultimately, Activision wanted more live service projects in the pipeline - leading to the cancellation of Crash 5. When the project was being worked on at developer Toys for Bob, multiple different takes on the next mainline Crash title were being discussed, including one where the series crossed over with another famous ActiBlizz platformer: Spyro the Dragon.
In the end, we of course saw Crash Team Rumble come to market; a new multiplayer take on Crash Bandicoot. The development of CTR is also discussed in the report, which was apparently "long and arduous" for the Toys for Bob team.
Ultimately, we don't know what's next for gaming's favourite bandicoot, but it should be noted that this whole saga will have taken place before Xbox took over the Activision Blizzard studios. As for Team Green's plans for the famous mascot, who knows, but it seems unlikely we'll see a proper mainline Crash game anytime soon.
What do you make of this news? Tell us your thoughts on the future of Crash down below.
[source youtu.be, via videogameschronicle.com]
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So long as its not live service rubbish no one wants that garbage at all
Can't see it ðŸ˜but hope Xbox gets this going again
Crash 5 cancelled, but gay Lara Croft goes ahead; it's like these studios hate money 🤣
So, a reverse-Skylanders...
Hell, if they wanted a good idea for how to do a live service game for Crash and Spyro, just rerelease Skylanders with the Skylanders sold 'blind box' virtually. The only reason Skylanders crashed and burned was that the toys and portal were an expense too many.
It's why Starlink, for all it failed as a Toys-to-life, still has a fanbase, since you didn't need to buy the toys to get the experience.
How do these so called top publishers still not know live service is dead... Keep wasting money on this crap and you're game will keep burning
No Spyro 4, sigh. Toys for Bob separated so that's fine they are more free, good on them.
Beenox stuck with COD or something else I assume so sigh sure.
Vicarious was moved to Blizzard of course and whatever they are doing now.
It's always COD/Warzone and when we want more they get dropped. What a waste. I'll stick to buying OLD Activision left behind games thanks. Second hand, they don't deserve my money anyway.
I had no hype or expectations for a Spyro 4 anyway. But so much Crash and so much push for it eh. I tried N Sane as never played the originals only CTR originally. But yeah I can't play them they are just too challenging for me compared to other 5-7th gen era IPs.
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