Is Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater coming again… once more? Tony Hawk received’t explicitly say, but it surely definitely seems like one thing’s occurring across the franchise’s twenty fifth anniversary, in accordance with latest feedback from the professional skater himself. Hawk himself calls these developments “insanely thrilling.”
In a brand new episode of YouTube channel Legendary Kitchen’s Final Meal sequence, host Josh Scherer requested Hawk what’s subsequent for the Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater franchise as we have fun its silver jubilee. Hawk, who can pull off a 900, however can’t disentangle himself from a non-disclosure settlement with out hurting himself, responded, “I want I may let you know extra, however I can let you know that I’ve been speaking to Activision once more — which is insanely thrilling. We’re engaged on one thing. That’s the first time I’ve mentioned that publicly. I can’t give any element […] however I feel it is going to be one thing the followers will actually respect.”
The newest entry within the franchise was 2020’s remaster of the primary two video games within the Professional Skater franchise, Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a pair of. The remaster was the ultimate recreation from sequence developer Vicarious Visions earlier than being subsumed into Blizzard Leisure in 2021. At one level, in accordance with Hawk and recreation designer Andy Gentile, the studio was engaged on remastered content material from Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 and 4, however that work was scrapped when Vicarious joined Blizzard.
Hawk’s tease of recent happenings across the Professional Skater franchise for its twenty fifth anniversary comes after a latest change to the sequence’ social media accounts. On Instagram and X (previously referred to as Twitter), the Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater profiles have obtained new logos in latest weeks, altering from branding round Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a pair of to extra all-encompassing THPS iconography. The Instagram account has additionally begun pushing new promoting for the 2020 remaster, primarily based by myself social media doomscrolling, hinting that one thing might be coming for that entry.
The unique Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater was launched for PlayStation on Sept. 29, 1999, so a attainable reveal might be imminent. The newest authentic entry within the franchise was 2015’s Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 5, which was developed by Robomodo and extensively deliberate by gamers and critics. Robomodo has since closed.
Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a pair of is offered for Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X. Perhaps redownload it now when you personal it, simply in case.
