Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Cut in Favour of More Live Service Games
The Crash, Spyro teamup that could have been.
In news that will likely come as a gut punch to fans of precocious marsupials, a new report from gaming historian Liam Robertson (thanks, VGC) alleges that Crash Bandicoot 5 was in development at Toys for Bob but was cancelled after Activision pulled funding in favour of live-service multiplayer offerings.
Apparently, this was due to what Activision considered to be soft sales following the release of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time, which would ultimately amount to some five million copies sold. That seems pretty strong to us, but besides Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy managing 20 million sales, perhaps it is soft. It's further claimed that Activision shot down other single-player sequel pitches during this period, including for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
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