Is Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater coming again… once more? Tony Hawk received’t explicitly say, but it surely definitely feels like one thing’s taking place across the franchise’s twenty fifth anniversary, in accordance with current 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 rejoice 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 inform you extra, however I can inform you 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 stated that publicly. I can’t give any element […] however I feel it will likely be one thing the followers will really respect.”
The latest 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 couple of. The remaster was the ultimate sport from sequence developer Vicarious Visions earlier than being subsumed into Blizzard Leisure in 2021. At one level, in accordance with Hawk and sport 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 latest happenings across the Professional Skater franchise for its twenty fifth anniversary comes after a current change to the sequence’ social media accounts. On Instagram and X (previously often known as Twitter), the Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater profiles have obtained new logos in current weeks, altering from branding round Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a couple 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 potential reveal might be imminent. The latest authentic entry within the franchise was 2015’s Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 5, which was developed by Robomodo and broadly deliberate by gamers and critics. Robomodo has since closed.
Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a couple of is accessible for Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X. Perhaps redownload it now should you personal it, simply in case.
