Tony Hawk has revealed that Activision Blizzard deliberate Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, 4 remakes however after Vicarious Visions obtained merged with Blizzard Entertainment, these plans have been iced. Hawk shared this tidbit of data in a Twitch livestream with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 designer Andy Gentile.
What occurred to Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, 4 remakes ?
Around the 02:26:00 mark within the video above (through ResetEra), Hawk says that up till the discharge of Pro Skater 1+2, Activision had plans for Pro Skater 3+4 remakes. The writer apparently solely trusted Vicarious Visions to get the job accomplished proper. Unfortunately, nevertheless, Vicarious Visions was absorbed by Blizzard Entertainment in January 2021 shortly after the discharge of Pro Skater 1+2, dropping its standing as a main developer inside Activision. As a end result, Pro Skater 3+4 obtained scrapped.
That was the plan even up till the discharge day of [Pro Skater 1+2], we have been doing 3+4, after which Vicarious obtained form of absorbed, after which they have been trying for different builders, after which it was over. The fact of it’s that [Activision] have been looking for any individual to do 3+4 however they simply didn’t actually belief anybody the best way they did Vicarious, so that they took different pitches from different studios. Like, ‘What would you do with the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater title?’ And they didn’t like something they heard, after which that was it.
Hawk added that he hopes that Activision Blizzard will finally discover a method to remake Pro Skater 3+4. Now that the writer has been acquired by Microsoft, there’s a probability that Vicarious Visions might be tasked with the remakes. At least Hawk needs that’s the case.
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