A remaster of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 and 4 within the type of Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a couple of was as soon as within the works, in accordance with Tony Hawk himself, however that undertaking possible isn’t occurring, because of collection developer Vicarious Visions being absorbed by Blizzard Leisure.
Hawk made the feedback a few deliberate Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 and 4 remaster in a broadcast on Twitch on Sunday noticed by Reddit. Hawk appeared on a Twitch stream hosted by Andy “andyTHPS” Gentile, former senior designer at Vicarious Visions who labored on Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a couple of, and was responding to feedback about future Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater video games.
“I want I might say that we had one thing within the works, however you already know Vicarious Visions kinda acquired disbanded and Activision’s going via all their stuff so I don’t know what’s subsequent,” Hawk stated. “That was the plan, even up till the discharge date of [Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2], we have been going 3 and 4. After which Vicarious acquired type of absorbed they usually have been searching for different builders after which … it was over.”
Vicarious Visions was folded into Blizzard Leisure in January 2021, and is now known as Blizzard Albany.
Hawk added that Activision deliberate to make a Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 and 4 even after Vicarious Visions’ transition to Blizzard, however the writer couldn’t make it occur.
“The reality is that they have been looking for somebody to do 3 and 4 however they only didn’t actually belief anybody the best way they did Vicarious,” Hawk stated. “So that they took different pitches from different studios […] They didn’t like something they heard and that was it.”
Added the ever-optimistic Hawk, “Who is aware of? Perhaps when all of the mud settles we’ll determine it out.”
The unique Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 was launched in 2001 for PlayStation and PlayStation 2, and later ported to a wide range of platforms. The third sport within the Professional Skater franchise launched the revert to the collection (a transfer carried out within the Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 1 and a couple of remaster), and included cameos from licensed characters Star Wars’ Darth Maul, id Software program’s Doomguy, and Marvel’s Wolverine. Professional Skater 4 was launched a yr later and launched the backbone switch and a extra freeform Profession Mode.