Crash is the one platformer that still brings out chuckles in me. It works across multiple levels ala Simpsons etc.
Mario games are fantastic but Crash also offered cross-generation humor.
I have a feeling Crash will be revived, it will underperform, and goodbye Crash.
These types of properties haven't been doing well on Sony platforms for a bit now.
Awesome. Game recognize game?*simpsons*
I have a feeling Crash will be revived, it will underperform, and goodbye Crash.
Far too many signs have pointed to Sony somehow resurrecting the Crash Bandicoot series. In brief:
Before PlayStation 4 launched, Sony released a trailer featuring subtle imagery that suggested Crash Bandicoot had returned to the company. The same trailer featured a Street Fighter Haduoken cab service, and both Ultra Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V were announced for PlayStation 4 a year later.
Robomodo has asked Activision if it could include Crash Bandicoot in Tony Hawks Pro Skater 5, but were denied. On Twitter, the company said it was not Activisions fault, and that it was a combination of timing and rights, so it wasnt much of a discussion.
At PlayStation Experience 2015 in December, Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Shawn Layden wore a Crash Bandicoot t-shirt with a PlayStation logo on the sleeve (pictured). He similarly wore a Vib Ribbon button-down for Sony Computer Entertainment Americas ice bucket challenge video, and Vib Ribbon was released on PlayStation Network a few months later.
The official PlayStation Middle East Twitter account has on and off teased Crash Bandicoot.
If youre a fan of NeoGAF insiders, its apparently happening, according to at least one well-trusted forum member.
I don't think your statement rings true, I reckon a lot of people from from back in the 90s would remember him. Even if if you're correct, most of us don't give a shit about it. We just want to see him return.Crash has about as much brand recognition as Knack right now. I don't see the point.
Gematsu have reported the news on their own site now, and have helpfully provided a comprehensive list of all the nods and signs that suggest a Crash Bandicoot game is in the works...
Gematsu have reported the news on their own site now, and have helpfully provided a comprehensive list of all the nods and signs that suggest a Crash Bandicoot game is in the works...
one well-trusted neogaf member
I have a feeling Crash will be revived, it will underperform, and goodbye Crash.
These types of properties haven't been doing well on Sony platforms for a bit now.
SKYLANDERS BOYS
Who is he/she guys?
I doubt anyone at ND wants to make a Crash game. Why work on a kids platformer when you can work on the next big immersive top notch story game?
At least I wouldn't trade a TLOU/Uncharted team spot for a platformer.
Such as?
It's clearly happening. Anyone who says it's not is in borderline denial.
Puppeteer, Tearaway, Gravity Rush.
The cream of the crop of recent Sony brands have been heavily marketed to older demographics--Uncharted, TLOU, GT, God of War.
It's nice Sony is trying and I love more diversity, but I just think the audience isn't there anymore.
Yep.
Oh come on, all of them are new IP's, and two of them first appeared on the Vita. They're hardly comparable to Crash.
Crash hasn't been relevant for whole generations, though? When was the last time a Crash game talked about in GOTY lists?
Ummmm when the games were still being printed?
Dunno bout you but I don't sit around recalling my GoTY from 1994
I doubt anyone at ND wants to make a Crash game. Why work on a kids platformer when you can work on the next big immersive top notch story game?
At least I wouldn't trade a TLOU/Uncharted team spot for a platformer.
Crash hasn't been relevant for whole generations, though.
When was the last time a Crash game was talked about in GOTY lists?
Activision turned it into an also ran kid's franchise. ModNation Racers was also a kid friendly Sony IP that underperformed.
Wasn't Naughty Dog debating between Jak 4 and TLOU before they decided to move forward with the latter? They even made a bunch of concept apart for it. That to me says they are not averse to making platformers.
Just like Donkey Kong Returns right? Or the whole Shenmue III situation? Who cares how long Crash has been out of action. And why would he even be relevant with no games coming out anyway? The brand is still strong and fans will gobble up his overdue return.
Nintendo's ecosystem has proven that it's able to support full price platformers. And Shenmue III is only happening because of Crowdfunding and it's with the original designer.
Crash is a bit tricky since the brand was totally harmed by Activision. It had a massive hiatus, different developers, and creative aims of it's original parent have changed.
I'm skeptical of its success. I'm not saying it should cease exist. I own a PS4, so I want it to happen. I also like platformers, but I just think Sony and that audience has moved on.
Hopefully, Sony puts some marketing muscle behind it unlike their other family friendly IP.
That is the problem. You're looking at it solely from a business perspective when this isn't all the move is about. Shu has even stated they knowingly release titles that will not make profit but they do it anyway to please fans, add diversity, etc... They feel the bigger titles will make up for the loss.Crash 1-3 had consideration in GOTY lists. I may have not won any, but those games were definitely up there for consideration. My argument is more about relevancy.
I hope the game comes out and just skeptical that its revival will be a successful one. The market has moved on and Sony's strategy is a bit different from their PS1 days.
The move never made sense to me from a business perspective.
That is the problem. You're looking at it solely from a business perspective when this isn't all the move is about. Shu has even stated they knowingly release titles that will not make profit but they do it anyway to please fans, add diversity, etc... They feel the bigger titles will make up for the loss.
So, it doesn't really matter. If it isn't a financial success, oh well. If it is, great. Either way, crash is seemingly coming back and that is what it all comes down to. Another way to please the more core market and get goodwill.
Isn't the license still with Activision, though?
I'm not equating just development and marketing costs here. But the cost of regaining the rights to Crash.
No way to know. This would imply something has been worked out with Activision. Either way, I still say all those costs are, for the most part, irrelevant. We have no way of quantifying what they would be anyway so it is moot.Isn't the license still with Activision, though?
I'm not equating just development and marketing costs here. But the cost of regaining the rights to Crash.
lolLet us dispell with this notion that SONY PlayStation do not understand what they're doing. They know exactly what they're doing and are trying to change gaming!
What if the game is Knack v Activision: Dawn of Bandicoot ?
You play Knack, fighting all Activision properties to free Crash Bandicoot.
It's clearly happening. Anyone who says it's not is in borderline denial.