Crash Bandicoot 5 Cancelled To Focus On Live Games – Report

It’s no secret that developer Toys for Bob was working on Crash Bandicoot 5However, a report regarding the canceled game revealed new information, including the reasoning behind the cancellation and details of a crossover between the main character and Spyro the Dragon.

Spyro the Dragon Joins Crash in Crash Bandicoot 5

A new report from Did You Know Gaming has revealed a host of new details about Crash Bandicoot 5. From its inception to its inevitable demise, the canceled game was potentially Toys For Bob’s most ambitious project yet.

Crash Bandicoot 5 was to be a direct sequel to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time and bring back characters from the series’ past. The original plot focused on the Academy of Evil, which was introduced in Crash Twinsanity. The school’s staff would have included past Crash Bandicoot villains like Dr. N. Gin, Tiny Tiger, and Dr. Neo Cortex with levels based on each villain’s consciousness, similar to Psychonauts.

Plans changed as Crash Bandicoot 5’s scope began to expand. The developer would soon cast Uka Uka as the main antagonist. The story saw the evil masked man access an interdimensional portal hidden beneath the academy. This would bring him into Spyro the Dragon’s world, where he would use magic to corrupt the Dragon Elders, threatening both Spyro and Crash’s respective dimensions.

Crash and Spyro were the main playable characters in Crash Bandicoot 5. Nina Cortex and Coco were also considered. Some interactions between Spyro and Crash were conceptualized, such as Crash riding on Spyro’s back, and Spyro helping Crash in platforming.

Why was it cancelled?

Work on Crash Bandicoot 5 lasted approximately three to four months between the summer and November 2020, with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time launching during that time in October. Despite its critical success, Crash Bandicoot 4 failed to meet Activision’s expected sales targets. In turn, the sequel was canceled six weeks after its launch.

According to the video, Activision was moving away from single-player games in favor of live multiplayer games like Call of Duty or Overwatch. Toys for Bob would become a support studio for Call of Duty, which led to many people leaving the studio.

This year, Toys for Bob announced that it was splitting from Activision Blizzard to become an independent studio.

(Source: Did you know? Video games)

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