Toys for Bob, the company known for making titles like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, has announced that it’s splitting off from Activision and going independent, which is great news, even if it leaves Crash Bandicoot fans concerned about their The future feels a bit uncertain. The beloved platformer isn’t exactly a hedgehog thing.
While Crash Bandicoot hasn’t had a perfect life these days—remember that weird cameo he made in the trailer for Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard (yes, that actually happened)—people still love the real Get a Bandicoot game instead of seeing the series end up lying dormant like some of its retro cousins. Sadly for Bob, one obvious potential downside to a toy company being able to control its own destiny is that the future of what it’s been working on is now a bit up in the air.
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The studio announced the move via a blog post written by studio heads Paul Yan and Avery Lodato. “For years, we have inspired the love, joy, and laughter of the inner child in all gamers,” the pair wrote, no doubt phrasing that last bit with a lot of emphasis, “With that same passion and passion, we believe now It’s time to take the studio and our future games to the next level. This opportunity brings us back to our roots as a small and nimble studio.”
So what does it mean to be small and nimble? Well, it may still be working with Microsoft, which Toys For Bob says is currently being explored. Whether or not it ultimately comes to fruition, it’s important for Crash Bandicoot fans to know that their guy may not be featured in “new stories, new characters, and new gameplay experiences,” and the studio says it’s excited to announce .
On Reddit’s Crash subreddit, there are posts from a number of people trying to narrow down exactly what this move could mean for Bandicoot, outlining different scenarios depending on what happens. Of course, many of them are praying that Toys for Bob can continue developing the series through a deal from Microsoft, as that would remove any uncertainty surrounding a new developer or putting Crash away for the foreseeable sex. .
“From a selfish perspective, I don’t want the fate of this series to be up in the air again if Microsoft [doesn’t] Agree to continue [its] collaboration with Toys For Bob,” one user wrote in the comments, essentially seeming to sum up the fanbase’s conflicting feelings, “but from a altruistic standpoint, I’m happy for Toys For Bob because no matter what happens now , [it’ll] Better than anywhere else [it was] Under Activision. “
Also, some people just thanked Toys For Bob for their work on Crash Bandicoot, even though they’ve had some complaints over the years about games like Crash Bandicoot 4 and Rumble, the latter of which is out next week Last updated if you care.
Among other studios that are no longer making big news, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game developer Saber Interactive just became independent from Embracer Group, and Borderlands developer Gearbox will reportedly be sold soon.
