“I think it will be something that the fans will truly appreciate”: Tony Hawk Confirms New Talks and New Game Potentially Coming for Fans of Pro Skater
After four years since the release of the last game in the series, Tony Hawk revealed a surprise he has planned with Activision for Pro Skater fans.
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is one of the finest series ever released based on skateboarding.
- However, after Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, the series got a long pause with the developer stating nothing about any upcoming installment.
- Breaking this silence, the latest Tony Hawk interview revealed that some surprises are on the way for the 25th anniversary of the series.
A classic skating video game series is probably going to get a new entry. If you are a veteran gamer who’s been attached to the gaming world since the end of the 90s, there’s a good chance that you must have played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, despite skateboarding video games never having a massive market like other genres.
Skateboarding is one of the most thrilling sports, with a substantial fanbase worldwide. However, there are only a handful of skateboarding games available, and among them, the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series by Activision is one of the best. After some pause, Activision seems to be planning for a new installment.
Tony Hawk Hinted at Some Surprise to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the First Pro Skater Game
To the skateboard fans, Tony Hawk is a familiar name. This American professional skateboarder dominated the sport in the 1980s and 90s. Throughout his career, he achieved more than 70 titles, and in 1999, he licensed a skateboarding video game series named after him.
This is one of the finest skateboarding gaming series going on for years now, with its last instalment, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, released in 2020. Since then, Activision has been completely silent about this series.
The renowned skateboarder recently broke this silence with a slight hint. Some days back, he appeared for an interview session with Mythical Kitchen, and during this conversation, the topic of the series’ 25th anniversary was raised.
To answer, Hawk said that there’s something planned to celebrate the anniversary. He confirmed that he has talked to Activision and the team has been working on something “insanely exciting.”
Well, the veteran skateboarder refused to give more hints about the plan or when players will see it. He quickly finished the topic by saying, “I think it will be something that the fans will truly appreciate.” However, Hawk previously talked about a remastered version, which met an unfortunate fate.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater Met an Adverse Fate Because of Call of Duty
In the sports game market, EA and 2K have captured most of it with their incredibly realistic series. Despite players having loads of complaints against these companies, many still purchase these instalments annually. However, skateboarding is still not that popular.
This was proved once again after the 2020 release of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. Reportedly, after the merge of Vicarious Visions with Blizzard, the developer pitched a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remake collection, but Activision denied it to prioritize Call of Duty.
Later, even Tony Hawk talked about this issue and revealed that initially, there was a plan to make the remake versions of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4, and even after the merge, Activision tried finding some other developer to make the game, but it couldn’t trust anyone. As a result, the series received no update or instalment in the last four years.
Therefore, the latest statements of Hawk have enlightened the hopes of the fans to get a new installment soon to celebrate the anniversary.
