Following the runaway success of the remasters of the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro trilogies, as well as Crash Team Racing, Activision is making plans for future restorations of classic titles. After being in business since 1980, Activision has a wide range of titles to select, though it’s likely they may appeal to the same audiences that made their previous restorations massive hits.
The Crash trilogy has sold 10 million thus far and Spyro’s remaster was considered a success despite sales numbers not being presently available. With over 40 years of titles to choose from, Activision’s future restorations most likely will come from fifth or sixth generation titles; the same as the aforementioned titles.
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick intimated these plans back in August, saying “When you look at our IP library, we think there’s a lot of IP in there the fans are going to want to experience again. I’d say stay tuned for some future announcements, but just beyond pure remasters, there are also a lot of opportunities now to innovate and think about totally new content within these IPs.”
Fan speculation is sure to run rampant, especially after the runaway success of Crash and Spyro, but there have been indications in the past of what franchises Activision might bring out of the vault. One possibility is to resurrect the zombified corpse the Tony Hawk franchise. There would be no hotter ticket on the market than a remake of the original Playstation trilogy with updated features such as online play. It isn’t out of the question to imagine Activision making some sort of deal with Maple Media to reacquire the rights of the skate series for a remastered trilogy.
Considering the massive success of Sekiro and the heavily anticipated release of Ghosts of Tsushima, Activision may also opt to continue the trend of games with the Feudal Japanese settings and give Tenchu: Stealth Assassins and its sequel new life in a move that would be sure to turn heads. Until we hear otherwise, Activision is going to bide their time and go through over 40 years of IPs to determine what will best suit the modern world of gaming.
If the previous restorations are any indication of what to expect, they’re sure to have another hit on their hands.
Source: Gamespot
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