Crash and Spyro Developer Toys for Bob Partners With Xbox to Publish Next Game - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 31 May 2024 / 2,604 Views
Toys for Bob earlier this year announced it would be leaving Activision to become an independent video game studio.
The Spyro and Crash Bandicoot developer has now announced it has signed a partnership with Xbox for its next game.
"We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering with Xbox to publish our next new game," said the developer. "We're still very early in development, so you might not hear from us for a bit - but know that we're working hard on an experience we're so sooo inspired about! Can't wait to share more."
We're excited to announce that we'll be partnering with @Xbox to publish our next new game. We're still very early in development, so you might not hear from us for a bit - but know that we're working hard on an experience we're so sooo inspired about! Can't wait to share more 💜 pic.twitter.com/6EqrQbabpv
— Toys For Bob (@ToysForBob) May 31, 2024
Our own Lee Mehr gave Toys for Bob's Crash Team Rumble a 6.5 out of 10 and says "Toys for Bob scraped its way to the finish line, but missed a few crates along the way."
Paul Broussard gave Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time an 8 out of 10 and said while the game "isn't perfect, but I do think it represents an excellent return to form for a series that has been largely bereft of original content for the past two decades, and in some ways constitutes a significant step forward for the genre that other platformers should take note of."
VGChartz staff gave Spyro Reignited Trilogy an 8 out of 10 and stated "it was wise to steer away from marketing the collection as a remaster because that label undercuts the developers’ level of dedication and investment in revitalizing these games."
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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It's still crazy to me that Sony owns the developers that originally created Halo, what helped popularize Xbox. And MS owns the IP that helped popularize the Playstation 1, Crash and Spyro.
It'd be like Nintendo buying Sonic Team and Sega owning the Zelda IP.
Prediction -> Spyro: A New Beginning (Remake) (releasing December 2034…they need ten years to fix this game.)
Curious to see if it’ll end up being an established IP like Spyro or Crash or something new. Assuming it is an established IP since Microsoft are involved but I’ll be happy regardless. I’m honestly just glad Toys 4 Bob aren’t stuck on COD duty…
2027 can't come soon enough!
