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Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro Reignited Trilogy Dev Toys For Bob Is Splitting From Activision (www.gameinformer.com)

submitted 8 months ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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This is GREAT news. This means they can focus on making great original games and not be dragged into working on call of duty. Please just give me a new Spyro.

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[-] Aielman15@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

So, T4B splits from Microsoft-owned ActiBlizz... To keep working with Microsoft. Odd.

But anyway, they were one of the very few developers I cared about in the ActiBlizz group, so I'm happy to see them going independent. I hope it turns out fine for them.

I suppose this also means that Microsoft is not interested in having a new Spyro/Crash game? Otherwise, why let them split up?

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 points 8 months ago

Doesnt seem terribly odd. I dont think they get to keep any of the IPs they worked on, meaning MS can still make Spyro/Crash with any of their other developers. What this does mean, though, is that T4B is able to work on their own IP that they will own the rights to, and partner with Microsoft to publish the game.

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

So weird that Microsoft owns the rights to Crash now. That little fucker was the PS1 mascot in my mind.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

And now Sony owns the dev that made Xbox relevant. It’s definitely gotten weird in the industry the past few years

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Though, they're definitely not the juggernaut they used to be. A lot of people like destiny, but I didn't care for it. It doesn't have the same magic Halo had.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

It's deeper than that, when you think about it. MS owns the rights to Crash and Spyro, but also Banjo Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Killer Instinct. Like damn, not even Nintendo was safe.