TOYS FOR BOB IS NOW A INDIE STUDIO
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- In a turn of events that I never would have expected, Toys for Bob has officially broken away from Xbox and Activision to become an independent (Indie) studio. What does this mean for crash and Spyro? What does this mean for the studio? WHAT DOES IT MEAN PERIOD?! Let's talk about it!
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"Keep your horns on" definitely implies Spyro. They say they aren't close to announcing. But they could still announce a title later in the year. 🤷
I say they are planning their own spiritual successor to Spyro. Zera: Myths Awakened is already running into trouble, and the creator is somewhat of an ass in more ways than one, so a successor from Toys for Bob would be our only hope...
Well, it could be that but it could also mean that Microsoft could give Spyro to them but kept Crash but nobody knows for sure.
Honestly I'm rooting for them.
Them becoming indie means they are their own boss and worker, they can explore new horizons without worrying that much about deadlines from above or external complications, while maybe get their own complications as Indie devs usually have, but I have faith on them.
About Spyro and Crash, I think them becoming Indie doesn't necessarily mean they are forbidden to work on any Crash/Spyro-related, they still can work with Xbox/Activision as a collab project or assisting studio.
Also, if they don't, some other studio can take the mantle to make more Spyro and Crash content.
At the end, this turn of events was wild and unexpected. I mean, I bet no one ever saw that coming.
But, I guess we'll just get used to it.
And they can work on new Skylanders games?!
@@Wes_Trippy4life Damn autocorrector lol
Honestly I feel like a little mixed bag to me but I respect their decisions
At least it's not buy another studio that I don't feel trustworthy with
I don't like embraces
Looking forward to see what Toys For Bob is cooking from here on out now that they are an Indie Studio.
Also R.I.P Crash Team Rumble...
So its like how Running With Scissors owns the Postal franchise, but they licensed out the characters for Brain Damaged so Hyperstrange could make their own independent Postal game? Activision/Microsoft would just need to license the Spyro trilogy characters for use in Spyro 4.
I dont know what this means for Crash and Spyro since they're technically owned my Activision, but considering everything that's happened lately I'm glad. Things seemed a little stressful for them lately
They can still possibly do contractual work with activision. It's not uncommon for studios like activision to outsource.
It was either this or to stop existing.
"Keep your horns on" 😭 Okay guys, I willlllll ......
We have been since 2020 when Crash 4 It's about time came out. Where is Spyro?!
You would think that even with the pandemic there’d have beeen something for the Year of the Dragon, wouldn’t you?
@@borjankosarac3645Who knows, Spyro 4 COULD be announced later in the year. Perhaps on his anniversary on this year of the dragon?
They said they're in early days, but almost a whole year is probably enough to at least show off a trailer in an announcement.
The thing that scares me here is that we've been burned once before with Crash and Spyro being thrown around to other studios, and we all know what that resulted in
Sony really should've bought the rights to Crash back then
@@EnigmaJenkins what you smoking? Sony have plenty of successful single player exclusives at their hands these days without microtransactions. Ghost Of Tsushima, Horizon franchise, Uncharted franchise, etc.
This is amazing news!!! Toys 4 Bob now has the freedom to make the games that they want
I’d like the collab game to be Banjo-Kazooie but with “keep your horns on” it’s obviously Spyro.
All I can say is, "WOAH!"
Sad woah...
"!HAOW"
What I learned so far is Crash Rumble getting it's last update in March a year after I got my first platinum trophy on PS5.
I been though 3 seasons when it came out last June. Season 1 just saw the release of Ripper and N.gin expanding the roster.
Season 2 introduced the party mode and Ripto joins the roster.
And finally, Season 3 saw the release of Spyro and Elora joining the roster. Kinda shame that we won't get Crunch, Tiny tiger, and others after Season 3.
I'm curious what'll come out of it. I'm confident that they're days of working on Crash and Spyro aren't over, as the message seems to imply. After all, Sakurai didn't stop working on Smash Bros. after going independant under Sora Ltd.
And if they won't be working on Crash or Spyro, with the experience they have under their belt, they'd be able to make the next best thing.
Not to worry, back in the day Insomniac Games was an independent studio when they first created Spyro the Dragon as it was owned and contracted by Universal Studios for them to develop Spyro. I believe Toys for Bob should be fine because they have a high credibility and are able to get an indie contract deal with Activision to further continue any new Spyro or Crash developments in the future.
Yeah maybe some contract work to be honest if they're lucky
Aldo ask for the whole independent studio I'm a little mix bag and at least not sold off to some company that feels like trustworthy but don't feel trustworthy
Maybe continuing support for Crash Team Rumble because there are so many characters like male N Tropy Nina Cortex Pinstripe Potoroo and Tiny Tiger
Despite Rumble not really being my type of game, I really admired its creativity and still had genuine fun with it, all things considered. The fact that it hasn't even been out for a year and now it's going away...this just breaks my heart.
(I'm at least glad it's not shutting down completely, unlike a certain mobile game...)
Don't worry maybe one day Crash Team Rumble will be revived
I really hope we get a Skylanders 7 or a remake of Spyros adventure. They don’t need toys just have us select a Skylanders from a separate menu like on the switch version.
Maybe a spiritual successor of Skylanders, but more oriented for older gamers (i.e. not as cartoony and much more reasonably difficult) and no toys involved, possibly a recruitment system like Darkest Dungeon.
This is the most ridiculous news I've heard lately with the state of the gaming industry, let alone the Entertainment Industry in general, to have what was a studio attached to a big company to split off and go independent is something you never see, although some good news they still will be open to working with Microsoft and company so it means that Crash or Spyro won't be completely out in the rearview mirror as they drive off in the sunset to this new opportunity they have going for them, I honestly do think they did this as a means of avoiding being completely dissolved as a studio or being laid off due the state of the industry, the fact they pulled this off is incredible and full respect given to the team that are now doing their own thing.
I just checked on the Xbox store on the console.. games like Crash Bandicoot 4 and Crash Team Rumble, Microsoft has removed the information "developed by Toys for Bob" for both Crash games.
Crash Team Racing is the only game that says developed by Beenox on the xbox store
I take a guess, Beenox might take over Crash and Spyro because they have at least 3 studios.
"We're exploring a possible partnership between our new studio and Microsoft" so does that mean they can still work on Crash and Spyro
Seems that way.
I wish. I don't trust others studios for those franchises.
@@jeremydoucet8232 Well, it does seem they’ll still be able to work on Crash and Spyro. But why don’t you trust other studios?
Like they did with all the Rare collection 🤣
Absolutely but its always up to the owners of an ip, (ms) whether they want another developer working on a game.
I'm sad but excited for Toys for Bob. Hope we get to see Spyro news very soon!
All this happening in just 2 months is crazy! I am so shocked! Never in my life did I expect this in all the 13 years I followed Toys For Bob and Activision. I was a fan since Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure back in 2011 and I never expected they’d be bought out by Microsoft let alone becoming indie devs.
I think they will make Spyro 4 just like how Sqaure Enix makes Kingdom Hearts. Sqaure does not own the IP but Disney does, Sqaure just makes the games.
That’s probably the best comparison for the situation.
Disney does not own Spider-man because Sony bought Spider-man ip back in 1999 before Disney marval buy out
@@1992TheDiamondWolf No. Disney owns Spider-Man, Sony just bought the rights to make movies about Spider-Man. Disney still get all the money for merchandising, comics, games, etc... of Spider-Man.
Square Enix owns the Final Fantasy characters, though.
@@Tommy_Wimmer ya but not the Kingdom Hearts characters. Without them that's just Final Fantasy
Wow... TFB is now going independent? What's this mean for Spyro & Crash, let alone Activision, and Microsoft?
they'll go down under
Spyro and Crash are still owned by MS.
They ask us to keep our horns on in the post. Spyro 4 is still coming. "Microsoft are very supportive and we're exploring a partnership with them in his new structure
@@jessegar94 what? dammit to hell micosoft
They said they are still working with Microsoft. Microsoft buying Sega next.
Toys for Bob didn’t solely make their past games, they had support from other activision studios. So their budget will likely be smaller, and not as big.
Hopefully this'll mean we'll get more Toys-To-Life games. I missed those.
Honestly I think it's more likely that even if they did make new Skylanders games that they would have ditched the toys for life thing in favour of just a regular game.
RIP Crash Team Rumble, it was fun while it lasted❤
more like crash team retirement lol
rip bozo 😂
@@lemon5000-tj6nvno one uses bozo anymore and let him or she be and stop hating man
Oh it's dead after next week already been announced
I litterly just got the game today
The fact they ended CTR as soon was they went indie tells me that maybe it wasn't a game they ever really wanted to make and was something that Activision made them do.
If I had a nickel for every online multiplayer Crash Bandicoot game that stopped adding new content when it was just nine months old, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it's happened twice, right?
It's so sad to see Crash Team Rumble go this early, it was expected but it still had so much untouched potential... I just hoped it would live up to it after few seasons, updates and perhaps singleplayer content.
I really hope, that Crash and Spyro situation is not heading to the post mutant era... these IPs just mean so much to a lot of people and it would be devastating to see it get lost again.
This has been a giant s*** show in the industry and we’re barely marching into month 3.
Honestly, being indie, TFB needs contracts ASAP to bring in money. I’m sure that’s priority #1 unless they get someone to fund them until they release whatever they want to work on.
Hopefully we’ll hear good news but them saying no more updates to CTR doesn’t give off the biggest vote of confidence. TBH I think them saying they left on good terms is a load of PR garbage unless Microsoft met with them and said we’re not keeping you so either we shut you down or you can opt out.
Either way, this whole situation is a giant mess.
I think they have the creative talent to come up with their own mascot if that’s the direction they want to take. I mean insomniac did that with ratchet and clank and they’re still alive and well.
Love to get some good news some time this year. It’s gonna be a looooong 2024
Did they actually say Crash Team Rumble is over?
Oh never mind, I see the end of the video
@@MichaelSAMyatttell me about it…
Lol good to hear crash team rumble is officially dead thanks Microsoft or whoever made that Garbage call
Toys for Bob can finally be free from Activision bullshit
Y’know what? This could be hype!
Idk why everybody is freaking out, Microsoft still owns Crash and Spyro, so they can just find another developer to make more Crash and Spyro games
The only one I can think of is Beenox and I would say on Vicarious Visions as well but unfortunately they got merged into Blizzard thanks to Warcraft Reforged existence that I'm still angry about
True, but for a lot of people, TfB saved Crash and want to see their vision of the franchise move forward, as well as see what they could do for a all new Spyro title
Ummmmm did you even read the tfb post
@@BedBuggy there art design was still a bit off putting for me because I didn't expect it that they be under a cartoony like style where I prefer the Vicarious Visions style because they look more like to there Naughty Dog counterparts tho that was back in 2017 and I feel old at this point
Uh... they kinda teased Spyro again in the post. I dont see them leaving Spyro (or mainline Crash) behind any time soon. Ik Rumble gets it's final content update next week, but i dont think theyd want to leave Crash yet. Especially after the completionist teases Crash 4 IAT had pulled.
Keep your horns on is all i need to know
If they still have total ownership over Crash and Spyro, then the future is bright for them both (namely Spyro, c'mon, Crash gets enough love, while Spyro doesn't)
Yeah as much as I love Crash I feel like we haven't really gotten much of spyro. Crash's gotten 2 remasters and 2 brand new games while spyro has gotten a remake and then has just shown up as either Easter eggs or as a playable character in a Crash game
Microsoft still owns all the Ips. They will have a partnership to keep developing those games.
Microsoft paid for Crash and Spyro. They're still the owners.
they don't have ownership over Crash and Spyro, they never did
@@Wes_Trippy4lifeWell now they do!!! Warranty is expired? MAYBE I GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY!
8:53 Rare was also a co-developer on the reboot, though even they'll tell you it was Dlala's baby. Still, very exciting news!
It is a bit different case, but a split from Square Enix was the best thing to happen to IO Interactive, the creators of Hitman. I loved that split and I really look forward to the TFB future as well. This should be the beginning of something great, hopefully involving Spyro!
Same for Crystal Dynamics, though getting sold off for NFT investment funds was still rather scummy.
At least we got that Tomb Raider Trilogy Remaster and the upcoming Gex Collection.
Even if it's not crash or spyro I'm just really excited for any potential game from TFB. Especially a 3D platformer
Holy swish cheese, this is insane! I would never imagine that toys for bob would go indie. I’m just as shocked as you are, and just has scared yet happy.
I just know TFB will continue to make Amazing games, especially as an indie studio. And I’m happy that Microsoft and activivistion are supportive of them. Hopefully Toys for bob has the money to be financially stable for this, and if they need support…I’ll definitely support them. I’m working and planning on launching my own indie game studio someday, because gaming is my passion. And I’d love to make games for people to enjoy.
As for crash and Spyro, I’m sure they will be fine. I’m sure toys for bob will still be able to collaborate with Microsoft and activision and make more games using their IP. Heck…I’d love to see Toys for bob make a new Banjo and kazooie game, so who knows…the sky’s the limit.
So it seems to me like they could be guns for hire specifically for Spyro or Crash going forward. And they won’t be held down by the pressure of having to work on other games like call of duty when they don’t want to
oddly enough, that was the statement Microsoft made during the acquisition, that the studios now under their ownership could decide what they wanted to make. The acquisition would've allowed T4B to decide what games they worked on. Atleast, thats what Phil Spencer said, so maybe take it with a grain of salt.
So i wonder why exactly T4B went Indie (maybe if i finish the video first). perhaps Microsoft does have a say in things that T4B didn't want to be said, so they decided to speak for themselves.
But GOD i hope there's no ill will between T4B and Microsoft, and MS agrees to the partnership so T4B can keep making Spyro
I don't want Crash Team Rumble to end like Crash On The Run. 😢
Reminds me a lot of what happened to IO Interactive (Hitman).
They were owned by Square Enix, and I believe SE were looking to sell the studio, then IO bought themselves and became an indie studio, but still making AAA games. Now they even have a contract to make the next James Bond game. If things are gonna go the same way for TfB I'm excited for them, and they could certainly continue with making Spyro if Microsoft are interested.
Except IO kept Hitman. I still can't believe Square Enix sells their like IPs like burgers (Just Cause, Tomb Raider, etc).
Spyro 4 might exist but Crash Team Rumble is finished in my opinion.
We just finished February and its a never ending roller coaster at this point. I can only hold to so much hope that Toys For Bob still can create such amazing games
TFB going indie? I support it! I consider this a good thing!
It sounds like toys for Bob a trying to assuage people's fears that crash and spyro are dead by making these obvious references to them. Well I do think we need to wait For more information to come out, it sounds like they definitely have plans if this partnership with Microsoft still goes through and hey, if not then I'm sure B Knox will finish tomorrow four considering I've long suspected they've been the primary devs on it. And i still don't believe that Spyro 4 only entered development this year when the teasers have been happening for so much longer.
If I had to guess, this is a move by toys for Bob to free them from influence by Overwatch as well as Call of Duty scum. COD does not deserve support from anyone and this is TFB's way of throwing that hat into or should I say out of the ring.
Being a support studio for CoD definitely took time away from other projects, so I'm glad they'll be able to focus on projects of their choosing.
Speaking of time, I'd better open that copy of Crash Team Rumble I got for Christmas...
I hope we get a new Crash, and Spyro game.
Toys for Bob would be a great candidate for a new Banjo Kazooie game. They have already proven themselves as worthy in my book with both Crash and Spyro and I believe they will treat Rare's flagship characters with love and care and finally provide us with a Banjo Threeie that remains faithful to the franchise and Rare can even assist them if needed. I think it is about time for Banjo and Kazooie to make a comeback.
It's sad news for Crash Team Rumble, but it's also relieving to hear the servers are going to remain online for the foreseeable future with all the paid content becoming unlockable for free. I'm happy, though, to see this new era for Toys For Bob and what it will bring them.
Now that they are going indie, do you think Toys for Bob might work with rare on remaking Banjo Kazooie trilogy?
I'm actually happy that Toy for Bob broke off from Activision and Microsoft. It is a good opportunity for them to have the freedom of being an indie studio. They can now create whatever they want and let their talented developers go crazy with their skills. I would happily buy the next IP they create because I genuinely love all that they did for Crash and Spyro. Sure, they are not financially supported in future projects, but I'm sure they'll be able to overcome and succeed. The amount of pressure that ToB had to deal with during the time they had to support Call of Duty and other Activision games, but now that they have no pressure from higher ups telling them to work on things they don't enjoy working on, or do not the required experience to work on.
I'm excited for ToB after hearing the news. I wish them the best of luck.
If Sucker Punch is unable to do anything with the Sly Cooper games than Toys For Bob will take the job for them
Sony own Sly Cooper not Sucker Punch it up to sony not them to developers new Sly Cooper game
Plus the last Sly Cooper which is Thieves in Time was handled by Sanzu. So far as of late as they recently pitched new story content long ago but no budge for a green light from Sony
Idk, it seems like bad news to me, but we'll have to see. If they can still make Spyro/Crash, then fine nothing really changed. If they can't, well, good luck to them.
The big question I have is why Microsoft and Activision NOT think Toys for Bob was worth keeping.
Going indie is going to increase administration costs and drastically reduce the budgets of the games produced.
Wow… this certainly is a surprise this could be good
Ever since the layoff happened, i knew something was going to happen to crash team rumble.
The industry has been rough lately. Can’t say I blame them for going indie.
Now Let The Skylanders Crash and Spyro Team Up Together
This is a good thing. Skilled games companies need to barter with these corporations to get what they want.
Ever since Insomniac Games sold themselves to Sony, their games have been increasingly Marvel focussed, take longer, and less creative independence. Insomniac still has a lot of their old charm, but something is always lost in the sellikg of conpanies.
Im optimistic, im sure this means that Toys For Bob will negotiate a licence for Spyro/Crash from Activision on their own terms. It means they will have more creative freedom.
Im sire this was also done as they became a Warzone devloper for a while, and they would rather negotiate what games they can work on, rather than being at the whim of what activision wants them to work on.
This is good news.
I fear that unless if Toys For Bob gets to keep access to crash/spyro/skylanders stuff that the studio won’t last long before it goes broke. They need a strong gaterunner to get it off the ground for indie style and unless it’s something from one of those ips or they somehow come up with something new and above and beyond phenomenal, i don’t see that happening rn
Yeah they need SOMETHING to help them to stay afloat (unless they somehow made a new ip and it is an instant hit somehow)
@@PikachuGamerSMT which is possible but very unlikely and not worth counting on to happen
@@TaeKwonWhoa IndieGoGo and Kickstarter are still valid, but risky, options.
Honestly, Microsoft seems pretty good about letting devs go if they don't want to work with them (Toys for Bob, Bungie)
Frankly, CTRumble ending so soon just cements my opinion that it should have just been shelved in favor of Spyro 4.
So glad you've got this covered. I was trying to read about it but all I could think about was how it impacts a possible spyro 4
Yay, Toys For Bob has break away the tradition of being bossed around and instead, going things on their own!🤩
Tbh I really don't see them working on a new Spyro or any ABK/Microsoft property for a while. Why go indie just to immediately make a game for the company you just left?
To be honest I think this dision it going to be interesting.
On the one hand the probably have less money and on the other hand the have more control for what they do
I don't know what that means for the future and we don't know how big this company is
The positive for indie is
1. You work in whatever project you want
2. Most indie developer's don't have dead line
The negative off indie developer's
1. Most indie developer's don't have the money to do what have in mind
2. It may not have the nessery developer team and some people to do multiple different work at the same time
This Wean the weird part comes we have 0 idea how big this team is and how many people it's for each position
Most indie game starts from the 0 or for developer layoff,
but for what we understand this company become indeping with out all those fact's,
it's very likely to have some form off deal bihaind the Sean to and have good money to starting as new studios also because it become indepeding with out all those negatives it may not be small team.
But all these I'm saying it's speculation in really i have 0 idea what hapents.
I'm various emotions of excited, anxious, and sad. And possible angry. I hope, when they stop giving us content for CTRumble, that doesn't mean they will shut off the server. I would hate to have put in so much time and fun memories into that game, only for them to take the game away from us.
I'm really happy for Toys for Bob. They'll have alot more freedom to focus on passionate projects now, outside of the wonderful games they've already made.
I think this is a good thing, y'all. Simply put, they're free agents now and can do what they want. However, they kind of hinted here that they can still partner up and do more crash and Spyro on a case by case basis with microsofts permission.
It's most likely just a more financially viable way to continue moving forward for both microsoft and TFB.
Is Skylanders now safe? 😭
Eh? Xbo still own It
Nice! I'm happy for them! They are very talented.
that's awesome news, cannot wait to see their new ips similar in spirit to crash bandicoot
Man, Toys for Bob would have been great for making a banjo game
Rare: "There's a way out. THERE'S A WAY OUT!"
MS let Rare make the games they want to make.
lol that rare has been long gone it’s been over 20 years. Microsoft allow them to make a new IP which turned into Sea of Thieves. Now rare is bring its games to PlayStation and Nintendo
I laughed for a while at that lol
Yeah that way out was leaving long ago and forming Playtonic Games or moving on to other companies.
But what could this mean for skylanders as well, toys for Bob is the reason skylanders even existed.
Oh yeah, that's a good point, especially with the only other studio that worked on it being absorbed into Blizzard a few years back (Vicarious Visions)
I'm dreading the next bit of news we'll potentially be hearing about Toys For Bob; it might be that they've broke up. I can smell it from miles away, but I hope that's the case.😕
Toys for Bob can now create its own crash and Spyro inspired IP's.
And to be fair, as much as I love Crash and Spyro, something new would be appreciated
Saw the article while at work, knew that you would be on it. Wonder what the future will hold.
TFB is free!
No more supporting COD!
Now what’s next for Crash and Spyro?
Nice video but here's my opinion, I'm thinking they are going to go the Asobo studio, wayforward, & mercurysteam route. As we saw by those 3 studios, mercurysteam works with konami & Nintendo, as well as wayforward. Asobo studio works with ubisoft, Microsoft, Focus, Disney, etc. How do I know this? I looked at Wikipedia. I mean, that's a possible path for toys for bob. Going down the wayforward, asobo studio, & mercurysteam path.
i'm indeed waiting for that full investigation video though....
My question is how in the world was toys for Bob allowed to do. They had to probably get permission from Feel spencer to go Independent
Which I honestly feel like Microsoft's gonna regret.
They just spent billions acquiring.
Activision And now they just let a studio walk away.
What 😧
12:29 Bruh, keep your horns on!!!
Without someone high up the corporate ladder spearheading new Crash/Spyro games, I doubt we'll see any sequels anytime soon. The sales numbers by themselves don't really justify the continuation of the franchises.
So Basically, to narrow it all down:
Toys for Bob as an indie studio is still working on Spyro 4, but for now on, they can work on it on their own terms, allowing them to give the game as much care and love as they can, without Activision making their future games feel rushed.
I’m happy for Toys for Bob on going Indie hope the future is bright for Crash and Spyro.
I honestly thought TfB was gonna be merging with Beenox to basically drive the XBOX for kids offerings... this is a very different direction, but a positive one. This could also explain why they let go of the physical location. Without Microsoft's balance sheet, it made no sense for them
Well... we've finally reached that moment. It hurts deep down in my heart to see this game dying in just 8 months, but I honestly believe everyone knew this would happen. A game that had so much potential in expanding the Crash Bandicoot universe with new characters, new scenarios and even a new story was simply thrown in the trash can due to poor choices, lack of content and basically a multiplayer update that we were forced to pay for with the excuse of being a "new game". Honestly Crash Bandicoot is in a horrible position thanks to this game and depending on who Xbox puts in charge of developing the next big game we can say our goodbyes to this franchise as well. I sincerely hope I'm wrong and that many other things involving Crash Bandicoot come in the future and not that Xbox simply bury this franchise as it has done with several others. But unfortunately I can't see a good future for this franchise after this whole disaster. 😮💨😮💨😮💨
Crash Team Rumble is already done after such a short time and people spent money to buy this game, only for it now to be completely dead within a year at best. This is why the game should've been free to play from the beginning. Crash on the run is another flop, but at least was free to play. It's laughable really.
TBH I think them saying they're in negotiations with Microsoft and Activision is a load of PR garbage. They definitely left with some bad blood somewhere and I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the light shines and we learn more of what happened.
I hope I'm wrong.
This is just hard to process all at once.
Crash and Spyro are like Spider-Man, cause Spider-Man is a marvel character and owned by Sony while marvel is owned by Disney. Crash and Spyro are TFB characters and owned by Activision and Xbox
Classic Spyro and Skylanders could come back!
That mean they let sony re-release PS1 version of Spyro and crash on the Classic on PS5
I feel that they will make a original game, I don’t think you go indie to continuing making game from Microsoft ip
Oh that's facts
I smell a Banjo Kazooie game being in the works and spyro 4 is being worked on while Beenox Handles Crash for the future like a New Crash 5 or CTR 2 by beenox as they are 2 teams now & i know 1 of team is COD PC optimization and PC PORT etc
Good for them. I hope more studios under the Micorsoft go indie
They are probably starting Spyro 4 development all over again, but will go full speed and full creativity freedom.
I dont think they have licences for the spyro and crash so any game they put out will have completely new charakters i guess
I think it was Paul Yan who said he wanted to make a Banjo game, and I wonder if having this kind of deal might make that easier?
Would have been easier before
being an indie studio has positives and negatives. it means a certain amount of freedom but it also means a loss of stability. a smaller studio cannot simply reach over and lean on one of the large publisher's other studios to get a project finished - which is a critical tactic for a lot of modern game series such as Xenoblade and Pokémon. an independent studio could experience delays, crunch, or the ability to create fewer projects. at the same time, yes, it may be a good sign for the design process of Spyro games.
If they scrap/ get rid of the Spyro progress, I’m gonna be upset 😢are they really not working on rumble anymore?
No matter what happens I know TFB will succeed. Great developers who brought so much joy to everyone
That's a powerful moustache.
I'm confused on the legality here. Weren't they owned by the major studio? So unless they self bought out or made some weird deal, how would this work legally? A company can't just simply decide we aren't under another companys umbrella
Microsoft would have had to agree to let them go indie