The last time the series was moved from Neversoft to Robomodo it resulted in some of the worst skateboarding games ever made. Handing over the Tony Hawk name to an unproven developer could have terrible consequences. From the ongoing workplace culture allegations to the Xbox acquisition, this probably isn’t the time to be trying anything new. Needless to say, Activision Blizzard has a lot going on right now. Whether or not Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 can be expected at some point in the future is unclear, now that it’s looking canceled. In other words, what would their vision of Pro Skater look like? Unfortunately, these pitches failed to pique Activision’s interest. The pitch asked the interested studios what they would do with the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater license. Hawk claims that the publisher took pitches from interested studios, but didn’t “trust anyone like the way they did Vicarious Visions.”

But this was canceled as Activision didn’t feel comfortable handing the license over to another developer. More interestingly, Hawk then confirms that there were plans for a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remake following the success of 1+2. However, his comments suggest that this is not the case with him saying, “I wish I could say we had something in the works.” Hawk then goes on to state that developer Vicarious Visions’ dismantling and merging into Blizzard is the reason behind this.

Hawk was asked if there was another Tony Hawk game being developed. In this stream, he details why a THPS 3+4 remake isn’t looking likely, and the role Vicarious Visions and its handler played in that decision. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk spoke on andyTHPS’ Twitch channel during a Pro Skater 1+2 stream. At least that’s what is being claimed by the cover star himself. Activision canceled the development of a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 remake earlier this year.

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