Activision allegedly pulled the plug on the project to focus on live-service games It’s been reported that Crash Bandicoot 5 would have been a crossover with the Spyro The Dragon franchise, before it was cancelled by Activision . READ MORE: ‘Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time’ review: a perfect blend of past, present and future In 2020, Toys For Bob and Activision released Crash Bandicoot 4 , the first new instalment in the beloved franchise since 1998. A new report has now revealed that Toys For Bob had started working on a follow-up as well, before it was scrapped by Activision.
In a new video from Did You Know Gaming , gaming historian Liam Robertson claimed that the plot for Crash 5 would have seen Warped antagonist Uka Uka access the world of Spyro and chaos havoc with the Dragon Elders, with Crash needing to travel between universes to save the day. It’s also reported that both Crash and Spyro would have been playable characters, with the pair able to team up. Another scrapped plan involved playable origin stories for a number of Crash Bandicoot antagonists.
Work on Crash Bandicoot 5 only lasted a few months from summer to November 2020, with Toys For Bob working on concept art and early demos of environments. According to Did You Know Gaming , the project was cancelled by Activision due to the sales of Crash Bandicoot 4 , which was reported to have sold over five million copies. At the same time, Activision was reportedly pulling funding for a number of singl.