Crazy Taxi Reboot Will be a AAA Game, Sega Says

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Sega announced at The Game Awards in December that Crazy Taxi was one of five (and perhaps more) classic properties that was getting a grand revival, and though the publisher has doles out nothing but the briefest of details on the game since then, it’s clear that the game is being treated as a significant, flagship project.

In case you were wondering if that is indeed the case, that notion was recently reinforced by Takaya Segawa, senior executive officer at Sega and president of Sapporo Studio, which was established by the Japanese publisher a little over two years ago. Speaking in a recent interview with The Japan Times, Segawa revealed that Sapporo Studio is contributing to the Crazy Taxi reboot’s development, which he described as a AAA production.

“We’re responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis andHatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! in cooperation with the bases in Tokyo and overseas,” Segawa said when speaking about the Sega titles that Sapporo Studio has contributed to. “We are also participating in the development of triple-A titles, including Crazy Taxi (a recently announced reboot of the arcade classic).

“At present, we don’t have any titles developed independently by the studio, but we intend to do so in the future.”

Again, given the pomp and flair that Sega announced the Crazy Taxi game with, this doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise- though it should be interesting to see how the company brings the classic franchise back as a full-fledged AAA experience.

Until now, there’s been no official word on what platforms Crazy Taxi is being developed for or when it will release, but a known leaker recently claimed that the game is targeting a 2027 launch, and will also be releasing for Nintendo’s rumoured next-gen console.