It Sounds Like the New Crazy Taxi Game is Going to Be Bigger Than Expected
A developer from Sega has suggested the upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot is bigger than most might have expected, calling it a AAA game. During The Game Awards 2023, Sega announced that Crazy Taxi and several other classic IPs from the publisher were all getting brand-new entries. A trailer at the event gave brief snippets of these reboots' gameplay, with the Crazy Taxi reboot retaining its cartoonish art style and objective of delivering passengers to their destination quickly using drifts, crazy jumps, and other maneuvers to earn a high score.
Details about these games have been rather light, though Sega briefly outlined what to expect from the Crazy Taxi reboot, stating that players will be driving around Crazy City, and that it would be a «fusion of nature and city.» While not much has been given about these games, a Sega executive has indicated the possible scope of the upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot.
In an interview with The Japan Times and Sega executive Takaya Segawa, he states that the Sapporo studio is supporting a number of titles in development. Sega opened up a new studio in Sapporo back in 2022, with Takaya Segawa (chief producer of Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2) becoming its President and CEO. When asked about what titles the Sapporo studio is assisting Sega with, he mentions that they are participating in the development of AAA games, including Crazy Taxi. «We’re responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! in cooperation with the bases in Tokyo and overseas,» Segawa says. «We are also participating in the development of Triple-A titles, including Crazy Taxi.»
Crazy Taxi being a AAA game likely means not only a bigger budget, but it could be bigger in scope than just a simple remaster or remake of the arcade classic, though it might be difficult to pull off. For reference, the original Crazy Taxi games were arcade games first, meaning the goal was to get the most points before time ran out, rather than
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