Report Claims to Reveal Why Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Remake Was Rejected By Activision

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A newly released report allegedly reveals that a focus on Call of Duty was the real reason why a pitch for a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater3+4 remake collection from Vicarious Visions was denied by Activision. This unfortunate update on the long-rumored compilation is likely to disappoint longtime Tony Hawk's Pro Skater fans, who haven't exactly been getting the best treatment over the last decade or so.

After the release of the critically-lauded Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 compilation in 2020, the future of the beloved skateboarding game series was finally looking bright again. Following years of mistreatment by Activision, the series' sudden return with such a quality game was a very pleasant surprise for many fans. The momentum came to a halt, however, when THPS 1+2 developer Vicarious Visions was officially folded into Blizzard in 2022. Fans have been hoping for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 to get the same treatment that the first two installments in the series did, but with Activision showing no sign of revisiting Tony Hawk anytime soon, the potential remake compilations have been left in the dust. A recent update regarding this situation might give fans an explanation as to why Activision seemingly ditched the collection, but it's not one they'll be happy with.

In a video from DidYouKnowGaming's Liam Robertson, the video game historian claims that sources from Vicarious Visions told him that a pitch for a Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 remake collection was rejected by Activision in favor of more Call of Duty support work. Robertson elaborated on this, stating that the proposed remakes of the third and fourth installments in the Tony Hawk franchise were intended to be bundled alongside 1+2 from the very beginning. Unfortunately, though, the developers behind the compilation ran out of time, resulting in them settling on adding «some handling features from the later games» to the 1+2 remakes, instead of rebuilding 3 and 4 from scratch as well.

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