After developer Toys For Bob appeared to tease a new Spyro game, an insider claims the studio has been working on the project since January.
Following the success of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, it seems Toys For Bob is working on a new Spyro adventure.
The newly-independent studio was recently reported to have reached an agreement to work with Microsoft on its next game – something the studio teased in the original announcement of its split from Activision.
While nothing has been confirmed about the studio’s next project, Microsoft owns Activision which owns the Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Skylanders IP – properties all developed in recent years by Toys For Bob.
According to the report about the claimed Microsoft deal, the studio’s next project was said to be ‘similar to games Toys For Bob has made in the past’ – suggesting it was perhaps returning to one of these franchises.
There’s now more evidence to suggest this is the case, with a video posted by Canadian Guy Eh – who regularly covers Crash Bandicoot and Spyro news – now claiming Toys For Bob is working on a new Spyro game.
‘Spyro 4 is in development,’ the insider said. ‘That’s a statement. No theory crafting, no evidence-based assumptions, no conspiracies or even a heavy-handed hint.’
The YouTuber claims he was told of the project by ‘numerous, serious’ sources at gaming convention PAX East, who also apparently shared the same details of the reported deal between Microsoft and Toys For Bob before they were published.
According to his sources, Spyro 4 has been in development since January this year. As such, if true, it’s likely we won’t hear anything about the project for a few years yet.
While it’s worth waiting for an official announcement before you get too excited, Toys For Bob hasn’t exactly been subtle in hinting about a possible Spyro game.
Back in January when the studio announced it was now independent, the post concluded with what seemed like a Spyro tease, writing: ‘So, keep your horns on and your eyes out for more news.’
Spyro 4 also makes sense in light of the studio’s trajectory before they were forced to work on Call Of Duty. In 2020, Toys For Bob released Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, an original Crash Bandicoot game which came after the studio’s success remaking the first three titles in Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. A new Spyro game, then, would follow the studio’s Spyro Reignited Trilogy from 2018.
Crash Bandicoot 4 was pitched as a direct sequel to the original trilogy (ignoring all the other mostly rubbish sequels), so it’s likely any potential Spyro 4 will do the same.
GameCentral has reached out to Toys For Bob for comment.
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