Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater coming back… again? Tony Hawk won’t explicitly say, but it certainly sounds like something’s happening around the franchise’s 25th anniversary, according to recent comments from the pro skater himself. Hawk himself calls those developments “insanely exciting.”
In a new episode of YouTube channel Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meal series, host Josh Scherer asked Hawk what’s next for the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise as we celebrate its silver jubilee. Hawk, who can pull off a 900, but can’t disentangle himself from a non-disclosure agreement without hurting himself, responded, “I wish I could tell you more, but I can tell you that I have been talking to Activision again — which is insanely exciting. We’re working on something. That is the first time I’ve said that publicly. I can’t give any detail […] but I think it will be something the fans will truly appreciate.”
The most recent entry in the franchise was 2020’s remaster of the first two games in the Pro Skater franchise, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. The remaster was the final game from series developer Vicarious Visions before being subsumed into Blizzard Entertainment in 2021. At one point, according to Hawk and game designer Andy Gentile, the studio was working on remastered content from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4, but that work was scrapped when Vicarious joined Blizzard.
Hawk’s tease of new happenings around the Pro Skater franchise for its 25th anniversary comes after a recent change to the series’ social media accounts. On Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter), the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater profiles have received new logos in recent weeks, changing from branding around Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 to more all-encompassing THPS iconography. The Instagram account has also begun pushing new advertising for the 2020 remaster, based on my own social media doomscrolling, hinting that something could be coming for that entry.
The original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was released for PlayStation on Sept. 29, 1999, so a possible reveal could be imminent. The most recent original entry in the franchise was 2015’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5, which was developed by Robomodo and widely planned by players and critics. Robomodo has since closed.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Maybe redownload it now if you own it, just in case.
