Hasta La Gadget!

The other day we reported on the possibility that the Crash Bandicoot franchise was being sold back to Sony, but as it turns out that isn’t the case. This is according to a statement released by Activision whose spokesperson was quoted as saying to GameInformer, “Activision owns Crash Bandicoot and we continue to explore ways in which we could bring the beloved series back to life.” Assuming that this is the case, and that Activision isn’t trying to throw us for a loop, why is the website still down, and why is the game still not listed on Activision’s website? Could it be that negotiations are in the process and they don’t want us to know?

Crash Bandicoot was one of the original games for the first Sony PlayStation and was rather iconic given that the game was pretty played on every demo PS1 unit out there, especially since the game was a great way to show off what the console could do. The game was originally developed as a PlayStation exclusive for Sony by Naught Dog studios before it was sold to Activision who have not made a Crash Bandicoot game in years. In any case what do you guys think? Are you bummed that the franchise had not been sold back to Sony where it might see a revival on the PS4?

Activision Claims Crash Bandicoot Has Not Been Sold To Sony original content from Ubergizmo.

We did read about how Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition could be making its way to the PS4 as well as the Xbox One sometime next year, thanks to a listing on Amazon Italy late yesterday evening. How about other games that could eventually end up on next generation consoles in the near future? The answer would be “perhaps”, as Amazon France has a listing which points to the possibility of a new Crash Bandicoot title that will appear over on the Sony PS4.

What you see above happens to be a screen capture of a product listing that was spotted over on Amazon France. Now, it would certainly raise hopes for folks who have been looking out for a new Crash Bandicoot title after all these years. Do bear in mind that this leak remains unconfirmed, and we do hope to find out whether it is a fake or not sooner rather than later. For what it is worth, there is an image of a Crash Bandicoot game for PS4 shown off, so we will leave it to you to arrive at your very own conclusion. While no release date was listed, the final sticker price happened to be shown at 69.99 EUR.

Amazon.fr Listing Points To Crash Bandicoot For PS4 (Rumor) original content from Ubergizmo.