Is Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater coming back… again? Tony Hawk won’t say it outright, but it sure sounds like something‘s is happening around the 25th anniversary of the franchise, according to recent comments from the pro skater himself. Hawk himself calls the events “incredibly exciting.”
The latest installment in the series is a remastered version of the first two games in the Pro Skater series, released in 2020. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2. The remaster was the last game from series developer Vicarious Visions before it was acquired by 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 4but that work was abandoned when Vicarious joined Blizzard.
Hawk is announcing modern events for the Pro Skater series to celebrate its 25th anniversary following a recent shake-up of the series’ social media accounts. Instagram AND X (formerly known as Twitter), Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater profiles have received modern logos in recent weeks, changing in relation to the brand Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 to more inclusive THPS iconography. The Instagram account also began promoting a modern ad for the 2020 remaster, based on my own social media doomscrolling, suggesting something might be coming for that entry.
Original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was released for the PlayStation on September 29, 1999, so a possible reveal may be inevitable. The most recent original entry in the series was 2015’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5which was developed by Robomodo and widely planned by players and critics. Robomodo was closed.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. You might want to re-download it now if you own it, just in case.
