Crash Bandicoot Returns to PS4 With Three Remasters

During Sony Interactive Entertainment’s E3 press briefing, the house of PlayStation the return of Crash Bandicoot in three remasters for PS4.

[showtimefolks]

oh yes sir

[Gazondaily]

This was a slap in the face moment. Pure evil...

[naruga]

who has the damn rights ? are they at least exclusives to PS4 and developed by Sony?...are they HD versions of PS1games? ..or completely remastered with new graphics engine? Is Activision a But whole fractured company ?? who the f..gonna answer me? whoo ..WHOOOOOO? :P

[Letthewookiewin]

Naruga they are being completely rebuilt, ala Rachet&Clank

[nowitzki2004]

What? Explain this please lol.

[Eidolon]

Remaster != Remake/reboot. Ratchet&Clank PS4 was not a remaster. They called these Crash games remasters.

[DarkZane]

They said remastered from the ground up for PS4. There is no way they're just normal remasters, since 2 of those games were originally PS1 games and believe me, they have not aged well and a simple remaster won't suffice.

[NatureOfLogic_]

I believe they're saving a new Crash for PSX. It would make more sense. This is just a temp tease imo.

[King_Lothric]

I have noticed you are on every PlayStation article commenting very negatively. Why waste your time on PlayStation articles if you hate it?

[Gazondaily]

@King

Calm down? Did anyone else notice how NO ONE critiqued me for my article criticising the Xbox conference but in the 3 or so comments I've made re: PS I've already had someone go on the attack against me in a few minutes?

Pathetic really.

I don't have to share your opinion mate.
I just expected a new crash to be announced the way he came out on stage to crash music but he just announced remasters...it was such a tease. That's all.

[morganfell]

Then ask Xbox fans to critique you. You're here making comments about a console and company for which you have a long demonstrated history of bias against. If you haven't divined the truth, you are unwelcome in such threads. This is one of those. You want to express your opinion and then when people tell you what they think of you, then you have issues. It is known as being able to dish it out but not take it. If you possessed a modicum of reasoning you would know how you are received in such threads and you would just avoid them.

You should probably run along to some more PS threads and attempt (and fail) to do damage control. Sony owned this E3 easily.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Why would they "attack" their own ally lol?

If you "criticized" anything Xbox as much as you do anything PS related they'd "attack" you too.

Notice that what King_Lothric is taking issue with: "I have noticed you are on every PlayStation article commenting very negatively."
He's not taking issue with your stance on Crash, at least not based off this comment.

[DashArrivals]

HEY. No it was NOT. It's to test the waters. You really want a Crash game... then show us. Show us and we'll make it happen. Support this remaster from the ground up and if successful, they'll get a new one made. Mark my words.

[Deadpooled]

The pain of the slap of Crash being in Skylanders imo was reduced a lot by the trilogy HD remaster which got one of the biggest cheers of the conference.

@DashArrival

Exactly, only chance of a new Crash is if this awesome trilogy is supported like the Ratchet and Clank reboot.

[AnubisG]

How was this a slap in the face? Explain that to me! I think it is the best thing that happened at E3 as a huge Crash Bandicoot fan. This is clearly being made to gauge intrest in Crash Bandicoot so everyone better buy it so we can have a full fledged squel. I personally almost cried but than was really sad that they didn't show any gameplay of the trilogy.

[Errorist76]

@king_Lothric

He's just very 'septic'. No life I guess.

Crash's gameplay formula is so outdated there simply isn't a way to make a modern Crash game without disregarding his roots.

[mark_parch]

@ Septic

you've been on here long enough to know its 80% sony faithful. so even a little negativity towards ps4 you're gonna get some stick lol. actually come to think of it any positive xbox talk your gonna get some stick

[Shubhendu_Singh]

Was hoping for a new game...I guess it was not feasible.
Well atleast we have three new remasters, that's something.

[Genuine-User]

If someone has the will to scroll through my comments history, this is exactly what I had hoped for.

Crash Bandicoot trilogy remastered for current-gen.

[showtimefolks]

these will be exclusive to ps4(sony funding them)

[Doabarrelroll]

Where does it say that I wanna know too if it's exclusive

[magiciandude]

Man how disappointing. I was hoping for a WHOLE NEW GAME but instead we got more remasters and, yeah, Skylanders...

Well played.

[ravens52]

Crash 1,2 and Warped remade for the ps4 from the ground up. Meaning new everything. Not a remaster.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

I didn't ask for this

Remasteres and Skylanders :(

[-Foxtrot]

I'm curling up in my chair

This is not what we wanted

Remasters yes but they still have the rights

THIS IS A JOKE

[naruga]

exactly ....this is ridiculous ...Crash must return to Sony end of story...Remasters probably will be multiplatform

[Nitrowolf2]

must be testing the waters tbh

[-Foxtrot]

@Nitro

Testing the waters...yeah so they can channel the hype into their own shitty Skylanders and non Skylanders Crash games

The remasters will most likely go multiplatform aswell

Channelling my Adam Jenson

"I didn't ask for this"

[SegaGamer]

I agree. It's great we are getting remastered games of Crash Bandicoot........but the Skylanders stuff was a bit of a kick in the teeth. You could hear a few unhappy people in the audience when that was announced.

[Gazondaily]

Haha I actually thought of you as the segment ended. Foxtrot aint gonna like this....

[Movefasta1993]

crash's character model looks horrible, imagine ratchet's engine on crash.Activision just can't let it go

[Deadpooled]

Hopefully the remaster looks great (Crash warped 3 model on all three games) and gets supported by us gamers. The remaster was at least the minimum I wanted if Crash was going to the prison of Skylanders and now it's going to happen.

[Letthewookiewin]

It's not a remaster. They are all being rebuilt from the ground up.

[Sweendog007]

It's a remaster , ign are reporting it as a remaster and out on both PlayStation and Xbox

[Letthewookiewin]

Lol Xbox isn't getting any of them. Learn to comprehend. I watched the Conference Layden said rebuilt from the ground up.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

@Sweendog007

Wait, both Playstation and Xbox? Why? Crash 1-3 are Playstation games.

[PhucSeeker]

@garrettbobbyferguson So ? MGS 3/PW was both PS games and was both remastered for x360. Activision get all the say here as they own the IP.

[Errorist76]

It's a remaster not a remake.

[Silly gameAr]

Yeah, it was a bs moment for me too. All of that hype building up to this? Hopefully Crash gets the R&C treatment at least.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

I'm glad that there is at least a remaster of Crash, instead of nothing. But the snarky side of me laughs at you for being so damn sure that there was going to be a new Crash game.

[Vegamyster]

I loved those games although i was hoping for a new game.

[pompombrum]

I imagine the remasters are designed to gauge interest, if they sell well, they'll obviously make a new game, it's Activision, they love money.

[ninsigma]

I think that as well.
OR they're waiting until PSX to reveal a brand new game.

[Majin-vegeta]

Ill tske the remasters!!!

[NotanotherReboot]

you'll take anything from Sony

[NotanotherReboot]

He said they're partnering with Activision to remaster Crash from the ground up. Therefore, Sony is involved in the production, idiot.

[NotanotherReboot]

I did specify Sony's involvement when i said: "you'll take anything from Sony" Also calm down with insults, sorry for making you ferociously mad

[MatrixxGT]

Most on here will. You can't criticize Sony around here.

[Liqu1d]

@No_One So you're back again with another account Free_Fro, will you troll on this one as well?

[HeartlessGamer]

These are being remastered from the ground up so I don't have a problem with this

[FallenAngel1984]

I bet people will still find a way to complain about this

[Averyashimself]

Gamers as a whole are extremely underwhelmed people honestly.

[BitbyDeath]

Looks like a lot of people focused too much on the word 'Remaster' and completely missed them saying they will be rebuilt from the ground up.

[JamesBroski]

What a huge deception... wanted a new Crash game, not remasters and certainly not Skylanders.

[Inzo]

Then dont buy them. Simple, isnt it?

[JamesBroski]

Don't tell me after seeing that Crash intro on Sony's stage you weren't disappointed that they only announced remasters. Don't know why you have to be a smartass when I never said anything against the remasters themselves, I just expected a new game.

[Inzo]

Yes I was because if you listened you would have heard that they are not remasters but in fact remakes, which means that all 3 games will be getting the R&C treatment. And there is nothing smartass about what I said, I was merely giving you good solid advice.

[JamesBroski]

I wish, but what he said "fully remastered from the ground-up". Totally different from remake. Same games but with new graphics and engine. Which isn't a bad thing, but my hopes were so high for a new Crash. I'm still going to buy them to show them that Crash is still selling well and everyone should do it as well.

Not a solid advice, just a smartass comment. It's alright though, everytime I comment on N4G I expect those, otherwise I wouldn't be here.

[showtimefolks]

come one man it's ok let's just get some awesome crash HD remasters. something is better than nothing

this was an epic e3 conference laser focused on games

[yeahokwhatever]

theyre being re-built. not just an HD port. probably have something like the visuals from RnC

[showtimefolks]

that's what i am saying let's enjoy it

[yeahokwhatever]

I'm super stoked that my kids will get to play games from my younger days remastered appropriately for the age they're living in.

[Inzo]

Yip, unfortunately the children on this site wont understand what you are talking about.

[Number-Nine]

I asked for this

[zodiac909]

FINALLY!!!

[CaptainObvious878]

As soon as I heard the words "partnering with Activision" all my hype levels immediately went into the negatives.

[ninsigma]

It might not be negative. Partnering can mean many things. Sony could still be allowed to make the game themselves by licensing the IP from Acti and that would be considered partnering with them. We'll have to wait and see. So far that's 3 completely remastered from the ground up games (not sure if the character in skylanders is exclusive or not) so it's possible we could see a brand new game in the future. At least the IP isn't dead anymore.

[Fist4achin]

I think this was done to rekindle the interest for a future new release.

[Germany7]

But still belongs to Activision?

[ninsigma]

Looks that way. Who's developing the remasters I wonder.

[Germany7]

I was like, finally, he is back!

>:(

[ninsigma]

I think there's going to be more to this deal than has been revealed so far. I say take the (from the ground up) remaster and let's enjoy those for now. I really do think there will be a new game.

[-Foxtrot]

Yes

And I guess that's how it will always will be unless Skylanders sells shit and they decided to sell it back knowing it won't get the love like Sony in house Crash games.

[Liqu1d]

Adam Boyes said this a while ago. I don't know why people are surprised.

[Ninver]

Sony just destroyed the completion at E3. Games and more games.

[scark92]

This is good, better than letting Activision make another! I want Naughty Dog if anything

[Sweendog007]

It's a remaster of the first 3 , it's not a remake and ign are reporting it that it will be coming to both Xbox and PlayStation this fall

[Doabarrelroll]

Yeah no, this isnt MS's conference with all multiplates this is Sonys where REAL exclusives exist

[Sweendog007]

Haha cheek ign website and Amazon you idiot pre orders are up already.

And no game is exclusive now it's just dlc content now , no offence this old news anyway , it was leaked 2 weeks crash announcement would be made

Everyone said the same about final fantasy and that's going on both

Cheek ign .. Crash will come to both Xbox and PlayStation this fall

[Doabarrelroll]

Checked ign didn't see anything, so your talking crap unless you gotta link

[-Foxtrot]

Yeah in Skylanders is coming this Fall...not the remasters

Crash Skylanders will come to the Xbox but not the other games

[Germany7]

Before calling someone an idiot, you should check again and see that Skylanders is coming for Xbox, not the classic remastered games that Sony made a deal with Activision.

[Fullmetalevolust]

I dont think they could've come out with an original release for Crash Bandicoot after being gone so long from the gaming scene, remasters are there to gauge interest for a new game. Let's just hope it sells well, people have been begging left and right for it, time to prove it's still a great series.

[feraldrgn]

It's not what we wanted, but a remaster of the classics is better than nothing... As long as they put effort into it...

[Chaosdreams]

A step in the right direction <3

[KakashiHotake]

I'm actually looking forward to the remasters. Didn't realize how much I missed Crash until the music start playing and those glimpses of gameplay. Seriously Crash was the 1st PlayStation game that many gamers ever played. I'll never forget how good it felt pulling that original gray PS1 from under the tree with Crash Bandicoot. Good times.

[SynestheticRoar]

Yes baby. Tell all your friends.

[Germany7]

I don't have any friends, i will talk with the npcs on Skyrim.

[goldwyncq]

It's like the remastered FFVII PS4 announcement all over again.

[Tobsesan]

Not the return I was hoping for. But just with FF7, they first gave us a remaster and now we get a remake, lets hope.

[Darkfist]

how about Spyro the dragon trilogy remastered from the ground up,

[Herbalistic]

I'll take a Crash remastered collection

[King_Lothric]

Crash getting the Ratchet and Clank treatment and being reminagined from the ground. That's just awesome.

I guess Naughty Dog knew all along and teased us in Uncharted 4.

[Relientk77]

I'm getting the remasters

kinda mad about the Skylanders thing though

[lastking95]

Sick of remasters give us a complete new one. My friend was pissed at the skyrim remaster lol.

[no_more_heroes]

Was reeeeeeaaalllyy hoping for a new one, but it'll do for now, I guess.

[VsAssassin]

Activision still has the rights to Crash, but I'd take three Crash Remasters any day. :)

[NotanotherReboot]

Imagine if after remastering the first 3, they develop an actual Crash 4, how awesome would that be?

[TheUndertaker85]

PS4 never seeing PSOne BC confirmed.

So much potential being wasted in favor of profits.

[GoldPunch-TR]

Sony bought licences from Activision? And are these remastereds from Naugthy Dog?

[TheUndertaker85]

No to both.

Sony secured Crash as an exclusive character for the next Skylanders game. Activision still owns Crash and will be working on the remasters.

More info can be found here as the Playstation blogs don't even have the remasters posted yet but do Crash appearing in Skylanders.

http://m.ign.com/articles/2...

[Platformgamer]

This and his appearance in skylanders is better than nothing :) if they sells well, i hope sony will put wrath of cortex and twinsanity on ps4, and then maybe a new crash game :D

[crazychris4124]

crash team racing would have been awesome too. Oh well 3 remasters is fine by me

[Deadpooled]

Crash bash

[HawaiianDreads]

Man this was another one of those troll moments again, I won't lie this killed my hype real fast.

Edit: I mean yeah woot for 3 Crash remaster, but was so looking forward for a new game.

[marioJP87]

Naughty Dog listened to us.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

The three best games in the mainline series. Day one purchase! Very happy about this.

[MasterofMagnetism]

Remasters or not, I'll take it.

[BlaqMagiq1]

DAY ONE! Loved the original trilogy as they are a HUGE part of my childhood!

[jay2]

Not good enough. I dont want ANY remastera. I want mew content

[Jerry Seinfeld]

I was so exited when I saw them about to announce a new Crash game and then immediately disappointed. Now I'm left with an overwhelming sense of "Meh..."

[Mr_Luke]

Well, the 3 Crash games remade for PS4. Not bad, i love them and i'm going to buy them for sure.
And not simple remasters, even better!!! While i don't care at all about the Skylanders thing...

EDIT: wait, i missed "partnering with Activision".... damn, are they going to ruin those games too like they did with the character and the other obscene games?!? No please! :( Is ND even involved?

[tigertron]

So Crash is still with Activision? great stuff...NOT.

[Rhezin]

Saw this announcement in theaters and was already clapping when I saw Shawn Layden walking on Stage with a Crash background. So awesome Crash is getting remastered, but wow. #### you Activision. Skylanders!? Really?! You really won't give up those Crash rights will you? Would've been so great to see a Naughty Dog Crash again.

[tapmybuttons]

This is a fantastic way to test the waters and see if there's still an audience for platforming games like Crash Bandicoot. Good on Sony; this way everyone wins.

[PR_FROM_OHIO]

Just the beginning folks..........

[cimerians]

Yes!!!

[Ants909]

If the sales for the remasters are good, we might get a new crash game.
I'm really curious to how this will look considering the gigantic gen leap.

[Rhezin]

Yeah if the remasters sell well, BUY BACK THOSE CRASH RIGHT, SONY!!!

[CoDsuperstar]

I think they are trying to get the rights for a new Crash. the remasters were easier to get rights for. plus they wouldnt just release remasters if sony wasn't looking to make crash 4