Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 on PSN Sale Despite its Servers Being Shut Down

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 is currently on sale on the PlayStation Network. There's just one problem: it doesn't really work. If you were thinking about buying the most recent game adorned with the Birdman's name, then it might be time to bail out and think again.

[Zjet]

You can play this offline

[isarai]

Yeah this, we use it to test systems and controllers before we buy them where i work.

[Dudebro90]

Except it can be played. So....

[Chaos_Order]

The actual game data contains ONLY the tutorial. That's it. Nothing else. This is true with even the disc version. In order to play the actual game, you need to connect to the servers and download the day one patch, which is no longer available.

[travestyj]

That is not true. The patches are hosted by PSN not Activision servers so the patch is still available. Not sure why everyone is making things up about this game. Yeah it's bad but still playable.

[Profchaos]

I would of been much happier with a straight up port of thps 1 to 4 than this garbage. The level design killed it IMO all the levels look like they were created via the old games create a park mode they are all just so bad

[PurpHerbison]

Oh man, a THPS1-4 remaster collection with online play included? Day one.

[Italiano1234567]

how could they ruin such a beloved franchise I remember leaving work early without telling them when Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 came out so I could go up to the store and buy it with my friend and we literally played it nonstop those were the days

[Majin-vegeta]

One word "Activision" anything they touch goes to shite.

[solderman]

Yet people will still fly the flag for digital distribution.

[STK026]

To be fair, in this particular case, it's all Activision's fault. The game disc also only contained the tutorial and the full game had to be downloaded. Activison had to rush the release of the game before losing the rights and to do so, they made and shipped the discs to retailers while rushing to get the full game completed by the time of the release a few weeks later. The result was a huge day one patch (that was actually the full game) and an awful game with little to no post-launch support.

[Skankinruby]

Damn right I do, digital distribution is excellent and most definitely the future but they just haven't worked out the kinks. Once we can play digital games offline physical discs will be bargain bin next to dvds.

[toxic-inferno]

If physical discs all end up in the bargain bin, people will buy them instead of downloads.

Digital media is great, but from a market position, I doubt it will ever render physical media. There is little difference in quality and capability between the two forms, so it's not as though physical media will ever become totally obsolete as a format.

There will ALWAYS be people who prefer to purchase physical formats.

[Godmars290]

The current state of the gaming industry summed up in a title.

[Chocoburger]

What's up with all this false info? The game patches are hosted by Sony, and I'm positive you could still patch (add content) to the game.

By the way, even as a huge THPS fan, skip this giant turd. Go back and play the 9 NeverSoft released titles. on PS1, PS2, PS3.

[mercyblades]

Super man (Goldfinger)!
:)

[toxic-inferno]

Literally my favourite song. Ever.

[MasterChief3624]

When did Activision shut down the servers? Did it happen on Xbox One as well? I literally can't find a single source that says they shut them down. Usually with an article like this, they would link to the news about a shutdown, but nay. :(

Not a huge loss, either way. As a hardcore fan of Tony Hawk since I played the first game on N64, I found this one to be somewhat offensive in its horribleness. But after getting past the initial hatred, it's not.... good. It's really really bad. But it's not the worst game I've ever played.

[Profchaos]

Yeah agree it's offensively bad but I didn't hear about the server shutdown anywhere