A new report has claimed that Toys For Bob's Crash Bandicoot 5 was canceled due to Activision wanting the developer to focus on live-service titles. Earlier this year, Crash Bandicoot fans had some disheartening news when a former employee who worked on Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time revealed that a Crash 5 was at some point in development, but was canceled behind the scenes.
The Crash Bandicoot franchise has been through a lot of troubles in the past two decades. After a tumultuous period of mixed-quality games in the mid-2000s and early 2010s, the Crash Bandicoot remake trilogy and Crash 4 were seen as a return to form. Crash 4 in particular was seen as a great continuation of the classic platforming franchise, being praised for its story and revitalization of the series' gameplay. Following this release, the franchise struggled to gain any momentum again after the release of Crash Team Rumble. Toys For Bob later split from Activision in February 2024, which was later followed up by the reveal of Crash 5 being canceled by Activision. The reason behind why Crash 5 was recently discussed in a new report.
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