Crash Bandicoot 4
In the world of action-platforming gaming, Nintendo’s crown jewel is the Mario franchise. And Sony? It had Crash Bandicoot. The franchise’s enduring popularity was never in question. Take for example a poll conducted by Official PlayStation Magazine this past January where Crash Bandicoot was named the most iconic PlayStation character beating out the likes of Solid Snake, Kratos, and Nathan Drake. It has been nearly five years since the last installment within the Crash franchise – albeit, this installment was Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 2. The last addition to the main series, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, had been released two years earlier.
On multiple occasions in the past, talks of another sequel or reboot have occurred – though in each one of those development conversations nothing concrete had materialized. The most recent statement came from a Nov. 2013 Game Informer piece which clarified that the Crash Bandicoot IP still currently belongs to ActiVision. There were discussions held among the staff to “continue to explore ways in which we could bring the beloved series back to life.” Diehard fans would readily appreciate a sequel, or perhaps a complete revamp of the series entirely. The game could return with a dynamic but familiar action-platformer format, or perhaps it can be set within a open world, sandbox environment. Either way, fans new and old would undoubtedly flock to a new title if any were to come to fruition.
