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Did Sony Buy Crash Bandicoot From Activision?
Topic Started: Nov 22 2013, 12:58 AM (688 Views)
MrTechnoSqueek
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Famed studio Naughty Dog -- the developer behind Uncharted and The Last of Us -- created Crash Bandicoot back in 1996. Naughty Dog worked on four Crash games, all released on the original PlayStation, before moving on to PlayStation 2’s Jak & Daxter. The franchise was owned not by Sony, but by Universal, until it was sold off to Activision in the early 2000’s. The last game in the series, Crash: Mind Over Mutant, was released on PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS in 2008.

However, Reddit editor cocobandicoot has put together a post chronicling the last few years for Crash Bandicoot, culminating in some mighty compelling information that may indicate that Sony’s original mascot may be returning to the PlayStation fold.


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The most interesting evidence comes by way of the picture, seen above, from Sony’s recent launch commercial for PlayStation 4. On the white, circular sign with a red outline, a silhouette of what appears to be Crash Bandicoot is seen, with an arrow pointing towards a gold diamond, which just so happens to be the logo of Sony Computer Entertainment, the PlayStation brand’s home company.

Even more interesting is that Activision’s Crash Bandicoot website has been taken down. Any references to Crash Bandicoot seem to have been removed from Activision's web properties.

We’ve reached out to Sony for comment and clarification, and we’ll update if and when we hear back. In the meantime, let’s slot this story as a rumor, albeit an interesting one.


SOURCE:http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/22/did-sony-buy-crash-bandicoot-from-activision?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook



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I most certainly hope it's real! I mean let's face it, Crash Bandicoot started to suck after Naughty Dog dropped the franchise.
While, they're at it, bring Spyro back and take him out of that stupid Skylanders crap!
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YES! This needs to happen. I hope if it is true they give him an all out PS4 game rather than a Vita release. Crash 1-3 (and even CTR) were brilliant games, probably one of the best platformers on the PS1.
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These aren't the droids we're looking for.

I really hope so; one of the things I miss most about gaming as a kid were the mascot platformers like Crash and Spyro. I'd love to see a reemergence of these types of games (Knack really got my hopes up), and I really want to freak out over an epic "Crash is back!" style trailer, like I did with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (minus the disappointment).
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Nov 22 2013, 04:53 AM
YES! This needs to happen. I hope if it is true they give him an all out PS4 game rather than a Vita release. Crash 1-3 (and even CTR) were brilliant games, probably one of the best platformers on the PS1.
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Biggest news in ages. Sony to return to mascot wars? Yes please. Also, please give to the new Sly Cooper developers kkthx.
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Pretty sure Sony has someone working on a Crash reboot
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