Crash Bandicoot 5 was reportedly shelved, hints Toys For Bob’s former concept artist. Read on to learn more about what the game’s former developer, Nicholas Kole, had to say!
Crash Bandicoot 5 Reportedly Shelved‘Project Dragon’ Also Abandoned
A Crash Bandicoot 5 could have been released, indicated former Toys For Bob concept artist Nicholas Kole in an X (Twitter) post dated July 12th. The tweet concerned Kole’s other canceled project called "Project Dragon," prompting speculation from users like Sonic comic writer Daniel Barnes that it was Spyro-related. Kole clarified that it wasn’t Spyro, a completely new IP with Phoenix Labs, but also mentioned Crash, suggesting a similar fate.
"It is not Spyro, but someday folks will hear about the Crash 5 that never was and it’s gonna break hearts," he commented.
Fans in the replies reacted negatively, as Kole predicted, expressing disappointment and shock with comments like "Hearing any sort of canceled project news breaks my heart, but hearing about a canceled Crash in particular stings harder than anything.."
The last main Crash Bandicoot title released was Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time in 2020, which sold over five million copies. It was followed by the endless mobile runner Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! in 2021 and online multiplayer Crash Team Rumble in 2023, with the latter ceasing live support last March with a final content update. However, the game remains playable on current-generation consoles.
Now that Toys For Bob enjoys greater autonomy as an independent game studio, only time will reveal if Crash 5 will be developed, and hopefully, avid fans will not endure a prolonged wait.
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