Tony Hawk himself has spoken about the origins of the upcoming Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 remasters and why he thinks the new games will help “turn the tide” of public opinion after the most recent games in the series were poorly received.
Speaking to IGN, Hawk said it was Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was pitched the idea of the remasters. “We’ve been having talks over the years of the potential of it, and finally, I literally sat down with Bobby Kotick. We were actually talking about other things in regards to my charity, and he just casually threw out, ‘Why don’t we remake THPS?'” Hawk recalled. “And I said, ‘You don’t understand how many people ask me that.’ And he said, ‘Well, you know, we’ve had success with a couple of other remasters, so why don’t we think about it.'”
In 2017, Activision Blizzard management said more Activision game remasters would likely happen after the gigantic success of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. After that game, Activision released the Spyro Reignited Trilogy and Crash Team Racing: Nitro-fueled remaster packages. Additionally, Activision recently launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered. On the Blizzard side, the company released a remastered version of Warcraft III, but it was a disappointment.
