It would appear the contribution of Crash Bandicoot to PlayStation has been recognised as Crash is set to make a cameo in Astro Bot, an upcoming adventure game based on PlayStation's adorable mascot (thanks, VGC). This was revealed in a PlayStation Blog interview with Team Asobi's Nicolas Doucet.
Interestingly, now that the intellectual property rights to Crash Bandicoot are owned by Activision, which is owned by Xbox, Crash Bandicoot is technically a first-party Xbox character. This isn't the first time Crash has been loaned to PlayStation for a cameo, as he also appears in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
Crash didn't quite fit the Astro Bot design, though, so Team Asobi had to compromise by making his head into a mask for a bot. "But with all of these characters, the eyes are paramount," Doucet explained. "Sometimes LED eyes just didn't work on certain characters because the original design relies too much on pupils being a certain size or colour for instance. So, for more cartoony VIPs like Crash Bandicoot or from Ape Escape, the Bots are wearing a mask to help bridge that problem."
The future of the Crash series is unknown following the release of Crash Team Rumble last year. A recent report suggested that Crash Bandicoot 5 was previously in development at Toys for Bob, but was cancelled by Activision in favour of live-service titles (thanks, Eurogamer). After going independent from Activision, Toys for Bob is rumoured to be working on a Spyro game. Astro Bot releases September 6 for PlayStation 5.
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