Tony Hawk Had To Fight To Make "Pro Skater 5"

From playboy.com: In this exclusive interview, Tony Hawk talks about his new game, and how he had to fight to make it a "Pro Skater" sequel.

[SaveFerris]

Although he fought hard, seeing how the game looks, it seems like he lost.

[Yi-Long]

Anyone who spends a dime on that game loses. What a travesty.

[subtenko]

Did he get blackeye pee'd?

[shadowknight203]

Tony hawk should have fought harder

[SonyWarrior]

he spent all his resources and energy fighting to get the game approved rather then spending that on game development. This game is so bad I actually returned it and got my money back. First time I ever bought a game on release day and returned it 2 hours later.

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

I call bs since you knew what you were getting, a game based on outdated Pro Skater code. What we should have got was a game with a new story based on Underground which out of all the games did the most right as far as gameplay.

[SonyWarrior]

@drpepperdude amazon will let you return and so will small game stores like the one I bought this game from. I told them my ps4 doesnt have internet so theres no way to play the game since it requires a patch to play it.... They took it back. If you bought on amazon click return and click item is defective and state the same reason. get your money back this games trash. I think even big retails stores will take it back if you give them that reason but probably store credit. If you bought from gamestop they'll buy it back for $5 lol

[Hoffmann]

"Hmm"

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5: 2002 document states Activision licensing deal expires at the end of 2015

[masterfox]

damn didn't realize I was in playboy.com I'm at work dammit!!

[Xavior_Reigns]

LOL

[8BitSoul]

Too bad he didn't fight to make the game good.

[paulogy]

If he's the one who pushed for a sequel, and Activision didn't really want to do it, then perhaps they put so little resource behind it they basically sabotaged it on purpose to make the other franchises look preferable as an alternative?

[kraenk12]

Shameful you gave away your name so cheap Tony.

[Skate-AK]

"Things like first-person shooters but you’re on a skateboard."

Whoever recommended that was surely being sarcastic because of the publisher.

"But we’re not trying to do Call of Duty on skateboards. Or even Grand Theft Auto. That kind of stuff I just…dismiss"

That's kind of a bummer. Looks like he has no intrest in making another THUG or American Wasteland type game.

[beerhound]

I don't think he meant that he has no interest in an open world game, but more that he didn't want to do GTA where you're a skater but you still screw hookers and kill cops.