Activision Delays PS3 & Xbox 360 Versions Of ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5’ To Fix Current-Gen Issues!

Briefly: This is pretty exciting. Well, really it’s sad that it’s even necessary.

Activision announced this morning that it has delayed the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 in order to focus on fixing the many issues found within the current-gen version.

The game launched late last month to mostly scathing reviews. If you’re a Geekscape Games listener, you’ve probably hear me talk about it extensively over the past couple of episodes. I haven’t actually made the time to write my written review of the title yet… because I’m still too busy having fun with it.

Yep, I’m having fun with it. The levels feel uninspired, and it has a lot of technical issues, but Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is the most ‘THPS’ feeling Tony Hawk title that I’ve played in years. And I’ve played a lot of Tony Hawk. Look for that full review soon if you’re an old fan who’s still on the fence about the game.

Speaking with EuroGamer, an Activision representative noted that “We are working closely with our developers to address the issues identified by our community. Our development resources are fully focused on fixes and content updates for PS4 and Xbox One, so we have decided to delay the release of THPS5 on PS3 and X360. We will update the community when we have more specific information about a release date for PS3 and Xbox 360.”

I’m really, really glad they’re working to fix this. There was a lot of rampant speculation about THPS5 simply being a quick ‘cash in’, as Activision’s Tony Hawk license expires at the end of the year. With the fairly quick reveal and release with little marketing of the unpolished title certainly made this speculation believable.

Again, it’s ridiculous that this is even necessary, but I just really like Tony Hawk titles.

In any case, no new release date has been revealed for the last generation version of the title, but I’d guess we won’t see it until next year.

Have you played Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5? Do you agree with the reviews that you’ve seen thus far?