Spyro and Crash Bandicoot restart the studio, Bob's toys, want to bring back Banjo-Kazooie next

No one does more for the mascot platformer than Bob's toys. Since 2018 Previously a Microsoft-owned studio Released the trilogy of Spyro reignited, the crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot 4 and Crash Team Rumble, re-energizing two beloved but mostly stagnant franchises. Now, Toys by Bob co-worker director and creative director Paul Yan said the studio is staring at another iconic platform series: Banjo-Kazooie.

Recent interview Ancient Canadianh– Then Windows Central– Yan discusses Bob's toys for the upcoming project. In addition to ridicule new work in the Spyro The Dragon series, Yan expressed the team’s desire to work with Xbox to bring back the dynamic bird and bear duo Banjo-Kazooie.

“One company we want to work with is the one we already work with Team Xbox! They're a great partner and they also have a really interesting character roster with toys for those characters to have fun. Honey bears are the first honey to think of – I think we can all agree that Banjo's hibernation is long enough, right?” Yan said.

While this certainly doesn't mean that the Banjo-kazooie remake or reboot is already in progress, Bob's past work and the toys of his relationship with Xbox make the collaboration look more like “when” than “if.” Although the studio broke up in 2023's Microsoft-owned Studio Activision, it is still working closely with Xbox and is currently working with the company on upcoming projects It's guess that it's spyro dragon 4. Although Yan said he “has not abandoned beans yet”, he assured fans that the development is going well.

“I'm going to say that we're developing very big. The team is very excited about the shaping of the experience. The game is big and ambitious and takes our craft to new heights.”

Before Leave the eventBob's toys have moved from whimsical platformers thought to be a part of the Call of Duty series that is famous for supporting studios. The team, according to Nicholas Kole, a former senior concept artist, is too Forced to abolish the collapsed Bandicoot 5. After 86 employees were fired, Microsoft's 2023 layoffsthe studio sought and gained independence.