The announcement follows a statement from the publisher yesterday acknowledging “issues” with the game, which has been panned by critics for its bugs, poor graphics and “bad level design”.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 was released this week on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but the response to the latest entry in the iconic skateboarding series was probably not what Activision would have wanted.
Pre-loads for the game have revealed that the download data is a comparatively small 4.6GB, while the day one update is 7.7GB.
“Over on Twitter, developer Robomodo said a patch is development and “[fellow developer Disruptive Games] and us are reading all feedback.
Gamers have speculated that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 was sent out to die, but Activision is eager to dispel this idea and is saying that it has plans to solve all the reported issues.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 fared little better in Eurogamer’s review, published this morning.
Tony Hawk fuses with a skate ramp in a bug from the new game, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5.
It’s still unclear whether a few changes have been made to the publishing deal since 2002, if not then Pro Skater 5 had to launch this year no matter what.
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A pledge to fix the problems linked to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is a good thing, but it remains to be seen how many resources the company is willing to spend on a game that is not part of its core line-up.
