Summary
After a little over 48 hours of speculation,Activisionhas confirmed thatwhen Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 launches on July 11, THPS 4 will not have its fan-favorite career mode.
As first shared by Kotaku, Activision has confirmed thatTony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4will follow the other three games in offering a “streamlined” mode, complete with two-minute goals for players to achieve. This replaces the fully-fledged career mode that made Pro Skater 4 as beloved as it is.
For Some Fans, It’s A Dealbreaker
Ever since Tuesday’s announcementof the long-rumored follow-up to the original remake of the first two Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games, fans have been speculating that the career mode was axed in favor of the two-minute goal system.
Specifically,fans pointed to language included in a PlayStation Blog postthat all but guaranteed that the game fans came to love would not be the one released. In that post, it was noted that players would be able to “skate the original parks from THPS3 and THPS4, remade in 4K resolution and given streamlined goals in the two-minute format, along with some new parks to expand your skating options.”
In other words, no career mode, which has now been confirmed.
Naturally, that particular tidbit drew immediate ire from fans,with some immediately calling it a “dealbreaker.“Anotherplayer added, “I firmly believe that if you can’t do it right, don’t do it at all. 4’s design was great and this is butchering it.”
At this moment, it’s unclear why exactly Activision and developer Iron Galaxy opted not to include the career mode. It wouldn’t be the only thing from the classics not coming to the remake,as Bam Margera appears to have been cut altogether. Granted, there’s probably a sound reason for that, and not so much for cutting career mode.
