The hints about the impending return of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater after a five-year hiatus started appearing earlier this month with the release of a new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 map. Shortly thereafter, the official site for THPS began counting down to March 4. While Activision and Tony Hawk himself are likely waiting for that day–which conspicuously happens to be 3/4– to make their announcement, a rating has been issued for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, a remastered edition of two earlier games in the franchise.
Via Gematsu, the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore has approved a rating for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. A launch date wasn’t disclosed, but the game is listed as a 2025 release.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 was originally released in 2001, and it was followed by Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4 in 2002. This double remaster follows Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, which was released in 2020. There haven’t been any new console games in the series since Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 in 2015. The official X account for the franchise has dropped a new teaser message that reads, “Loading… new parks 3/4/25.”
Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick recently disclosed that Hawk was living in his car when he made his deal for the first Pro Skater game. That game changed his life, and Hawk hasn’t made any secret about his desire to continue the franchise that made him a video game legend. The 25th anniversary of the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was in September 2024, and Hawk revealed that he had been in contact with Activision about the occasion. Although no announcement was made at the time, Hawk assured THPS fans that the franchise was far from over.
An earlier report suggested that the next Tony Hawk game could launch as soon as this summer, and that’s definitely plausible given the timing of the announcement. We’ll know more when Activision makes its official announcement on March 4.