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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Following yesterday’s announcement that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time will be put on new platforms next month, retailers have put up their listings. It’s also given us the boxart above.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is due out for Switch on March 12. Pre-orders are currently open on Amazon and GameStop.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

After plenty of speculation, Activision finally confirmed that it will soon be bringing Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time to Switch. Toys for Bob creative producer Lou Studdert has since offered additional insight into the new version of the game.

In terms of what to expect regarding frame rate and resolution, Studdert said:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time appears to be more than just a simple port on Switch. Twitter user Kanozu_ put together a few comparison screenshots with the PlayStation 4 version, which show that the team did more than merely decrease the resolution.

Based on what we’ve seen from the Switch version, it looks like the models and assets have been reworked. The game now employs a slightly more cel-shaded appearance on Nintendo’s console.

Here’s the full set of comparisons:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

After much speculation, Activision has finally announced that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to Switch. It will launch on March 12.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time first launched last October. Despite Activision not announcing a Switch version, it was listed for Nintendo’s console in the official website’s source code. Then shortly after release, fans spotted what appeared to be an internal profile for Switch in the game’s data.

Here’s an overview of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time as well as the announcement trailer:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time has already been rumored for Switch. Before the game even released, Nintendo’s system was clearly mentioned on the official website. Talk about a Switch version is now picking up again following launch.

After digging through the .ini file for Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, it’s apparently been discovered that a Switch profile is hidden within. While it’s possible that it could be leftover code from Unreal Engine 4 – which was used to develop the game – YouTuber Canadian Guy Eh points out that we can see “Copied from Falcon” multiple times in the code. Falcon was the project name for Spyro Reignited Trilogy, which is also on Switch and was made by Toys for Bob. In other words, some optimization code may have been borrowed for the base of Crash Bandicoot 4 on Switch.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled are both out on Switch, and by all accounts, they did pretty well. It was therefore a bit of a disappointment to see that Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time – the latest entry in the series – was not announced for the console as part of the initial reveal. There hasn’t been anything confirming a Switch release, but eagle-eyed fans have spotted something that gives a little bit of hope to cling on to.

Over on the official website for Crash Bandicoot 4, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are the only listed systems. However, in the site’s source code, the platforms category also includes Switch. It’s unclear if this was merely a mistake or is a sign of future plans.

One possibility is that we could see Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time on Switch down the road. Activision has brought releases to Switch well after their initial launches as we saw with Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The company has also said it is “still evaluating additional platforms for a future date”. 

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Amazon has posted the final cover image for The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Get a look at the design above.

The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy should be out later this month. You can reserve it on Amazon, Amazon Canada, and Amazon UK.

Update: The Art of Spyro Reignited Trilogy is now up on Amazon Canada and Amazon UK. Pre-orders on Amazon US have also been discounted to $40.50.


Original (10/27): A new Spyro Reignited Trilogy hardcover art book is on the way, Amazon listings reveal. A release is tentatively slated for July 21, 2020.

Here’s the official book description:

Spyro Reignited Trilogy finally makes its debut on Switch today. We have plenty of footage showing off the package below.

Like other platforms, we knew that the physical version of Spyro Reignited Trilogy would require an additional download on Switch. It’s now been made clear that the back of the box mentions 10GB, but the final install size is 8.7GB.

Keep in mind that the download here is absolutely mandatory. If you try launching the physical version of Spyro Reignited Trilogy without the update, you won’t be able to play. Even with airplane mode enabled, a prompt will appear stating that a software update is required.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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