After having only produced spin-offs and ports since inheriting the franchise in 2008 , Activision announced in mid-2015 that a traditional entry in the series developed by Robomodo would release for PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 4 , and Xbox One later that year . To point out its return to the series ' roots and heyday , it was named '' Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 5 '' . In an interview with GameSpot at E3 2015 , Hawk stated that Robomodo had consulted with some former Neversoft employees to ensure that the gameplay felt like the original '' Pro Skater '' titles . Because the licensing deal between Activision and Tony Hawk was set to expire by the end of 2015 , the game was hastily developed within a few months and released unfinished with little promotion . After initial footage received negative feedback by fans and commentators alike for its completely outdated graphics , Robomodo made a complete departure from the attempted realistic look to a cel-shade style two months prior to the game 's release . Even though Activision marketed this as a conscious stylistic decision unrelated to the feedback and solely owing to allow a consistent framerate , the end results did not save the game from being bashed by critics upon release in September 2015 . Most critics noted that the graphics were inferior even to the games released on the PlayStation 2 , while the gameplay barely resembled previous releases and the fact that the game was rendered almost unplayable by numerous bugs . Furthermore , the simplistic , bland environments and missions , as well as the complete absence of NPCs were noted , while some critics pointed out that better levels could have been designed with the Create-a-Park feature of previous games , whereas most levels were simply inferior copies of levels from the original games . The game was so rushed to release that it was unplayable without a 8 GB day one patch , with only the tutorial and park creator being accessible . '' Pro Skater 5 '' has the fourth-lowest average score of any PlayStation 4 title and the fifth-lowest average score of any Xbox One title and was named the " Worst Video Game of 2015 " by '' Entertainment Weekly '' . '' Edge '' even went so far to call '' Pro Skater 5 '' " an insult to its history , to its licensed skaters and sponsors , to modern hardware , and to anyone who plays it . " By the end of the year , the license had run out and was not renewed . Robomodo was shut down soon thereafter
E3 2015
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