A recent update to Activision’s social media banner has fans wondering if a brand-new Spyro the Dragon game is in development. The original Spyro the Dragon game was released on the PlayStation back in 1998 and became a breakout success for future Ratchet and Clank and Marvel’s Spider-Man developer Insomniac. The spunky purple dragon stood alongside fellow platformer Crash Bandicoot as one of the defining mascots of the original PlayStation and would eventually branch out onto other platforms as the Spyro the Dragon series went on. However, Spyro the Dragon eventually faded from gaming following the Legend of Spyro reboot trilogy of the late 2000s, and the closest Spyro has gotten to a new game has been his supporting role in the Skylanders series. In 2018, Skylanders developer Toys For Bob released Spyro Reignited Trilogy, a last-gen remake of the first three Spyro games that was met with mostly positive reviews and decent sales figures. Since then, fans have been hoping to see Spyro take flight once more in a brand-new adventure, especially after the success of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time in 2020.Mega-publisher Activision recently changed the banner on many of its social media accounts to include various properties under its umbrella, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro the Dragon. Twitter user SpyroUniverse took notice of this change, prompting many to speculate that Activision might have a new Spyro title in the works. Of course, Spyro isn’t the only franchise included in Activision’s revised social media banner, but some users have found it interesting that the famed purple dragon would be featured so prominently despite not headlining a game for the past five years.
There have been plenty of rumors about a new Spyro the Dragon game since the release of Spyro Reignited Trilogy, though nothing official has been announced as of this writing and leakers have cast doubt on a sequel being revealed anytime soon. Earlier this year, Toys for Bob hinted at a Spyro-related announcement to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary in the form of a social media image highlighting the studio’s upcoming projects - such as the multiplayer Crash Team Rumble.
Spyro’s inclusion in Activision’s new social media banner doesn’t necessarily mean that these rumors of a Spyro 4 are true, though it is noteworthy that the publisher would choose such a currently inactive franchise to represent it. Fans have been waiting for a new Spyro the Dragon game since the Reignited Trilogy, and Toys for Bob has proven its ability to revive an old series to great effect with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. Only time will tell if the developer plans to do the same with Spyro, but the little dragon’s reappearance could be a promising sign of things to come.