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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Next-Gen Upgrades Coming For PlayStation 5 And Xbox Series X|S

The most iconic skateboarding video games is preparing to shred onto next-generation consoles on March 26th, 2021 with native 4K support, improved spatial audio, high-fidelity atmospherics, and more. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater originally launched back in September 1999 for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, and N-Gage to critical acclaim with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 subsequently launching the following year in September 2000 with improved graphics and gameplay – quickly becoming one of the highest rated sports video games of all time. The highly anticipated remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 was released on September 6th, 2020 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC alongside a special Collector’s Edition bundle that included a full-sized Birdhouse Skateboard Deck.

Daniel Noel, Writer, Activision took to the PlayStation Blog and Xbox Wire on February 23rd, 2021 to officially announce that Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 would be arriving on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles with powerful and gnarly next-generation upgrades and enhancements that will push the audio and visuals of the beloved game to the limit. Players will be able to skate across their favourite levels in super crisp 120 FPS (Frames Per Second) at 1080P resolution or 60 FPS in native 4K resolution on both consoles with the Xbox Series S rendering at 1440P with upscaling to 4K as well.

The PlayStation 5 version (Digital Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle) of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 will be available to purchase through the PlayStation Store for $69.99 CAD while existing Standard Edition (Physical and Digital) owners on PlayStation 4 will be required to purchase the upgrade for an additional $10 CAD from the PlayStation Store; Digital Deluxe Edition owners will receive the upgrade at no addition cost.

The Xbox Series X|S version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 will be available to purchase for $69.99 CAD through the Xbox Store or from participating retailers; physical and digital versions. Players that purchased the Digital version on Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle for an additional $10 CAD while those that currently own the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Digital Deluxe Edition will be able to upgrade at no additional cost. Unfortunately, those with physical versions on Xbox One will not receive any sort of upgrade path.

For a complete breakdown of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Upgrades & Purchases, a comprehensive FAQ is available online from the Activision Support website.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is available now on Xbox One X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC.

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