The cancellation of Phoenix Labs’ new game Project Dragon unexpectedly revealed important information about Crash Bandicoot 5. Former developer Nicholas Kole’s statement on social media left fans in for a big surprise. While Kole announced that Project Dragon was canceled, he also stated that the fifth main Crash Bandicoot game was also canceled.

Why was Crash Bandicoot 5 canceled?

Project Dragon, the new game being worked on by the developers of Phoenix Labs’ Dauntless, has been canceled. This news was announced over the weekend by former developers working on the project. Nicholas Kole, who shared details about the cancellation of the project, announced on social media that Project Dragon has been canceled. But Kole’s statement didn’t end there; he also revealed that Crash Bandicoot 5 was also in development and was canceled.

The cancellation of Crash Bandicoot 5 has created a great disappointment among fans. Kole stated that this news would break hearts and did not give any more information about the details of the project. However, this statement put an end to rumors that Project Dragon would be a game in the Spyro series.

Rumors that Project Dragon would be a Spyro game stemmed from Kole’s past work with Toys For Bob. However, Kole denied these rumors, stating that Project Dragon is a different project and has nothing to do with Crash Bandicoot 5. Project Dragon is based on the building block world of Minecraft and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s quests, and is described as a “cozy sandbox survival crafting multiplayer RPG”. Kole shared concept art and animations of the project on social media.

Crash Bandicoot fans were disappointed when the fifth game in the series was canceled. The last major Crash Bandicoot game was Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, released in 2020 and developed by Toys For Bob. Crash Bandicoot 5’s cancellation raises questions about the future of the series.