Tony Hawk: Ride has taken a beating with critics (we gave it a D+ in our review), which has prompted the man himself to come out and defend the product bearing his name. However, Hawk still remains optimistic that there will be future support for the peripheral that serves as Ride's selling point.
"I feel like the device is a flagship for other games," Hawk told Kotaku at the Spike VGAs. "I think we can do another skate game, I think we can do other board-type games, surfing, snowboarding."
"That really was the master plan," he said, referring to support for the board. "I didn't think it was some gimmick that people were going to have to buy again next year."
When 1UP asked whether he would have any interest in seeing the game developed around Natal or the PS3 motion controller, Hawk said, "Why not?" The development team experimented with other peripherals early in Ride's development, he told us, including with cameras.
Hawk also reiterated to us that the board can be a "real flagship" for other games, which is in keeping with the publisher's overall philosophy. No matter what form they take, sequels would definitely seem to be in this franchise's future.
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