Croc Remaster is getting a physical edition, confirmed for release in December

Key insights

  • The developers behind the Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos remaster have confirmed a December release window.

  • A physical release and a Collector's Edition have also been announced and pre-orders for both are open now.

  • Despite a confirmed release window, the studio has warned that the remaster could be delayed by a few weeks if it isn't quite ready yet.

The original Crash Bandicoot trilogy was remastered in 2017, with Spyro following shortly after, but there's still someone missing, and no, I'm not talking about Banjo-Kazooie. I'm talking about Croc, and while we know a Legend Of The Gobbos remaster is coming, we didn't know exactly when. Now we do – sort of – and we also know that there will be both a physical release and a collector's edition for $130.

Argonaut Games, the studio behind the original Croc, announced earlier this year that it had risen from the ashes and was working on a remaster of the PlayStation platformer. At the time, it suggested that the goal was to release the remaster before the end of 2024. Argonaut's Jez San told Nintendo Life that it's still on track to be here by December, but the studio isn't afraid to push the release back to 2025 if necessary.

We are working hard towards a release in December 2024 and are close to completion. However, if we need to add a little more polish, we don't hesitate to do so. After 27 years of waiting, we trust our dedicated fans can wait a few more weeks.

In addition to revealing that Croc is currently on track to return in December, Argonaut confirmed that its remastered platformer will be receiving both a physical release and a collector's edition. The studio is working with Rock It Games on the physical release of Croc, the standard edition for PS5 and Nintendo Switch for $39.99. The digital edition of the game costs $29.99.

Pre-orders for physical copies of Croc: Legends Of The Gobbos are open now and will remain open until December 10, 2024. The same applies to the Collector's Edition. Your physical copy of the Collector's Edition remaster includes a 20cm resin statue of the game's hero with a Gobbo at his feet, a four-CD soundtrack, a Croc keychain, a sticker sheet and a poster.

Crocs Remaster is getting a physical release and a Collector's Edition

And he could be back before the holidays

Everything included in the Croc Legend of the Gobbos Collector's Edition
via Argonaut/Rock It Games

Rounding out today's Croc reveals is a Gobbo plush, which is also available to pre-order from Rock it for $19.99. If Argonaut can finish Croc by the end of the year, it will appear alongside Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, Marvel Rivals and Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind in an unusually busy December for video games. If a delay is necessary, January would be a good landing point. It's currently pretty empty, while February 2025 is already filled with several Triple-A launches.

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Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

27 years after the release of the original, Argonaut Games is back with a remaster of Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos. The remaster will be released on PS5 and Nintendo Switch, there is also a physical release and a collector's edition.

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