A well-known leaker tied to the Rayman franchise has teased a brand-new Spyro the Dragon game and said it could be revealed at the Xbox Game Showcase tomorrow at 6pm UK time, a timeline first flagged in reports on June 7.
If true, a fresh Spyro headline would be notable: the purple dragon has not starred in an entirely new game since 2008, and his most recent major appearance was the Spyro Reignited Trilogy in 2018, which returned the series to players after years in the background.
The leaker — whose tips on Rayman have won attention in the past — argued that some familiar studios would not make sense as custodians for Spyro today, noting that a Toys For Bob tie feels incongruous given the franchise’s shift toward Skylanders in prior years. They suggested other studios by name as better fits for revivals of classic platformers and compared reaction to Crash Bandicoot’s comeback while criticizing some recent remakes.
The strongest line from the posts was an assertion that the Xbox showcase had already been viewed and that the Spyro reveal was "official". That claim sits awkwardly against the rest of the public record: no publisher or developer has posted a trailer, press release or schedule item to confirm a new entry. In short, the game exists so far in leaks and teasing even as a single post treats the showcase as a closed, already-seen event.
The franchise’s history underlines why fans are watching. Spyro helped define mascot platformers on the PlayStation era — the original sold more than 4.8 million copies, and each of Spyro 2 and Spyro: Year of the Dragon cleared more than 3 million on the PS1 — before the series went largely dormant while the Skylanders spin-off took priority. The Reignited Trilogy in 2018 brought the character back in remade form, but a wholly new mainline release has been absent since 2008.
Practically speaking, tomorrow’s Xbox Game Showcase at 6pm UK time is the next hard date. What will settle the story quickly is whether the showcase includes a trailer that names a developer, shows gameplay or lists a release window. Any of those elements would turn the leak into an official announcement; their absence would leave the claim unverified and the developer question open.
For fans wondering what kind of Spyro this might be, the gap in confirmed information is the story’s center. The leak offers studio guesses and comparisons to other revivals, but it does not identify who is actually developing the project or whether the game will be a full new adventure, a remake or something built around adjacent merchandising strategies.
Expect clarity tomorrow: if the Xbox Game Showcase includes Spyro footage with studio credit and a release window, the leaks will have been accurate; if the showcase passes without a Spyro segment, skepticism is warranted. Either outcome will answer the single remaining question left by the leak—who is making Spyro next—and that answer should arrive with the showcase at 6pm UK time.
