After months of rumors and speculation, Activision finally announced Spyro: Reignited Trilogy for PS4 and Xbox One - an announcement that was met with widespread acclaim from the community. However, some may be disappointed to learn that the physical version of the game only has the first Spyro the Dragon on the disc, with Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro: Year of the Dragon requiring a download to play.

Some gamers won't be bothered by Spyro: Reignited Trilogy requiring a day one update to play Spyro 2 and Year of the Dragon, but others will be upset that the physical version doesn't actually come with all the games on the disc. This also means that anyone who has limited internet access or no internet at all will basically be unable to play every game in the collection, or will be facing a long download time when they put the disc in.

Various outlets have reached out to Activision for comment on the matter, with the publisher sending out the same response each time. Basically, Activision justifies the decision by pointing out that it is common for games to require a day one update. However, this response ignores that most games that do require a day one update aren't collections that are leaving out two-thirds of the content off the disc, which is why some fans are upset.

Unfortunately, Activision has yet to provide an explanation as to why it's decided to release Spyro: Reignited Trilogy in this manner, but speculation points to the collection not being finished in time to ship all three games out on the disc. There are some instances in the industry nowadays where games are literally worked on until they're released, and it could be that's the case here.

Of course, that's just speculation, and until Activision offers an official explanation, we won't know for sure why it made this decision. Hopefully Activision shares more information sooner rather than later, and not just about its decision to leave two of the games in the trilogy off the disc. It would also be nice if fans could learn whether or not the rumored PC and Switch versions of the game are in the works as well.

Spyro: Reignited Trilogy launches September 21 for PS4 and Xbox One.

Source: Spyro the Dragon