Tuesday, May 21, 2002 - Today, Activision has released a press release about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for the Xbox. The game is not an exclusive, but while owners of a Playstation 2 will have to wait until next year, it will be available on Xbox this fall. The game will include the following features:

• A new "non-linear" career mode in which the players can choose the goals they prefer to accomplish.
  
• Go Pro - Players must make their way through the game as an amateur and then conquer their pro's special challenge to unlock the more difficult professional world.
  
• Living Worlds - the levels chane depending on the goals you accomplish; players can toggle different skates elements on and off to change up lines.
  
• New Upgraded Skatepark Editor - The new, upgraded Ultimate Skatepark editor allows user-set objectives like high scores, hidden tapes, and combo completion. Players can create a dream park and give it to a friend to session.
  
• Skate Like a Pro - Players can skate as Tony Hawk or one of 12 other top pros. Choose from an ultimate team of street and vert skaters including Elissa Steamer, Jamie Thomas, Rodney Mullen, Eric Koston, Steve Caballero, Andrew Reynolds, Rune Glifberg, Geoff Rowley, Bam Margera, Kareem Campbell, and Bucky Lasek. Plus, Bob's back! Brazilian favorite, Bob Burnquist, returns to the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater family.
  
• Improved Physics - Improved skater physics and animations now allow skating on moving objects like cars, trucks or cranes. New improvements also include more realistic balancing, bails, and board dynamics.
  

There are five Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 screenshots available from the Xbox version. Since the visuals are very similar to the ones of THPS 3, the Ps2 version should be nearly identical.