What's sad about this is that the industry forgot that Crash and Spyro were very popular but Universal Interactive took those franchises for granted and when Activision became big with Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III, they didn't about anything else.
Crash and Spyro were AAA titles in the PS1 and N64 era like Super Mario 64, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider and Tekken.
As Malcolm Gladwell put it; There is no perfect spaghetti sauce. There are perfect spaghetti sauces.