Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Got Pulled From Game Pass at the Last Minute, and It’s the Music

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 was supposed to hit Game Pass around July 21. Instead, on July 13, Microsoft quietly pulled it from the “coming soon” list, edited the promo art to drop it, and said nothing. The reason has now been confirmed, and it is the oldest problem in the skating-game book: the music.

Microsoft has confirmed the holdup is a licensing issue, and Windows Central’s Jez Corden reports the culprit is expected to be music. An Xbox spokesperson said the company is “continuing to work through the necessary licensor approvals” and that the game is delayed, not cancelled, and will come to Game Pass once it is sorted. Which specific song is the snag, and whether it gets relicensed or quietly cut, is not yet known.

If this feels familiar, it should. Tony Hawk soundtracks are half the reason the games are beloved, and licensed music is one of the most reliable ways for a game to disappear. It is why the original Tony Hawk titles were delisted, why so many licensed-music games vanish from stores or come back with the tracklist gutted, and why “you bought it” and “you can still play it” keep drifting apart. A remaster getting held at the door over one song is a small story. The pattern behind it is not.