Insomniac went on to develop two sequels: Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1999) and Spyro: Year of the Dragon (2000). The Spyro the Dragon series began in 1998 with the PlayStation game Spyro the Dragon, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Universal Interactive.
In 2018, a collection of remasters on the original Spyro trilogy was announced called the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. The original Spyro the Dragon series was succeeded by The Legend of Spyro series and the Skylanders franchise, both of which use certain elements from it but are considered non-canon in the franchise. The rights to the franchise are currently held by Activision after Vivendi Universal Games merged with them in 2007. Additionally, several handheld spin-off games were released, developed by Digital Eclipse and Vicarious Visions.
The first Spyro game trilogy of the franchise was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The first game in the series was released in 1998 exclusively for the original PlayStation. After the PlayStation 2’s release, Insomniac moved on to the Ratchet & Clank series, leaving Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Universal Games) to publish the series. The Spyro the Dragon series is a series mostly composed of platformer/adventure video games released by Universal Interactive Studios starring the titular Spyro the Dragon, a tiny young purple dragon.
