Toys for Bob, the studio behind the forthcoming Spyro: A Realm Beyond, has once again voiced a strong desire to develop a new Banjo-Kazooie game. Speaking to Kinda Funny Games, Associate Creative Director Louis Studdert and Studio Head Paul Yan described the series as a beloved, "top of the heap" platformer, noting that some staff members are such devoted fans they use the Jiggie as their profile picture. The comments matter because they signal genuine developer enthusiasm for reviving a dormant franchise, even if any actual project remains speculative.

The developers framed Banjo's characters as "timeless" and "iconic", aligning with the kind of nostalgic, "inner child" games the studio likes to make, echoing similar remarks Yan made last year about the "honey bear" having "hibernated long enough". However, Xbox has done little meaningful with the franchise since Nuts & Bolts in 2008, and Microsoft is currently undergoing a major "reset" involving around 3,200 planned layoffs, which the article suggests makes a new entry unlikely for now. Should such a game materialise, the piece speculates it would probably be released as a multi-platform title rather than an Xbox exclusive.