SEGA has brought Crazy Taxi back. Crazy Taxi: World Tour was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, with a release window set for 2027 on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
That matters because the long-dormant series is returning with a new pitch aimed squarely at players who remember the original’s speed and chaos, while giving Xbox fans a fresh entry point. The game is being described as an all-new, high-octane adventure, and it will put players in control of Axel as he tries to recover his stolen taxi and chase down a mysterious organization causing trouble around the world.
SEGA says the package will include a World Tour Campaign, Arcade Mode and online multiplayer, along with races through iconic locations and extreme missions. For a series built on frantic routes and one more fare before the timer runs out, that is a straightforward expansion of the formula rather than a reinvention of it.
That is also where the conversation gets messy. The game is being promoted as authentic and impressive, but there is already controversy over whether generative AI was used in development. The franchise’s return has been framed as a celebration of a classic, yet the question hanging over the announcement is whether the finished game can match that promise without the development process overshadowing it.
For now, the clearest takeaway is that SEGA has put Crazy Taxi: World Tour on the calendar and given fans a playable character, modes and a rough arrival date. What it has not answered is the question at the center of the dispute: how much, if any, generative AI was involved in making it. More details are expected in the coming months, and that is when the series will have to prove that this comeback is more than nostalgia with a new coat of paint.
