Crysis coming to consoles

David Swan
Monday, 12 September 2011 11:42

Your IT - Entertainment

Download caps across Australia are set to be in crisis mode with the original mammoth PC game to be released as a downloadable title for Xbox 360 and PS3 in October.

Back when it was released in 2007, Crysis set the benchmark for what games should look like on PC, and forced many gamers into a frenzy of upgrades and modding, just so their systems could keep up.

Since then many games have come and gone, but Crysis is still the title PC gamers use when testing the power of their new system.

Now, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners are set to join in the fun, minus the upgrading and modding, when Crysis is ported to their respective consoles in October.

The original game was praised not only for its impressive graphics but also its expansiveness, the game featured a huge open world for the player to explore.

According to the release, the game will be single-player only and will be remade using CryEngine 3, the engine that powered this year's Crysis 2.

The game will cost 1800 Microsoft points, and $20 on PS3.

'We are extremely proud of what we were able to accomplish with Crysis. We set out to create a next-generation FPS and delivered a PC experience that became a benchmark for quality - and still is for many gamers even four years later,' said Cevat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, in today's release.

'By bringing the single-player campaign to console, we believe we are again setting a new standard for quality in downloadable gaming.'