14 DAY TRIAL // Crysis, the highly anticipated first-person shooter from Crytek, could be popping up on PS3 or Xbox 360. According to CVG (via Next-Gen.biz), Crytek's CEO, Cevat Yerli strongly believes that porting the PC shooter to platforms is fairly possible, as long as optimization parameters are met.
"Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli said that while Crysis wasn't yet planned for Xbox 360 or PS3, 'Theoretically, anything could run anywhere,' reads the piece up on Next-Gen. "Crysis could be on the 360 or PS3", Crytek's CEO, Cevat Yerli went on saying. "It requires optimization, that's what we've always communicated. What you would not do is make Crysis on PS3, 360 and PC for a single shipping date, because we would lose the quality focus. So I say, 'First PC version, then we'll see what happens'."
"...It's a matter of how far we can take each platform", he added, implying that Crysis needs full optimization if it's going to be ported to any of the two next generation systems ruling the market today (not in sales figures though).
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The odds are small, you have to admit, but as soon as Crytek sees an explosion in demand, they'll do anything possible to optimize their shooter for PS3 and 360, so by all means, write your opinions in the comments column and who knows, maybe the developer hears your "cry."