14 DAY TRIAL // Troubled independent developer Crytek has confirmed that it hasn't completely dismissed the idea of a sequel for Ryse: Son of Rome, while emphasizing that it still owns the rights to the property, meaning it can decide if it's going to release it for PC, PS4, or Xbox One.
Ryse: Son of Rome was among the launch-day exclusive games for the Xbox One when it came out last November. The game was made by Crytek and published by Microsoft, but last week the independent studio confirmed that it was partnering up with Deep Silver to publish it for the PC platform.
Looking back on the game's debut, Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has revealed to Eurogamer a few interesting things about the effort his team made to get the title ready for release alongside the Xbox One last November and mentioned that it had been a challenging experience.
"There is never a not troubled development. Let's be realistic. Far Cry was troubled. Crysis was troubled. Every game that wants to say it's a high quality product will have challenges that are unpredictable towards the last nine months of the project. This is the reality."
"So, was it challenging? Definitely Ryse was one of the most challenging I have been involved in. And I have been involved from Far Cry forwards. It was a very tight development and definitely had its troubles. But are looking back at is a proud achievement. That's what matters at the end of the day."
However, despite the challenges, Yerli emphasizes that Crytek and Microsoft still have a great partnership. However, the studio isn't really happy with the sales of the Xbox One right now, meaning it will wait a bit more until committing to a Ryse 2 project.
"We have a good relationship with Microsoft. We are constantly looking at what we can do together. We are not 100 per cent happy with Xbox One sales right now. So we want to wait till the current gen and next gen catches up. For Ryse 2, we aren't saying it's cancelled. It's our IP. It just has to wait for the right timing. And the right timing means higher installed base across next-gen."
Yerli also highlights that, since Crytek owns the rights to the Ryse property, it can publish it for a wide array of platforms.
"We can do whatever we want with it with whoever we want," he says about the possibilities of a sequel and its platforms.
Ryse 2 rumors floated around the web earlier this year, but the recent restructuring and financial problems of the studio probably mean that the project is going to remain on the back burner.
