EA, Crytek announce Crysis 2 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC
by Jason Dobson 
{ Jun 1st 2009 at 8:30AM } 
Creatively titled Crysis 2, the title is the first built using the studio's new console-ready middleware, CryENGINE 3. Nothing else is known, though with E3 kicking off this week we've opened up a new box of tissues just in case we hear more.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Jun 1st 2009 8:36AM
Why do I have a feeling that this game is going to melt a hole through my disc tray?
rov947 @ Jun 1st 2009 8:51AM
Your disc tray already has a hole in it!
Captain Planet @ Jun 1st 2009 10:31AM
There's a hole in my "disc tray".
:dims lights:
Cellien @ Jun 1st 2009 10:56AM
Why do I get the feeling this game is going to melt a hole smack in the middle of my disc?
Familyguyrokz @ Jun 1st 2009 12:48PM
Why do I have a feeling that this hole is going a game a disc through my melt tray?
Carlos @ Jun 1st 2009 3:59PM
why do i have a feeling that my disc will have a hole in the middle.....
oh wait
skyzbig @ Jun 1st 2009 8:41AM
Let's not all jump to conclusions about quality or flaming another system about how it will handle it...Crysis 2 is probably a bit off while they refine Cry Engine 3.
Erik Stroud @ Jun 1st 2009 10:15AM
Well, if the video they release earlier says anything, the quality is relatively the same, give or take a couple trees that are 5 miles away. I doubt there will be much difference in the console versions. But the PC version on the other hand will probably end up being the best version graphics wise. Either way, as long as people can have fun, Im fine.
Access Granted @ Jun 1st 2009 11:16AM
Yeah the demonstration they released a while back showing off the console performance is amazing! I can't wait for this one!
hd video link: http://www.mycrysis.com/filebase_redirect.php?fid=10076&sid=9bc0428787be81bfc1efaf32f2c06575
Cole @ Jun 1st 2009 8:43AM
I would buy this game, but I dont want my 360 to RRoD every time I try to play it.
Snowblind @ Jun 1st 2009 9:03AM
Why would it? The RRoD has nothing to do with playing games, or even the amount you play them.
F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Jun 1st 2009 9:29AM
Well technicly Snowblind the more you play your 360 the more heat you build up causing your RROD risk to increase.
Vidikron @ Jun 1st 2009 10:10AM
"Why would it? The RRoD has nothing to do with playing games, or even the amount you play them."
That's obviously false as simply never playing a game would result in no RRoD. Clearly you have to play a game and get the GPU heated up before the RRoD can occur.
BxGT @ Jun 1st 2009 10:11AM
Remember to put a condom on your disk tray and be very catious with ben gay around your xbox.
Cole @ Jun 1st 2009 8:56PM
I just meant that the game is so full of awesome that the 360 wont be able to handle it ;)
Hexen @ Jun 1st 2009 8:50AM
Interesting,I wonder If the quality will variate or they will be same across all platforms.Let's see how Crytek pulls this off.
The Baron @ Jun 1st 2009 8:54AM
Hopefully this will be good for PC gamers too. The low and medium settings of Crysis looked awful and were still pretty demanding. Hopefully being forced to optimise their engine for consoles will bring some good and efficient graphics to those levels on the PC version.
The Baron @ Jun 1st 2009 8:55AM
One thing: won't console gamers have a lot less incentive to buy it if it's a sequel to a game they can't/haven't played? Unless they bundle in the first one on it.
Either way, the original Crysis was a great game (gameplay-wise, not just graphics), so I can pre-emptively recommend the sequel to everyone.
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 1st 2009 9:03AM
I played it too but i mean, was the story that important? It was about graphics and chokeslamming koreans while you're invisible. Dont think people really care about the story with this one
The Baron @ Jun 1st 2009 9:08AM
That's true. I imagine most who bought Killzone 2 or CoD4 hadn't played the originals.
jorojoserojas @ Jun 1st 2009 10:00AM
@The Baron
You're absolutely right, at least in my case.
Misframed @ Jun 1st 2009 10:49AM
Listen up EA & Crytek... give the console version the 1st game too!
xtremeholymuffin @ Jun 1st 2009 11:16AM
What do you care, Wayne? You get to chokeslam Koreans in real life......
acefondu @ Jun 1st 2009 8:58AM
I can't wait, loved Crysis and Crysis Warhead. For anyone claiming they couldn't play it on their PC is rather laughable. I have a middle of the road PC and put it at you guessed it medium settings, and it played smooth as butter. The options on those games are so customizable I dare say anyone that could run Half Life 2 can run Crysis.
The Baron @ Jun 1st 2009 9:02AM
It's certainly not really an excuse now. Sure, in 2007 when the best card was the 8800 Ultra and the 8800GT wasn't even out, it was a legitimate complaint.
But we're nearing the end of 2009 and not only have graphics cards decreased in price right across the board, but the performance has improved by 50%+
acefondu @ Jun 1st 2009 9:11AM
That is true, didn't think about it that way. Now that I think about it I did buy my computer at the end of 2007. Didn't really think about Crysis until later 2008 when I added a new graphics card to it.
David @ Jun 1st 2009 9:33AM
Hah, you gotta be shitting me, my laptop almost explode when I put in the Crysis CD. Half Life 2 runs decent on it tho (no signs of lag or anything). You seriously comparing Crysis graphics with Half Life 2 graphics? Seriously?
yokel @ Jun 1st 2009 10:51AM
He's not implying that Crysis graphics are on par with HL2 graphics. He's saying that if you're system can run Half Life 2 then it should be able to run Crysis.
AirIntake @ Jun 1st 2009 11:06AM
Have they solved the 24Hz problem through HDMI? That makes it pretty damn unplayable right there on my 1080p TV unless I drop resolution. The game has been out for 2 years now. There's no excuse to not have this issue fixed.
Heyyou27 @ Jun 1st 2009 11:18AM
You must be joking; maybe if you can MAX Half-Life 2, you'll be able to run Crysis but even then at what quality? Even with a GTX 285 you can't max the game with anti-aliasing at 1920x1200. Luckily the GT300 will be coming out soon, and based on the rumors it sounds like it's gonna be a serious beast. It's supposed to have over 2x the shader logic of the GTX 285 with 512 stream processors, and I suspect it'll finally be the card that can run Crysis on Very High with anti-aliasing.
Meh @ Jun 1st 2009 11:57AM
"Hah, you gotta be shitting me, my laptop almost explode when I put in the Crysis CD. Half Life 2 runs decent on it tho (no signs of lag or anything). You seriously comparing Crysis graphics with Half Life 2 graphics? Seriously?" My laptop runs Warhead fine with Gamer settings and lags when I'm playing Portal. Seriously.
216 @ Jun 1st 2009 9:04AM
so it will play Crysis......
ray k @ Jun 1st 2009 9:55AM
no... it will play crysis 2
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 1st 2009 9:04AM
Fuck yes, I really enjoyed the first one, even if it burnt out my processor, and I can't wait for the second. Honestly I just prefer console controls anyway. I don't want to start a flamewar, so I just want to elaborate that's because I'm double jointed in every finger and keyboards are too awkward
gonintendo @ Jun 1st 2009 9:10AM
I don't mind the keyboard and mouse but i hate sitting on a chair 2 feet away from the screen for hours. Can't be good for my eyes either. (and don't give me that crap about hooking up my pc to my tv, have you ever tried using a mouse on a sofa? exactly. My tv isn't even HD anyway, it's an 'ED' plasma.)
gonintendo @ Jun 1st 2009 9:17AM
And no, I'm not a commie.
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 1st 2009 9:20AM
actually it does no permanent damage to your eyes, they just get tired out
The Baron @ Jun 1st 2009 9:31AM
I won't give you the crap about hooking your PC to your TV, but I will give you the crap about X360 controllers being supported by 95% of modern PC games.
gonintendo @ Jun 1st 2009 9:33AM
"don't mind the keyboard and mouse but i hate sitting on a chair 2 feet away from the screen for hours."
And yes I know that, I bought a wired 360 pad for that very reason.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jun 1st 2009 10:48AM
Zoink this goes straight to my Ps3.
yokel @ Jun 1st 2009 10:54AM
@ gonintendo - Crysis is compatible with the 360 controller so you wouldn't have to use a keyboard and mouse. ;)
overflow @ Jun 1st 2009 9:07AM
it will be nothing like crysis 1 (the graphics at least) Because the consoles cant handle it.(ok normal pc's cant handle it too :D) If you look at the GDC demo you can see it clearly. (that doesnt mean anything cuz everyone knows gameplay is more important than graphics and i love the gameplay of crysis but it was always foreshadowed of its graphics that it is only a graphic demo and stuff like that rather than a kick ass game. ) Im sure its gonna be an awesome game like the first part!
The Dark Wayne @ Jun 1st 2009 9:08AM
even downgraded, those graphics are still very impressive
overflow @ Jun 1st 2009 9:10AM
Yeah totally! they still look kick ass!
Billop @ Jun 1st 2009 9:20AM
Consoles cant handle it? Metal gear Solid 4 and Killzone would like words with you
Hexen @ Jun 1st 2009 9:29AM
MGS4 and KZ2 didn't really reach Crysis but were close to that road.Since it's 09 I am sure Crytek has figure out how to make the CryENGINE 3 run similar to 2,I hope.
jackal @ Jun 1st 2009 1:17PM
Billop,
I own Killzone 2, MGS4, and, even after playing them on an HDTV, they still don't look anywhere near as good to my eye as what I've been playing on my PC.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30843645@N04/3461763010/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30843645@N04/3343396583/sizes/l/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30843645@N04/3343396583/sizes/l/
And I don't quite see why Overflow's being voted down. Crysis was not playable at all High settings at launch at a resolution above 1280x720 on a (then) incredibly high end Geforce 8800 GTX without being little more than a pretty slideshow that seldom switched frames. Call it terrible optimization or what you will, but the fact of the matter is that, if system equipped with a videocard like a Geforce 8800 GTX couldn't and still can't manage the game at just all High settings at a decent resolution with a solid framerate despite having a GPU several times more powerful than both the RSX and Xenos (probably still true even if the two were combined), neither the Xbox 360 or PS3 had a chance at offering a comparable or better experience.
Cosmo @ Jun 1st 2009 5:39PM
I really hope this being multiplatform won't tone down the game for the PC, just like FEAR 2 was toned down vs FEAR 1 as FEAR 1 was first a PC game but FEAR 2 was first a console game.
carg0 @ Jun 1st 2009 9:15AM
uh...no thanks.
Rhamsey @ Jun 1st 2009 9:15AM
cool, but i hope they give me the first one too. as a console player, my laptop is good, but not crysis good. so i havent even tried the game.