EA claims no Crysis for 360
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jan 17th 2007 at 10:30AM }
Despite 1UP's claims to the contrary, EA has issued a statement denying the existence of Crysis for the Xbox 360. The information originated from a 1UP podcast, in which the 1UP staff claimed to have communicated with Crytek about the existence of a completely different and retooled version of Crysis for the 360 (the reasons for the retooling stem from the 360's lack of DirectX 10 support). EA states that 1UP's information was the result of a "miscommunication" and that no plans for a 360 version of Crysis have been announced. Furthermore, EA expects a retraction to be made soon.While there may have been some kind of miscommunication involved here, we're not buying that EA isn't working on a 360 version of Crysis. Considering its reputation as the prettiest game evar, we find it hard to believe that EA isn't going to leverage this franchise on every platform imaginable. Crysis will likely hit the broadest spectrum possible, from the 360 all the way down to mobile phones. After all, if EA didn't spread Crysis as far as possible, then they wouldn't be EA.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rob @ Jan 17th 2007 10:43AM
I agree on EA working on retooling Crysis for all the systems. Look at Farcry. If I remember correctly, wasn't it supposed to be one of the prettiest games when it came out? Now there is a version of it on any gaming platform available. And, of course, as mentioned, it being EA, it's in their nature to cash in on something as much as they can.
Matt @ Jan 17th 2007 12:07PM
Yeah, I agree. EA is all about cashing in and with the success of the 360 and recent success of games like Gears selling 3 million copies, I think we'll see Crysis for PC.
Matt @ Jan 17th 2007 12:10PM
I mean for 360...sorry
Anticrawl @ Jan 17th 2007 12:19PM
So EA is publishing the Crytek game entitled Crysis? Hmm haven't really followed up on the smoke and mirrors that is Crysis right now. I assumed Ubisoft would be working with them again after their fantastic work on Farcry. Damn well I guess I just lost most all of my intrest in this game. Then again recently Ubisoft is losing my respect with the shit they pulled on the Wii.
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JRock3x8 - 2o2p @ Jan 17th 2007 1:36PM
is that a screenshot or is that real? holy crap...
Owden @ Jan 17th 2007 1:14PM
Sorry but I am still pissed at EA for their stealing from the gamers with charging for things that should have be accessed for free. Porting games from PC to the 360 are cake compared to the other consoles. Frankly I could care less about the Wii and PS3 because I am doing my gaming via the 360. EA is playing a deadly game with the gaming community and it is close to a fatality. The EA machine should really start to assess what actions they are currently taking and what they will do in the future. As for me - I am sick of having to pay a large sum for games that do not justify the cost. It seems that the new trends of quicker games and then charge for extra content are here but this needs to be stopped before all of us are paying even more for less.
End Rant