Set for release in the Autumn, Crysis 2 and Crysis 3 Remastered are heading for current-gen and last-gen PlayStation and Xbox consoles and Nintendo Switch and today we can show you the first footage of Crysis 2 running on PlayStation 5. It's part and parcel of a developer interview we put together on a recent visit to Crytek's Frankfurt HQ, where we spoke to project lead Steffan Halbig and lead artist, Marcel Schaika. The full interview is embedded below, where we talk about the successes and failures of the Crysis Remastered project and the approach going forward in completing the trilogy.
In terms of what we can show you today, Crysis 2 running on PlayStation 5 is fundamentally a cross-generational project – you're seeing the PS4 Pro codebase running on Sony's latest machine. It's back-compat plus then, with Crytek adopting a similar approach on Xbox Series consoles. As you'll see from the debug info in the top-right of the screen, Crysis 2 Remastered runs at 1440p native resolution and what we've seen so far shows a very close lock to 60 frames per second. Expect a higher resolution on Xbox Series X.
The actual development process itself has evolved significantly since Crytek's partnership with Saber Interactive on the first Crysis. While Saber remains on point, Crytek itself has deployed more of its internal staff to guide development, to better realise the potential of the project. And in actual fact, Digital Foundry itself has taken a look at early builds and offered feedback (unpaid, to be clear). Ultimately, it's all about ensuring that the remasters are the best that they can be within the budgetary scope of the project – which explains why there is no native PS5 or Xbox Series app.
