Crysis 4 Put on Ice as Crytek Announces Significant Layoffs | Push Square

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It's not looking good for Crysis 4, folks. Developer Crytek has just announced layoffs that will impact 15% of its 400-strong workforce, and it turns out that the long-awaited sequel has been «on hold» since last year.

The company's statement on its current situation is rather frank. It outlines «unfavourable marketing dynamics», and says that its previous trajectory was deemed unsustainable.

Basically, Crytek is going to focus on its multiplayer extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown for the foreseeable future, as it attempts to stabilise the business.

«Even after ongoing efforts to reduce costs and cut operating expenses, we have determined that layoffs are inevitable to move forward,» the developer writes. Naturally, we wish everyone impacted by the layoffs at Crytek all the best.

Crysis 4 was announced back in January of 2022 — nine whole years after the release of Crysis 3. Clearly, it's taken a while for the project to get off the ground — and now it sounds like it's been grounded all over again.

Nanosuits, son

And that's about it

Were you looking forward to Crysis 4? What do you think Crytek's future looks like at this point? Reenable your Nanosuit's stealth systems in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

Is it in bad taste to call these layoffs a Crysis?

Awww man. I hope theyll continue developing the game. The first (4)3 were excellent

An actual «Crysis» is a more fitting tag line.

Crysis 2 was peak when it came out, but the multiplayer was god awful.

@Oram77 huh?? the multiplayer was fun to me. what was wrong with it other than the choppy sub 30fps

Sounds like awful