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It seems as if the venerable old gaming adage, “Will it run Crysis?” may soon become a thing of the past with today’s news that Crysis studio Crytek is laying off a significant portion of its workforce that will see work on Crysis 4 put into stasis as the project remains on hold.
According to a story on Eurogamer, Crytek will lose an estimated 15% of its staff, which equates to around 60 members of the 400-strong team, as the studio becomes the latest to tighten its belts and add to the woes of the gaming industry in general.
In truth the new Crisis game was placed in a temporary holding pattern last year when Crytek said it wanted to concentrate on its latest venture, Hunt: Showdown 1896, but this latest news points to the fact that the project might not be getting reopened any time soon.
The statement read in full:
“Like so many of our peers, we aren’t immune to the complex, unfavorable market dynamics that have hit our industry these past several years. It pains us greatly to share today that we must lay off an estimated 15% of our around 400 employees. The layoffs affect development teams and shared services. This has not been an easy decision to make, as we deeply appreciate the hard work of our talented teams. After putting the development of the next Crysis game on hold in Q3 2024, we have been trying to shift developers over to Hunt: Showdown 1896.
While **Hunt: Showdown 1896** is still growing, Crytek cannot continue as before and remain financially sustainable. Even after ongoing efforts to reduce costs and cut operating expenses, we have determined that layoffs are inevitable to move forward. Crytek will offer affected employees severance packages and career assistance services.
We firmly believe in the future of Crytek. With **Hunt: Showdown 1896**, we have a very strong gaming service and remain fully committed to its operation. We will continue to expand and evolve **Hunt: Showdown 1896** with great content and drive our strategy for our engine “
— Crytek (@Crytek) February 12, 2025
At least it sounds genuine, unlike the mealy-mouthed nonsense we recently got from EA and Bioware. Hopefully, Crysis 4 will one day see the light of day and bring the franchise back to life.
