Thursday, April 16th 2020
Crysis Remastered is Confirmed
We have previously reported on the possibility of release of the new Crysis game in the form of a remaster of an older game, meaning that developers from EA and Crytek took an exiting game and updated its engine to support a few of the modern and graphics accessories like ray tracing and 4K textures. However, it seems that that report wasn't just a rumor and Crytek/EA collaboration is indeed reading a new Crysis Remastered game. The official Crysis website was showing a picture of the remastered game along with platforms it will be supported on. When going to a Cookie Policy part of the website, one could easily see a part of the website meant to showcase the Crysis Remastered game. It was taken down just a few moments ago, however, thanks to the Twitter user Metalfy (@Metalfy4) there is a video showing how easy it was to get to the website.
Showcasing the game, the website was showing that the game is going to be supported on a number of platforms like the regular PC, PS4, Xbox One, and perhaps the most interesting one - the Nintendo Switch. One person on r/Crysis found the following quote on the website: "From the makers of Far Cry, Hunt: Showdown and CRYENGINE, Crysis offers the first-person shooter fans the best-looking, evolved, and innovative gameplay, enabling players to adapt in real-time to survive. Crysis Remastered brings new graphic features, high-quality textures, and the CRYENGINE's native hardware- and API-agnostic ray tracing solution for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and - for the very first time - Nintendo Switch." Seeing this, it will be interesting to see how the Crytek plans to pull off the Nintendo Switch port, being that it has relatively weak hardware. Nonetheless, question remains which version of Crysis game will be remastered and when the game will actually launch.
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Showcasing the game, the website was showing that the game is going to be supported on a number of platforms like the regular PC, PS4, Xbox One, and perhaps the most interesting one - the Nintendo Switch. One person on r/Crysis found the following quote on the website: "From the makers of Far Cry, Hunt: Showdown and CRYENGINE, Crysis offers the first-person shooter fans the best-looking, evolved, and innovative gameplay, enabling players to adapt in real-time to survive. Crysis Remastered brings new graphic features, high-quality textures, and the CRYENGINE's native hardware- and API-agnostic ray tracing solution for PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and - for the very first time - Nintendo Switch." Seeing this, it will be interesting to see how the Crytek plans to pull off the Nintendo Switch port, being that it has relatively weak hardware. Nonetheless, question remains which version of Crysis game will be remastered and when the game will actually launch.
64 Comments on Crysis Remastered is Confirmed
I would say in some cases publishers are simply not needed these days.
but in the way that all "remaster" projects going, crysis remaster will be another remaster crysis
Found quick part solution for Radeon users.
Enable VSR in the radeon software. Keep this enable at all times. Now change the screen resolution in desktop & setup each screenmode above 1080p to fit TV by adjusting HDMI scaling up to 4k. So you are looking at all screenmode between 1080p & 4K. Now when setting any screenmode in the game menu above 1080p it will run at full speed, full screenmode. 1080p still runs at 24Hz thou, there must be a bug somewhere in the game, but i should be able to fix this.
NOTE: With VSR enabled you loss a tiny amount of performance at least that's what a get here when comparing same screenmode with VSR on & off.
Yes it's a remaster, as many other games are remastered. The key to a good remaster is not ruining the original game but sticking faithfully to what we all know and love about the original. Take Black Mesa for example. Although it's a complete re-make of Half-Life, it too could be considered a remaster in one sense, just like Forsaken Remastered and Resident Evil 2. They both take the original game to new heights in line with new technology which wasn't available at the time of conception.
It's known that Crytek fell on tough times and the direction they're taking now is by licensing their game engine and doing what they do best - engine development. If Crysis Remastered turns out to be a showcase for their new technology, then I'm more than happy to buy into it.
I'm particularly excited by the API and hardware-agnostic ray tracing, something we AMD users couldn't otherwise have enjoyed unless we forked out for an RTX.
I imagine they'll optimise for multi-core and tweak the AI, mainly the NKPA who at times see you even when you're cloaked.