Germany-based outfit signals intent to expand onto Sony's handheld thanks to job req at its Budapest studio.
When Crytek announced in May 2007 that it would be opening a new studio in Budapest, Hungary, company founder and CEO Cevat Yerli said that the operation's primary purpose would be to "leverage its CryEngine 2 technology and expand the number of gaming genres for which it is developing new products." Most took this statement to mean that the Crysis developer was looking to extend its reach beyond the PC and into the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 console space.
Although console development is most definitely on their minds, the technical wunderkinds at Crytek now appear to be eyeing handhelds as well. As per a job req recently posted to the Germany-based developer's Web site, Crytek is hiring a "PSP Programmer" with at least one year of experience working on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, or Nintendo DS. The ideal candidate would have experience with low-level, network, physics, and audio programming, as well as familiarity with multiplatform development.
Shoehorning Crytek's recent efforts such as Crysis onto Sony's portable seems like a dubious proposition at best. However, as one possible explanation for the job listing in lieu of a new, full game for the PSP, Crytek may be exploring the handheld's remote-play functionality for integration with a future PlayStation 3 game. Lamenting the piracy rates that plague the PC, Yerli said in April that new properties created by his company would no longer be PC-exclusive, indicating that future endeavors would appear on consoles such as the PS3 and Xbox 360.
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@itachi100 wow ur a moron. Steam is one of the best programs you can use on a computer. And how can you call it annoying if it stops cheaters and piracy?? Btw with steam you dont need to keep up with ur cd keys and all that other stuf your games are right there for your whenever you need them. So i guess your calling over a million people stupid and annoying
It should not matter what you play on, as long as you are playing what you want to play on, and not what someone else tell you to play on. I thing for myself as to what I play and on what, not what someone tells me is better for my enjoyment. Piracy in this day, should be a thing of the past, however,lack of security, a lack of devotion to ones job, vendors and the likes, are allowed to continue to happen and the pc is blamed for the problem...it is not the pc, its greed.
piracy has never been a problem, but groups like EA who use annoying programs like steam and secuROM are
@acsam12304 No, PC gamers are hated because there just so damn arrogant with there, PC monitors have the highest resolutions, consoles are technically inferior which is why I dont try them, PC has all the best games, PC has the best gaming experience, Only PC is true high definition, PC online experience is always 100 times better. In all cases nobody cares about any of the stuff above because a 4 month old PC with 4 month old hardware is already outdated and its too damn expensive to upgrade, The PS3 is cheaper then the highest end graphics card models from nVdia and ATi(both of whch will be outdated by christmas). The guys who actually do care about there super genuine gaming experience only play PC games. Its also hard to say PC games are the best when a virtual chess game is the PC's 15th highest rated game of all time on gamespot.
Poor Crytek!!! they are about to get another painful lesson. PSP stands for Perfect System for Piracy. One device to pirate Music, Video, Images and Games!!!
I would like to see an updated version of the PSP that could Play PS2 games. It would not be hard at all.
I hate the fact a lot of none PC gamers says "all PC gamers are hackers and downloaded game for free". I got new for you I'm a PC gamer and all the game i own i payed for them in full price. Also PC games are still 49.99 not 59.99 so i can get a next-gen game like Mass Effect of Bioshock for 49.99. I think thats why the hate PC gamers cuz we still pay 49.99 for next gen games like Crysis
Maybe with this good news. This will make Sony think about making a PSP with 2 analog sticks. Cuase if Crytek makes a FPS for the PSP. I know a lot of people will want to demand for a PSP 2 or something. People needs to clam down as well. Just Cuase Crytek is going to mituplatforms and PSP does not mean it Crysis will be making it to the mutiplatform or PSP. Is like saying Bungie is going to mutiplatfrom and PSP and a lot of people are going to start saying crap like OMG yes Halo to PS3 or PSP or Wii. I mean come on people thnk before you say anything
Stevo_360 u clearly haven't played FF:Crisis Core, it has been done. I don't think anybody could do better than S.E. Only thing I would like Crytek to do is to make an good FPS with no auto aim.
IMAGINE THAT A PORTABLE VERSION OF CRYSIS THAT BE COOL OR A RTS ON THE WORLD CRYSIS LOL
Szerintem a Crytek foglalkozzon inkább PC-s illetve nagy konzolokra készül' nextgen FPS-ekkel mintsem pixeles PSP játékokkal.Ezen a konzolon nem tudnak majd olyan grafika innovációt bemutatni mint néhány évvel ezel'tt PC-n a Far Cry-jal.
the technical wunderkinds ?? whoever these people are.. i like them already!.. not many developers care about pushing gaming to the next level anymore.. since most don't really mind doing the same routine and release games that will earn them money....instead of creating games that will revolutionize the gaming industry.. **yawn*
they talk about pc piracy but forgot about console piracy.. go to torrent website and we will see more x360 games been hacked.. ps3 in coming.. the hackers just never stop!! they keep going do they thing..
they talk about pc piracy but forgot about console piracy.. go to torrent website and we will see more x360 games been hacked.. ps3 in coming.. the hackers just never stop!! they keep going do they thing..
I sure they hope the dont do a shooter on my PSP lol. But I would love to see a PS3 version of Crysis or other games they have made...
i suspect that its not fps crysis going into psp but other types like third-person farcry or something running on cryengine 2. i could be wrong
"You PC hackers have only yourselves to blame. Enjoy your free crappy games, if you dont suppport them buy hacking the games the good developers will all go Console" console players should do the same, many console games are pirated, the 1m gta4 copies pirated a week before the game even hit the shelves, if pc games made no money then why would ms bring gears to pc or why is bioshock or me on pc? there are pleantyt of console games pirated as well. When was the last time you heard valve complain about piracy? steam is a very good anti piracy system
Yup, agreed about the DS. Its useless. Just like most nintendo products recently, it is all about the gimmick - not true fun gameplay. My PSP travels with me whenever I leave home, on the other hand.
I will never understand why the DS is popular. I bought one and hated it. I do not like any of the games. I got a PSP and was amazed at how awesome it is. People are really strange. BTW the PSP would be worlds better if it had 2, yes TWO analog sticks. Maby they would make some decent shooters for the psp.
Man these guys are really smart. I can't wait to see a new modified ''CryEngine 2'' on PSP. Sweet8)
"gamerguy845 lol console fanboy, not all PC users are pirates. Just a few are, that ruin it for everyone" Right....and Im God... welcome to the 21st century were everything on the PC is about pirating. that includes photoshop,dreamweaver,autocad,Matlab and video games. ROFL at just a few pirates cooment. you must be sarcastic.
I'm a fan of PSP, but..any game that is made by that company, you know, the one that made that one awesome, graphical, game that needed technology 2 years from when it released to run good. If they mdae a game on PSP to use all of its power, you would get about..12 minutes of battery life! *HIGH FIVE*
they are saying, "Lamenting the piracy rates that plague the PC, Yerli said in April that new properties created by his company would no longer be PC-exclusive, indicating that future endeavors would appear on consoles such as the PS3 and Xbox 360.", but crysis warhead is only pc exclusive :S
FINALLY!!! a psp game that sounds to be descent, i couldnt be any happier. I just hope they are making one for sure.
Enough with the blaming. Crytek went to multi because of the rising costs of development and to reach wider audience(and greed too of course). The same reason you don't see 360 or ps3 exclusives much. You only see them if MS or Sony pays for them. And most pirates on the pc side are from more "poorer" part of the world,where they don't have lot of money,where games cost a lot and the games come there late. So you basically understand them. Also piracy is more or less an excuse to get sympathy when in reality all they want is more money. The world is run by greedy idiots and that fact is never going to change.
@-mostwanted they didn't say they were bringing crysis to psp, and even if they did, it would obviously be watered down
Good !!! Very Good !!! Excellent !!! What Can I say ??? PSP industry will grow up more and more ... :)
If they say Crysis on PS3 and 360 is not possible on current hardware. Then why the hell would they expect it to be even possible for it be on the PSP this is just absurd.
Wow, so the PSP can expect glitchy, low framerate games, that look amazing and are onlyy 2-3 hours in length. sweet
lol console fanboy, not all PC users are pirates. Just a few are, that ruin it for everyone
"omg all teh console ports" Maybe you PC users should actually buy the games, instead of illegally downloading them.
You PC hackers have only yourselves to blame. Enjoy your free crappy games, if you dont suppport them buy hacking the games the good developers will all go Console
i prefer the remote play idea TBH, but crisis on ps3 and 360 will be good, its cause theres no good money just focousing on pc,
Maybe something to capitalize on Pokemon? PS3-PSP connectivity would be comparable with GC-GBA in design, but a lot more processing power and storage space on both ends.
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