Crytek to make another Crysis, but it won't have a number after it

Crytek spoke with Eurogamer recently about the future of the Crysis series and their plans for F2P.


“[Crysis 3] is the end of the story of Crysis, but it doesn't mean it's the end of the franchise,” he said.

There are a number of details that need to be ironed out, such as which platforms this post-Crysis 3 game will launch on, but Yerli has already decided it won't be called Crysis 4.

“I wouldn't name it Crysis 4 at this stage because it would be misleading,” he explained. “We want to finalise Prophet's story and Crysis 4 would imply the story just moves on.”

Speaking on Free2Play (F2P)

Yerli has been vocal in his prediction that free-to-play will dominate gaming in the coming years. Indeed he has gone on the record to say once Crytek's current obligations are complete, including Crysis 3 and Homefront 2 for THQ, it will only make F2P games.

Yerli confirmed to Eurogamer that Crytek has a plan for a F2P version of Crysis, but it may exist as a traditional retail game/F2P hybrid as the industry transitions to the next-generation of consoles.

"The truth is much more complicated," he said. "There's a transformation period for the industry. I believe F2P is our inevitable future. I believe there are F2P titles out there that can be story-telling, co-operative with your friends and competitive with your friends. It's all possible. The business model is independent from the way you design games. It's a very important thing. People always make these things dependent, but it's actually completely independent.