Techland, the developer of the much anticipated Dying Light, announced today that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game has been cancelled.
According to the studio, the game is now exclusive to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The reason behind the cancellation on last-gen platforms was because the game had become too technologically advanced.
“We spent the last three years making sure that all the features of our game add up to create a truly next-gen experience,” Techland said in a Facebook post.
“We spent the last three years making sure that all the features of our game add up to create a truly next-gen experience,” Techland said in a Facebook post.”
“Much of this ‘next-gen feel’ is tightly connected to the technological side of Dying Light. For instance, up to 200,000 objects can be displayed in the game at once. Add to this our use of realistic, physics-based lighting technology and you really start to push the next-gen systems to the limits.”
“Features like these along with our core gameplay pillars – such as the player-empowering Natural Movement, threefold character development system, and vast open world – are all an inherent part of how Dying Light plays. However, combining all of these into one fluid experience is only possible on technologically advanced platforms.”
“Therefore, after thorough internal testing, we have come to the conclusion that we have no choice but to leave past-gen systems behind and release Dying Light exclusively on the next-gen consoles and PC. Put simply, older consoles just couldn’t run the game and stay true to the core vision of Dying Light at the same time.”
Dying Light is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on January 27th in North America and January 30th in Europe. Check back with us near the release date for our review.
