Dying Light cancelled on Xbox 360 & PS3

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Dying Light have been cancelled, Techland has confirmed.

The developer says that it was left with “no choice but to leave past-gen systems behind” after internal tests proved that the “older consoles just couldn’t run the game and stay true to the core vision of Dying Light at the same time”.

“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 wrote in an update on Facebook. “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.”

Rumours of the last-gen versions’ cancellation first emerged in spring, just prior to confirmation that the game had been delayed to 2015.

“We hope you understand the hard choice we’ve had to make,” added Techland. “With the launch just around the corner, we can’t wait to show you Dying Light in the state it was meant to be.”

Dying Light launches on PS4, Xbox One and PC on January 30, 2015.

Source: facebook.com