It’s been almost a year since the launch of Dying Light: The Beast, with barely a mention of when the latest game in the series will be released on last-gen consoles, as promised. Turns out Techland was a little too ambitious in its beliefs that it could make that happen, and now those last-gen plans have been canceled.
The Dying Light studio shared the unfortunate news about The Beast’s future in a statement on social media. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision that Dying Light: The Beast will no longer be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,” Techland’s statement reads.
“Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full advantage of current-generation hardware. Its open world, advanced visuals, and fluid combat and traversal all depend on processing power and memory that previous-generation consoles simply cannot provide.” The statement goes on to say that it became clear during last-gen development that adapting The Beast for PS4 and Xbox One would require compromising the original version of the game in ways the team wasn’t willing to do.
The statement closes by noting that anyone who was waiting to...
