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It's not looking good for Crysis 4, folks. Developer Crytek has just announced layoffs that will impact 15% of its 400-strong workforce, and it turns out that the long-awaited sequel has been "on hold" since last year.

The company's statement on its current situation is rather frank. It outlines "unfavourable marketing dynamics", and says that its previous trajectory was deemed unsustainable.

Basically, Crytek is going to focus on its multiplayer extraction shooter Hunt: Showdown for the foreseeable future, as it attempts to stabilise the business.

"Even after ongoing efforts to reduce costs and cut operating expenses, we have determined that layoffs are inevitable to move forward," the developer writes. Naturally, we wish everyone impacted by the layoffs at Crytek all the best.

Crysis 4 was announced back in January of 2022 — nine whole years after the release of Crysis 3. Clearly, it's taken a while for the project to get off the ground — and now it sounds like it's been grounded all over again.

Were you looking forward to Crysis 4? What do you think Crytek's future looks like at this point? Reenable your Nanosuit's stealth systems in the comments section below.

[source x.com]