Crytek’s Harald Seely: The Budapest studio and other tidbits

Just yesterday, we reported that Crytek established a new studio in Budapest, Hungary, to work on a new game which is apparently a non-FPS title. Over at Next-Gen.biz, Crytek engine business manager Harald Seely talked about their new studio and their drive to think outside the FPS genre that has made them famous.

When asked about their new studio, Seely said that “we think that there are a lot of other interesting opportunities out there… We haven’t really scratched the surface of [what the] CryENGINE can do. We want to explore those opportunities.” No other details were revealed about Crytek Budapest’s game-in-development.

But he did talk about Crytek’s move to open house in Budapest. He said that:

Eastern Europe as a source of game development has already proven itself… It’s already growing very quickly, a lot of companies have put studios in the East. A lot of them aren’t really publicized. A lot of the work is in the mode of outsourcing. But I think as they become more and more experienced with the tools we have today, there’s going to be a lot of original ideas coming out of there as well.

With regards to Crytek’s alleged plans to dish out something good on the PS3, this is all Seely had to say:

How’s our PlayStation 3 project coming? I wasnÂ’t aware we announced any PlayStation 3 project yet.

In case you have forgotten, this rumor was revived due to a job listing for a PS3 programmer on Crytek’s official website. Earlier, Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli just said “nope, no comment on this” when asked about Crytek’s PS3 plans. Crytek’s lips are still sealed, so you guys could still speculate away.

Just yesterday, we reported that Crytek established a new studio in Budapest, Hungary, to work on a new game which is apparently a non-FPS title. Over at Next-Gen.biz, Crytek engine business manager Harald Seely talked about their new studio and their drive to think outside the FPS genre that has made them famous.

When asked about their new studio, Seely said that “we think that there are a lot of other interesting opportunities out there… We haven’t really scratched the surface of [what the] CryENGINE can do. We want to explore those opportunities.” No other details were revealed about Crytek Budapest’s game-in-development.

But he did talk about Crytek’s move to open house in Budapest. He said that:

Eastern Europe as a source of game development has already proven itself… It’s already growing very quickly, a lot of companies have put studios in the East. A lot of them aren’t really publicized. A lot of the work is in the mode of outsourcing. But I think as they become more and more experienced with the tools we have today, there’s going to be a lot of original ideas coming out of there as well.

With regards to Crytek’s alleged plans to dish out something good on the PS3, this is all Seely had to say:

How’s our PlayStation 3 project coming? I wasnÂ’t aware we announced any PlayStation 3 project yet.

In case you have forgotten, this rumor was revived due to a job listing for a PS3 programmer on Crytek’s official website. Earlier, Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli just said “nope, no comment on this” when asked about Crytek’s PS3 plans. Crytek’s lips are still sealed, so you guys could still speculate away.