Are you a PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 user who’s been looking forward to Dying Light? Today isn’t your lucky day. Earlier this week on Facebook Techland announced that Dying Light will no longer be available on last-gen systems. The Facebook post explains that because the game is so ambitious, it will be unable to run on PS3 or 360 due to technical constraints. The post says:

“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.”

Dying Light is an open-world game set in a zombie apocalypse and seems to be on track to be released on January 27, 2015, just only on PS4, Xbox One and PC

My Opinion:

It’s a shame for PS3 and 360 owners, who were looking forward to the game. But at least it means that they won’t be buying a lesser experience with a dodgy framerate. However, I do think this announcement has something to do with the high PlayStation4 and Xbox One sales.

Lucy Pallent is a girl gamer from a rock in the middle of nowhere and is the world’s biggest n00b. She likes Nintendo, JRPGs and food. Feel free to follow her random ramblings on Twitter.