Crytek is denying a report from earlier this week that Microsoft plans to reveal the successor to the Xbox 360 as early as next year and that the studio posses next generation hardware.

Relating to the recent rumours, Crytek do not have any next generation hardware from Microsoft, nor do we know when Microsoft may announce future hardware or what that hardware will entail.



Crytek are working at pushing the boundaries of what current technology can bring, including our focus on DX11 which will be released shortly as an update for Crysis 2, and we believe this work, added to our estimations of what the new hardware will provide, set up CryENGINE as a next generation engine for all consoles.





Below is the full statement from Crytek sent to IGN: