Developer Techland has canceled the upcoming ports of Dying Light: The Beast for both Playstation 4 and Xbox One, due to the obvious technical limitations of the older systems. In a recently posted statement on their X/Twitter account, the studio admitted that releasing Dying Light: The Beast for the older generation of consoles would’ve caused massive compromises which would’ve marred the overall experience in ways that aren’t worthwhile for anyone, which makes a lot of sense considering both consoles are more than a decade old at this point.
“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.
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. As development progressed, it became clear that bringing the game to those platforms would require compromises that would prevent us from delivering the experience we set out to create.
This was not a matter of choosing to leave those platforms behind. Rather, it reflected the technical realities of development and our commitment to delivering the best possible experience.
We know many of you were looking forward to playing on PS4 or Xbox One, and we are truly sorry for the disappointment this causes. Anyone who was expecting to play on either platform will be eligible for a refund.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.”
So if you’re on the previous-gen consoles, the only way to experience Dying Light: The Beast would be to upgrade to the current-gen systems or switch to PC gaming.
Earlier this year, developer Techland released a new edition of the game titled Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land which includes the base game plus all post-release contents along with new Restored Land contents.
