Yesterday, members of Heavy Iron Studios called Sony’s handling of the PlayStation Vita launch a “car wreck.” Today, Crytek managing director Avni Yerli told GI.biz that the developer is not interested in the handheld in the short term. Yerli agrees that smartphone and tablet platforms offer more to consumers these days.
"While [the Vita] is a nice achievement from Sony in the first step it's not something we would take into consideration in the short term," said Yerli. “I think people want one mobile device that can do multiple things. Considering this, I think those handhelds are lacking in that area and they are losing ground, actually. I think they have to be more innovative."
New technology is always exciting to Crytek, but Yerli explains that the company doesn’t move forward unless the tech offers something that fits with the company’s current philosophy.
"In the first place anything new and exciting gets our attention, regardless of what it is. But then the second step is does it fit to what we want to do? Will our people like to work on this? It's all very important. The team must pick it up as well, or a dedicated team we think can pick it up. But ultimately it must make sense in the context of Crytek,” he said.
"And then sometimes we say 'OK, that's a nice piece of technology but it doesn't fit' so we leave it. It's a matter of whether it fits basically, with the strategy of Crytek."
So, for now, no Crysis on the go. Anyone else feeling less than excited about Sony’s upcoming portable?
