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 wasn’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.

 

The latest gossip about the hot-cold, alive-then-dead Crysis for console rumor is rooted on the pack of a job listing for a PS3 programmer on Crytek's official website. The juicy bit here is that listed among the responsibilities of the position is "cross platform code development." Crytek's response? ComputerAndVideoGames reports that it's quite typical.

When they managed to contact Crytek CEO Cervat Yerli, all he had to say was: "Nope, no comment on this."

He adds though that they're hiring for CryEgnine 2 Development at the moment. Whatever that means and however that connects with the PS3 programmer job listing is still up in the air.

One thing for certain though, given the fact that the Crysis for consoles rumor just refuses to die, it seems that Crytek is missing out on a large market. That or there are just a lot of people who are miffed with all the "next-gen consoles can't handle Crysis" hype.

We'll update you as soon as a PR person gets sacked er... we mean, as soon as more info on this rumor, is made public.