Summary

  • Crytek announces Hunt: Showdown will stop supporting PS4 and Xbox One on August 15, 2024, with upgrades for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.
  • Players on old consoles can keep their progress and gear when they upgrade, with major game relaunch on August 15.
  • Hunt: Showdown GM David Fifield promises weekly updates leading to August 15, focusing on UI, progression, and player concerns.

Developer Crytek had some disappointing news for some console-based players of Hunt: Showdown, its horror-themed live service game. The news concerned further support for Hunt: Showdown on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms after the game's next major update.

Hunt: Showdown made waves upon its release as one of the best games made with CryEngine, Crytek's proprietary graphics and game development suite. The game pairs excellent visuals and tense combat with a unique twist on competitive first-person shooter gameplay. In Hunt: Showdown matches, players track down powerful, computer-controlled monsters to claim bounties for hunting them, while competing with other player-controlled bounty hunters. Unfortunately, Crytek disappointed players in September 2023, when it was announced that Hunt: Showdown would no longer support PS4 and Xbox One in April 2024.

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However, that date came and went with no change to Hunt: Showdown's playable platforms. On May 22, 2024, Crytek released a new video further clarifying its plans, and announced a new window for the end of PS4 and Xbox One support for the unique battle royale game.

Hunt: Showdown Loses PS4, Xbox One Support in August, Gets Free PS5, Xbox Series Upgrades

The developer update video was headed by Hunt General Manager David Fifield, who sought to dispel the confusion surrounding the future of Hunt: Showdown on PS4 and Xbox One. According to Fifield, the end date of support for previous-generation consoles is now set for August 15, 2024. On that date, Hunt: Showdown will be updated to use CryEngine 5.11, the latest version of the engine. Hunt: Showdown will be one of the first games to use CryEngine 5.11, though the company may opt to use a later version in its future projects, like the planned fourth Crysis game. After the August 15 update goes live on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X and S, Hunt: Showdown will be unplayable on PS4 and Xbox One.

Fifield was quick to assure current Hunt: Showdown players that players on PS4 and Xbox One will retain their accounts, progress, and all their entitlements, including the base game and any DLC. This means that existing players can play Hunt: Showdown on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S when they upgrade for no additional cost, while retaining their progress and their best Hunt: Showdown builds. Fifield also said that Crytek is treating the August 15 update as a major relaunch of the game, with new updates to the User Interface, progression systems, and other gameplay decisions.

The announcement also mentioned that Crytek will address further concerns and preview upcoming changes over the weeks and months between now and August 15, using a planned weekly video series, and other updates through official channels. Fifield encouraged players of Hunt: Showdown to tune in as the company reveals more about what it has planned for the game and addresses their questions moving forward.

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Released
February 22, 2018
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Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you.

BOUNTY HUNT
Take rich bounties and kill anyone that tries to stop you – and they will try. Race competing Hunters to track down bosses, send them to hell, claim their bounty, and fight your way to extract. If others only slow you down, go alone. If you find strength in numbers, take up to two teammates along.

PROGRESSION
Risk everything to unlock dark powers and forbidden wealth. Every bullet counts. Every wound hurts. And every death is permanent. But if you succeed, every victory will be unforgettable.

ATMOSPHERE
Hear footsteps squelch in the mud as you wait with bated breath to strike. The world speaks. Every gunshot is a message; every howling dog a klaxon. Gramophones murmur with the haunting melodies of Port Sulphur Band. Listen, and you might live to die another day.

EVOLVING GAME
Keep striving for more, the world is always growing. Frequent updates challenge you with new Events, expand your arsenal of weapons, introduce new characters, and offer the chance to get ornate rewards. Join the thriving Hunt community, stay informed, and get an edge over the Corruption.

ESRB
Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Violence
Developer(s)
Crytek
Genre(s)
First-Person Shooter, Extraction