When the original Crysis came out, it was a beast — practically no hardware configuration available at the time could handle it at max settings, unless you opted for a dual video card setup. Expect Crysis 2 to offer a level of detail beyond its console counterparts on PC, however, it won’t completely obliterate the high-end setups of today.

That’s according to Crytek frontman Cevat Yerli. If you have a high-end card from the past year or earlier, rest assured that Crysis 2 will run at max. Additionally, Yerli confirms that those on lesser hardware will be able to crank up the settings higher than on the original Crysis thanks to optimization efforts in CryEngine 3.

“Yeah. Crysis 2 doesn’t suffer from that, in my opinion – it’s superior from every angle,” Yerli told Edge.

“This isn’t necessarily a game you can’t play today, or where you need another two years to max it out. That’s not the approach this time. Now, it’s more like we want to give you the best PC experience with current high-end equipment. So if you bought the last high-end graphics card, you’re going to get a blast out of it. Likewise, the minimum-spec experience will be of a far higher quality than Crysis was.”

Crysis 2 is due out March 22 in the states. A PC multiplayer demo is coming “soon.”

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