Dying Light: The Beast leaves fans with bad news – Here's why
- By Asim Mallick -
- Jul 15, 2026
KARACHI, July 15: The developer of Dying Light: The Beast has announced that the game will not release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The studio said this decision was taken after reviewing the game during development.
According to developer, Dying Light: The Beast was made for current-generation hardware from the start. As work continued, the team realized that the game became too heavy for old consoles.
The studio said the game has a big ‘open world’, better graphics, new combat system and smooth ‘parkour’ system. All of these need more processing power and memory. And PS4 and Xbox One cannot provide these properly.
Developer told that they did think about different ways to bring the game on old platforms. But doing that means they have to remove many important features. Also they have to reduce visual quality and make changes that can affect overall gameplay experience.
Instead of launching a version with many compromises, the studio decided to focus on platforms which can run the game as per original plan. They said their main goal is to give players best possible experience. Without cutting any content or compromising on performance.
The company also said this decision was not made to ignore players who still have PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. They explained that due to hardware limits of these consoles, the team had very few options left. In recent years, many game developers also started to focus only on current-gen systems because modern games need more powerful hardware.
The developer apologized to players who were waiting to play Dying Light: The Beast on old consoles. They also confirmed that users who planned to buy the game for PS4 or Xbox One can get refund as per company refund policy.
The studio further said that by launching the game only on supported platforms, they will be able to give full experience with all planned features, better visual quality and overall better performance. And they will not have to make compromises that can disappoint players.