Techland Has Canceled Plans To Put Dying Light: The Beast On Last-Gen Platforms
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It’s been almost a year since the launch of Dying Light: The Beast, with barely a mention of when the latest game in the series will be released on last-gen consoles, as promised. Turns out Techland was a little too ambitious in its beliefs that it could make that happen, and now those last-gen plans have been canceled.
Dying Light: The Beast's Last-Gen Release Has Been Canceled
The Dying Light studio shared the unfortunate news about The Beast’s future in a statement on social media. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision that Dying Light: The Beast will no longer be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,” Techland’s statement reads.
“Dying Light: The Beast was built from the ground up to take full advantage of current-generation hardware. Its open world, advanced visuals, and fluid combat and traversal all depend on processing power and memory that previous-generation consoles simply cannot provide.” The statement goes on to say that it became clear during last-gen development that adapting The Beast for PS4 and Xbox One would require compromising the original version of the game in ways the team wasn’t willing to do.
The statement closes by noting that anyone who was waiting to play The Beast’s now-canceled last-gen version is eligible for a refund. That’s presumably referring to anyone who pre-ordered that version of the game.
Not Everyone Is Taking The Cancellation Well
Reactions to The Beast’s last-gen cancellation are mixed. Some fans are understanding of the issues Techland must have faced trying to get this version of the game to work, admitting that, almost six years into the current generation of consoles, they were surprised the studio would even bother trying to cater to the consoles that came before.
There are, of course, a lot of people still using those platforms, especially when current-gen consoles cost even more now than they did at launch. Those players have questioned how Dying Light 2 is capable of running on PS4 and Xbox One, but The Beast is not, even though they argue the newer game doesn’t appear to be more demanding than the full Dying Light sequel.
There are also still some disgruntled Dying Light fans who are upset about the lack of a physical release for The Beast.
Despite rising console prices, it is surprising that any studios continue to support PS4 and Xbox One. The Beast was announced during that period, right at the tail end of last-gen support, hence why Techland gave it a go. Now we’re in 2026; as much as some of you might not like it, it feels a little odd for a triple-A game launching on PS5 to also have a PS4 version. Even Call of Duty has cut its last-gen ties, and that series has far more fans on older consoles than Dying Light.
- Released
- September 19, 2025
- ESRB
- M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language, Use of Drugs
- Developer(s)
- Techland
- Publisher(s)
- Techland
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Franchise
- Dying Light
- PC Release Date
- September 19, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- September 19, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- September 19, 2025
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