Representatives for Frankfurt Main, Germany-based Crytek, known for Far Cry and Crysis, sent word today that the studio will demonstrate its CryENGINE 2 game development middleware and Sandbox 2 game editor at this year's Game Developers Conference on February 18 - 22 in San Francisco. Importantly, this will be the first time that CryENGINE will be shown running on multiple platforms, including the PS3 and Xbox 360.

The developer also plans to show how well the fully optimized engine can perform on a budget PC that can cost as little as $600. "Visitors will be able to see for themselves the extremely high quality that can be achieved on relatively inexpensive consumer hardware today using the CryENGINE 2," the company said.

Crytek will be in full force at GDC with many staff involved in conference talks. This will be highlighted by Crytek's Cevat Yerli, Sten Hübler and Bernd Diemer, who will host a GDC session entitled "Crysis in the Making." The sessions will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the challenges of developing Crysis and the CryENGINE 2.