Crysis for Xbox 360 and PS3 to be digital release

The freshly announced Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of 2007 PC shooter Crysis will be digital-only releases.

The game, which was only announced this morning, will cost 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Games on Demand (around 13.70) or 15.99 on the PlayStation Network.

It will differ from the original via adapted joypad controls (based on the Crysis 2 model) along with various other unspecified modifications and enhancements”. Stereoscopic 3D support will also be included.

The news comes as a further blow to High Street retailers who are becoming accustomed to an increasingly large number of titles skipping boxed releases in favour of digital retail channels.