Early this morning, the video game company Crytek tweeted out two things. The first, a teaser trailer with the number "4" prominently displayed along with visual eye candy, and the second, a confirmation that Crysis 4 is already in development.

Due to the illustrious Crysis name and the positive reception of previous installments, gamers online were thrilled at seeing some positive gaming news amid all the NFT drama that has plagued the industry lately, particularly one as unexpected as a new Crysis installment.

It's time to join the journey and be the hero.

A Crytek Announcement. pic.twitter.com/Ohbux0w0s5

— Crytek (@Crytek) January 26, 2022

..apparently Crytek China has confirmed the existence of Crysis 4 on social media site BiliBili

"The 'Crysis 4' project is confirmed, opening a new nano battlefield!"https://t.co/JNP0aDV9Tc pic.twitter.com/9SAmgdnffw

— Nibel (@Nibellion) January 26, 2022

crysis 4 was one of the games that were leaked in the nvidia geforce now games leak. so, everything we saw on there is most likely true, including PC releases of Demons souls, gran turismo 7, ghost of tsushima and others. pic.twitter.com/35xo9N3cSM

— Rdwan (@sad_rdwini) January 26, 2022

We need to have destroyed cryptocurrencies by the time Crysis 4 comes out those GPUs are coming home

— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) January 26, 2022

Immediately following the teaser release and confirmation, social media was flooded with posts about graphics cards and computers being in danger. This is because of the original Crysis and all future entries pushing the boundaries of what computers can run, even leading to the infamous But Can It Run Crysis? meme. Among the hype reactions to the reveal, it seems But Can It Run Crysis? is due for a long-awaited meme resurgence.

What's that noise? Just our graphics card shaking with fear. #crysis4 pic.twitter.com/4HbLKJJ5Wj

— gamescom (@gamescom) January 26, 2022

Crysis 4 announced

My 3080 pic.twitter.com/jNDOpZBxaF

— ZyroXZ2 (@ZyroXZ2) January 26, 2022

Crysis 4 got my computer looking like pic.twitter.com/rdwKsAIGM2

— Tahm Kench 🌊 (@Tahmkenchlover) January 26, 2022

Crysis 4. Graphics Cards across the world shudder at the thought. https://t.co/G1sCh7KIYZ

— JackFrags (@jackfrags) January 26, 2022