Crytek defends Crysis spec requirements

**MIG-31** · Jan 10, 2008, 11:32 AM

Source: CVG
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Crytek's boss has defended its hardware-hungry FPS Crysis, saying he believes the studio struck a good balance between performance and spec requirements.

"I think an important distinction that many gamers overlooked was that we designed 'medium' settings to look and play great", Cevat Yerli told IGN. "Our 'medium' setting should run great on 70 percent of gaming PCs".

Judas · Jan 10, 2008, 03:08 PM

yep.... not sure what other people are bitching about imo...

but it does "appear" unoptimised mind you.... but i still agree that making games with higher graphical properties then current hardware can push is not a bad idea at all..

Vikingod · Jan 10, 2008, 03:23 PM

Not a bad idea until you look at the Crysis sales figures.

OmegaRED · Jan 10, 2008, 03:35 PM

It's their fault for giving gamers the wrong impression. There were gameplay vids recorded with a 8800 and Dual core cpu on high quality running smooth yet that's not what the consumer got.

**Mousey** · Jan 10, 2008, 04:02 PM

Medium @ 1024x768 ran absolutely perfect solid 30 fps on my HD3850 in DX10.
When i ran it in DX9 my frames still stayed in the 20s/30s at high quality.

The problem is people think they can run this on a 6800GT with everything maxed out, maybe if the requirements were a bit less vague then yeah Cyrtek wouldn't get so much stick.
I still think they've done a good job.

BlueMak · Jan 10, 2008, 04:40 PM

I would admire them if they could release a game that was OPTIMISED and took advantage of the PCs that are out there now, not in 2 years or something.

Everyone can make a very good looking game that requires a future PC. If the developer is any good they should do something about current generation.

Or at least don't whine because people don't like what they get and they have sales in the few thousand.

The time when mass amount of people would upgrade just to play one game is long gone. And Crysis is certainly not the one to make people return to that.

You want more sales? Make a good game that looks good on current generation of hardware.

Jan 10, 2008, 11:32 AM	#1
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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	It's their fault for giving gamers the wrong impression. There were gameplay vids recorded with a 8800 and Dual core cpu on high quality running smooth yet that's not what the consumer got. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

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Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,185 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Medium @ 1024x768 ran absolutely perfect solid 30 fps on my HD3850 in DX10. When i ran it in DX9 my frames still stayed in the 20s/30s at high quality. The problem is people think they can run this on a 6800GT with everything maxed out, maybe if the requirements were a bit less vague then yeah Cyrtek wouldn't get so much stick. I still think they've done a good job. __________________

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	I would admire them if they could release a game that was OPTIMISED and took advantage of the PCs that are out there now, not in 2 years or something. Everyone can make a very good looking game that requires a future PC. If the developer is any good they should do something about current generation. Or at least don't whine because people don't like what they get and they have sales in the few thousand. The time when mass amount of people would upgrade just to play one game is long gone. And Crysis is certainly not the one to make people return to that. You want more sales? Make a good game that looks good on current generation of hardware. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Not a bad idea until you look at the Crysis sales figures.