Crytek To Abandon PC Exclusive Titles

**MIG-31** · Apr 30, 2008, 02:33 PM

Speaking in an interview with Croatian consumer website PC Play, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has indicated that the company will no longer produce any PC exclusive game titles - following relatively disappointing sales of the critically acclaimed Crysis.

“We are suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis,” said Yerli. “We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable. I believe that’s the core problem of PC gaming, piracy.”
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Source: Gamesutra

BlueMak · Apr 30, 2008, 02:52 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yeah, blame piracy for Crysis' sales
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

**kris23** · Apr 30, 2008, 03:08 PM

partly true..... most people dont wanna buy the game because of its reputation as the system killer..... but theyre too curious and want to see it still.....

so they DL it and whether they likne ot or hate it, they didnt buy.

kinda funny.... but their main problem still is the fact that nobody except those with high end to enthusiast rigs can play it...

smurfdude · Apr 30, 2008, 04:26 PM

Blame the insane system requirements to play the game. You are alienating a huge portion of gamers who don't want to keep upgrading to play games

tcman · May 1, 2008, 03:05 PM

What Crytek forgot is that there are other competitors like COD4 which is doing great despite piracy. Also those who dl the game won't ever buy the game because they simply do not have the money, especially when you have to upgrade your system with a higher end C2D and two GF8800 in sli or two HD38xx in Crossfire to be able to play the game at decent graphical details and framerates. Also I think it's alittle too expensive for a such short game like Crysis, the gameplay is maybe as long as in Half Life 2: episode 1, maybe even shorter.

I think no one should be afraid since Crytek (if you like their games) is only announcing they will not only make pc games, but also console games (which are also plagued by piracy etc.). You only have to worry when Crytek is developing console games and only porting this console games to the pc, which means simplified control and gameplay which are very bad for pc gaming.

Zelig · May 1, 2008, 04:53 PM

Not sure that any PC gamers actually care if titles they're palying are PC exclusive, as long as they're actually released on PC.

Apr 30, 2008, 02:33 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Crytek To Abandon PC Exclusive Titles Speaking in an interview with Croatian consumer website PC Play, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has indicated that the company will no longer produce any PC exclusive game titles - following relatively disappointing sales of the critically acclaimed Crysis. “We are suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis,” said Yerli. “We seem to lead the charts in piracy by a large margin, a chart leading that is not desirable. I believe that’s the core problem of PC gaming, piracy.” ____________ Source: Gamesutra __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Apr 30, 2008, 02:52 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Yeah, blame piracy for Crysis' sales HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA __________________ 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.*

Apr 30, 2008, 03:08 PM	#3
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	partly true..... most people dont wanna buy the game because of its reputation as the system killer..... but theyre too curious and want to see it still..... so they DL it and whether they likne ot or hate it, they didnt buy. kinda funny.... but their main problem still is the fact that nobody except those with high end to enthusiast rigs can play it... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

May 1, 2008, 04:53 PM	#6
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Not sure that any PC gamers actually care if titles they're palying are PC exclusive, as long as they're actually released on PC. __________________ --

Apr 30, 2008, 04:26 PM	#4
smurfdude DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Blame the insane system requirements to play the game. You are alienating a huge portion of gamers who don't want to keep upgrading to play games

May 1, 2008, 03:05 PM	#5
tcman DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	What Crytek forgot is that there are other competitors like COD4 which is doing great despite piracy. Also those who dl the game won't ever buy the game because they simply do not have the money, especially when you have to upgrade your system with a higher end C2D and two GF8800 in sli or two HD38xx in Crossfire to be able to play the game at decent graphical details and framerates. Also I think it's alittle too expensive for a such short game like Crysis, the gameplay is maybe as long as in Half Life 2: episode 1, maybe even shorter. I think no one should be afraid since Crytek (if you like their games) is only announcing they will not only make pc games, but also console games (which are also plagued by piracy etc.). You only have to worry when Crytek is developing console games and only porting this console games to the pc, which means simplified control and gameplay which are very bad for pc gaming.