Crytek won't do another PC exclusive

This is a lame excuse from Crytek the guys who pirated the game would not have bought it anyway.

It's fine if they bring the game to multi platforms as long as they don't compromise the pc game to get it to run on the consoles.
 
These guys are looking at this the wrong way. Yes the console market is by fa bigger, but Piracy is not the reason this is. consoles are a much more social gaming experience than PCs. That is probably the # driving factor behind the adoption of cosoles. People don't have to sit in the study crammed around a 19 to 24" LCD taking turns at playing.

If I were a developer I'd start working on really good PC games like COD4 etc... and polish it. Wait it out and release once things have calmed down a little. (nothing grows forever)
If the PC gaming market is $4BN and the console market is $22BN
Its obvious the console is where the money is however....
If there's 50 developers in the console market and just you and less than a handful of others. You are sharing $4BN between 4 of you instead of $22BN between 50.
Obviously this is vastly simplified, but what I'm saying is as long as there are PC's there'll always be a market for PC games and there'll be those who pirate.

These days developers spend way too much on games for fancy pants graphics and zero on fun factor or a proper storyline. When last did a game like the original Max Payne come out? Games like Indigo Prophecy were not 3D visual fests but were really good. I heard no complaints there....

You can't spend $30 Million on game development and complain when you only make just even to fund the next project and pay everyone. Developing for consoles will make you a rock star, not so much for PC
 
ShockG said:
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If I were a developer I'd start working on really good PC games like COD4 etc... and polish it. Wait it out and release once things have calmed down a little. (nothing grows forever) ...
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That's pretty much what they are starting to do. Look at Assassins Creed, release on console, make the big bucks, then release on PC a bit later to finish off. I imagine we'll see a lot more of that, and a lot more pure 3 way parity.
 
I'm not opposed to that one bit... Consoles seem to have the better titles 9/10 times anyway
 
doobi we going to see mainly ports to pc from now on

not many companies will be making games just for pc

make it for console and port it
 
Thier is a lot of guys chipping Xbox's and PS3 consoles (even the Wii) and selling pirated console games - one can even download these instructions from the net.

Gaming Piracy is not only a PC "problem"
 
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