Crysis Pushed Back to November

This is good news as Crysis is really going to benefit from the Nvidia 9800gtx on high and thats rumoured to be due in November also.

It's funny to think people used to bitch about the delayed Vista launch causing Crysis to be held back. Back then it always sounded like Crysis was basically finished and just waiting for Vista and DX10 drivers to be sent to retail before it could be released. I guess not. :)

(Of course, Vista's delay and the crazy amount of time it took NVidia (and maybe ATI, I haven't been paying attention to them) to get stable desktop drivers, let alone DX10 drivers, will have had an impact on the game. You can't test and tune your stuff until the things it depends on are finished, unless you release now and patch later, but I think the game just wasn't anywhere near done and the Vista delay seemed like a convenient excuse when one wasn't really needed. We know good games take time to get right; we don't really need to be given any reason for a delay other than "it's not ready". Maybe shareholders feel differently, and they're probably easier to lie to.)

It's funny to think people used to say the delayed Vista launch was causing Crysis to be held back. At the time it always sounded like Crysis was basically finished and just waiting for Vista and DX10 drivers to be sent to retail before it could be released. I guess not. :)

(First example I found via Google to make sure I wasn't remembering incorrectly: http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/698/698899p1.html )

Of course, Vista's delay and the crazy amount of time it took NVidia (and maybe ATI, I haven't been paying attention to them) to get stable desktop drivers, let alone DX10 drivers, will have had an impact on the game. You can't test and tune your stuff until the things it depends on are finished, unless you release now and patch later, but I think the game just wasn't anywhere near done and the Vista delay seemed like a convenient excuse when one wasn't really needed. We know good games take time to get right; we don't really need to be given any reason for a delay other than "it's not ready". Maybe shareholders feel differently, and they're probably easier to lie to.

I hear that they don't want to release it until it's 'guarenteed' 90%+ review scores

In other words, Newegg to have huge third fiscal quarter.

I think the bigger story is the FIFA 08 delay. That game must really suck if it's being held back. I mean... it's just a roster update, right?

Whoah, I wasn't anticipating this game coming out until around Summer 2008 at the earliest. Color me surprised and delighted!

There's no way it will make the November date. The games industry never delivers on time.

The official Crytek press release for the actual release date should be coming soon.

No big surprise here.. I don't even understand why they give out release dates anymore.

Big f'n deal people. If they need a little more time to polish it up, let 'em have it. Gives everyone else that much longer to save for a new rig, or a DX10 card that isn't out yet.

Disclaimer
this post does NOT apply to Duke Nukem Forever...I would have mentioned DX18 if so

Hurrah! I don't plan on building a new computer until Oct/Nov anyway.

This is bullshit :(