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    Hope they didn't kill Crysis by making it cross-platform.

    I mean it was pretty much the epitome of a "PC enthusiast FPS", right up there with Half-Life. After watching the tripe that gets banged out on consoles month in month out, you have to wonder...
    Oct 13, 2010 4:02pm PDT
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    Hope they didn't kill Crysis by making it cross-platform. I mean it was pretty much the epitome of a "... : rottdcorpse

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    • Yeah, and the footage they have shown has been massively underwhelming. Essentially Crysis in New York wi... : Wisp!
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      It was the epitome of a PC enthusiast FPS at the wrong time. They were drowned out by CoD4, their game w... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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        Here's a quick list of upcoming PC FPSes that are unfortunately mired in this pair of unfortunate FPS seg : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • I almost forgot Yahtzee's FPS lament, which I heartily share: ...just PLEASE let me play another shoot : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • Postal 3 ought be a nice break from the norm, if they ever ship it. ... If you're into that kind of mindl... : Tech T
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        Crysis sold 3 million. Not many 360 and PS3 games sell that many. : TheIneffableBob
        • But what do people remember of Crysis? "Wow, this game needs a supercomputer to run at 60 FPS!... Damn z... : the archvileThis person is cool!
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          176.34 million copies lost in sales due to piracy : te[R]rorThis person is cool!
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            Love it when people just make up random statistics... : rottdcorpse
            • There are 2304923480923840923798 rotten corpses in the ground, including your grandmother. : fade2black244
    • Where have I seen this before.... series started on PC... xfer to consoles... console only beta... flop. ... : darkfox321
    • Too late! : Memphis-Ahn
    • i hate watching gaming taking a step back because of the money on consoles. but i have to accept it. ga... : head crab
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      more like breathing life into it. crysis was restricted to expensive enthusiast PC hardware. now nearly... : dantasticThis person is cool!
      • ...but it looks like an experience about on par with Singularity, except a super suit instead of the TMD.... : the archvileThis person is cool!
      • Alas, Crytek doesn't solely rely on profits from game development. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/26/c... : Tech T
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        but pushing technology forward is a good thing isnt it? Crysis is still the graphic king even thought it... : head crab
        • because the market is just now catching up with the ability to run the game competently on a mainstream l... : AroundTheFur1380
        • The answer is the consoles hold back the PC. Since we don't have PC exclusive titles like Crysis being re... : Wisp!
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      I have messed with the development kits and you don't have to worry about that. That is the point of the ... : AroundTheFur1380
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        The question is whether it will control without lag on the PC, whether there will be mods, the developer ... : the archvileThis person is cool!
        • Well, i can't speak to that, but messing with the game with a keyboard and mouse, I did not feel anything... : AroundTheFur1380
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      My guess is that the PC already killed the franchise, poor sales and piracy blame made Crytek go console. : ganjatron
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        If PC killed the franchise would their even be a Crysis 2? Couldn't have sold that bad. Crytek is just ju... : samduhmanThis person is cool!
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          Crysis sold 1 mil on PC. EA even said it was better than expected. : darkfox321
          • Crysis had sold 1 million on January 2008. : vx2o
    • Following Crytek since geforce tech demo days.... all one has to do is go back to the release of FC1 an... : TheRiz