Crytek In Deep Trouble – Adoption of CryEngine Not Good, Ryse Development Catastrophic (Update: Crytek denies claim)

[SubiyaCryolite]

zumnupy10 said:

SubiyaCryolite said:

Id blame their shift of focus to consoles and "consoley gameplay" mechanics.

Despite PC piracy I believe both Crysis and Crysis Warhead made a decent profit and both are still marketable even today, the gameplay and graphics still hold up well by todays standards. Indie PC exclusive titles like The Forest and Distance show that developers who scale their games appropriately can create beautiful and profitable games on PC and PC alone. Studios like Crytek were lured into the console sales myth (no piracy, guaranteed success, huge profits) and tried way too hard to pander to the cinematic shooter crowd.

It was painfully obvous when playing Crysis 2 for the first time, not just the gameplay but the whole DX9/DX11 controversy. Their initial fanbase has more or less abandoned them after Crysis 3, at least I have. I'm a fan of the franchise but wont even waste my money on that game.

Isn't Crytek pretty much an MMO developer now ?

Year	Title	Publisher	Platform	Branch
2004	Far Cry	Ubisoft	Microsoft Windows	Crytek Frankfurt
2007	Crysis	Electronic Arts	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade	Crytek Frankfurt
2008	Crysis Warhead	Electronic Arts	Microsoft Windows	Crytek Budapest
2011	Crysis 2	Electronic Arts	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Crytek Frankfurt/Crytek UK
2012	Fibble – Flick 'n' Roll	Crytek	iOS, Android	Crytek Budapest
2013	Crysis 3[19]	Electronic Arts	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Crytek Frankfurt/Crytek UK
2013	Warface	Tencent Holdings, Nexon, Mail.Ru, Trion Worlds	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360	Crytek Kiev[20][21]
2013	Ryse: Son of Rome	Microsoft Studios	Xbox One	Crytek Frankfurt
2014	The Collectables[22]	DeNA	iOS, Android	Crytek Budapest[23]
2014	Arena of Fate	Crytek	Microsoft Windows and consoles	Crytek Black Sea
2014	Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age	Crytek	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One	Crytek USA
2015	Homefront: The Revolution[24]	Crytek, Deep Silver	PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac	Crytek UK[25]