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Crytek on PCs versus Consoles

Computer and Video Games hears from Crytek boss Cervat Yerli, who points out something the PC gamers are well aware of, that the current console generation is holding back games from taking advantage of the greater capabilities of current gaming PCs. "PC is easily a generation ahead right now. With 360 and PS3, we believe the quality of the games beyond Crysis 2 and other CryEngine developments will be pretty much limited to what their creative expressions is, what the content is. You won't be able to squeeze more juice from these rocks," he tells them. "I generally think it's still developers' mentality [to blame]. A lot nowadays don't consider PC a big issue any more; their [sales] expectations are nowhere near what they are for the console versions. Until the PC market creates comparable revenues, companies are not going to spend enough on the PC SKU of a game." Thanks joao.

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65. Re: Crytek on PCs versus Consoles Nov 27, 2010, 23:03 Verno
 
ASeven wrote on Nov 27, 2010, 10:10:
Ah, so he started hiring and renting the offices? Thought it was his plan for the future, not that he had already applied those plans into motion.

I don't follow Minecraft stuff anymore so I have no idea how far along he is but a cursory glance at his blog reveals a post from an employee and pictures of what looks like an office so I assume so.


His average of revenue up until a few weeks ago was indeed between $100 and $150K per day.

No it wasn't, his sales are all over the place. Sometimes high when he gets a lot of press and sometimes as low as 25k. Again I'm not trying to deride Minecraft, it's a successful niche title which is quite an accomplishment considering the economy and it's modest origins. People love to exaggerate the shit out of its numbers though and it pushes my accuracy OCD buttons

I agree that Minecraft is one of the very rare exceptions. What I think will happen though is that these exceptions will, with time, become more and more the norm. Put a good idea, a good game in an attractive package or price and you'll have buyers.

I hope that happens too but Minecraft is an outlier, it is essentially lego for both a newer and older generation. It's rare to find that kind of success with multiple demographics in an indie setting without sticking to low budget puzzle type games. Put differently, there have been few barriers of entry to the indie scene for years already and we still only have the rare occurrences of runaway success.
 
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