Crysis: No More Patches, Linux Server on Hold [Jun 01, 2008, 4:48 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Crysis Monthly Update #1 is online, the first of these regular updates from
Crytek about their shooter since they shifted from a weekly schedule. The update
elaborates on recent indications that console development is in Crytek's future
(story), describes efforts at fixing multiplayer disconnect
issues, and promotes an upcoming community Q&A session. They also offer the bad
news that they have put development of a dedicated Crysis Linux server on
hold because they are not happy with the state of the project, and that for
reasons they are unable to disclose at this time, "there almost certainly will
not be a patch 1.3 delivered for Crysis," in spite of the knowledge that this
will disappoint a good number of users:
So, What About Patch 1.3?
At this time, there almost certainly will not be a patch 1.3 delivered for Crysis. We are aware that this news will disappoint many of you, and we would like to apologize profusely. There is a good reason for this and we hope you understand when you hear more about the reasons why in the very, very near future. Please realize this was an extremely difficult decision, but please do know that we are listening to your comments and are making more consistent community support a high priority.
We are confident that the things we are working on will be appreciated by the community, and we hope for your continued support. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us.
Despite the lack of any solid proof, I'll agree that piracy can hurt profits in many cases. However, I disagree that piracy is the reason why games fail or why developers jump to consoles.
No no no, I never stated that piracy is the sole reason why games fail. But it is one of the reasons. Just because high system costs, the complexity of PC gaming, bad marketing etc. are also valid factors doesn't mean you can safely ignore piracy.
No, it's betrayal because you can still survive by making PC-exclusive games. If that weren't the case, there wouldn't be any PC-exclusive developers. All you need to do to survive is make enough profit to fund your next project. Unfortunately, this isn't good enough for publishers and most developers.
Game developers and publishers are businesses. Individual artists and artistic integrity cannot survive in the gaming business alone. The soul of a business is to make money, and provide the maximum return for your investors. Once you accept this you'll realize that the potential for a game to make money is THE deciding factor on whether it gets made or not. # of copies sold is what's important, and when you leave it to the marketing suits to do their risk analysis thing, every potential loss from piracy weighs against a game's chance of survival.
This comment was edited on Jun 2, 00:07.
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