Crysis: No More Patches, Linux Server on Hold

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.

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Jun 2, 2008, 11:16

dsmart

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Re: No subject Jun 2, 2008, 11:16

Jun 2, 2008, 11:16

dsmart

Well I for one am glad, Crysis was a retarded game and as such good riddance to one more developer switching to consoles where they can make retarded games for the masses.

PC Gamers were always and I hope will remain inteligent gamers. If you want to make and sell shit, then by all means go develop for another platform.

I can't see how that is a good thing though. Thats the problem right there and why devs are moving to the console. No matter how bad a game is received, the sheer size of the console install base pretty much - in most cases - guarantees that a game at least recoups its costs. You don't have that luxury with PC games.

And those who are saying that PC gaming is not on the decline, are in denial. Just because you have a few games selling millions on the plaform, doesn't take away the fact that five games selling millions is better than ten games selling millions. Its all about variety. What if WoW were the only game style being developed? You simply can't use numbers as the litmus test for the decline of gaming because you have to take CHOICES into account as well.

Its OK for the folks at Valve to keep harping on this when they are selling tons of units. Heck if all PC games were selling tons of units, nobody would utter a word about the decline of PC gaming. The fact is the decline is also in choices and not just by numbers. I dunno about you, but I'd rather have ten games to choose from than five.

Game developers are just human beings who happen to make games for a living. If you want to hold us up to higher standards of conduct, then go ahead
...but don't be surprised if we don't uphold them