:hmm:Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has claimed that developers' focus on PS3 and 360 is holding back game quality on PC - a format he believes is already "a generation ahead" of modern day consoles.
Crytek is currently beavering away on Crysis 2 for all three platforms - a move away from the PC exclusivity of its predecessor.
However, Yerli admits that the "creative expression" of Crytek and other studios is being "limited" by the prevalence of Sony and Microsoft's current-gen systems.
"As long as the current console generation exists and as long as we keep pushing the PC as well, the more difficult it will be to really get the benefit of both," Yerli told the latest issue of Edge.
"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."
Yerli added that multi-format games not reaching their technical potential on PC couldn't be squarely blamed on consoles, however.
"I generally think it's still developers' mentality [that is to blame]," he added. "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."
Just as well Crysis 2 is looking stunning across the formats, then. But could the PC version have looked even better? We await its arrival in March next year with baited breath...
That's just not true. PC hardware is holding PC gaming back. A 480 gtx isnt enough to play many PC games @ 1080P 60fps. If graphics leaped ahead we would all be playing slide shows or turning the settings down to low/med.
While this may be true, it's pretty uninformed and only looks at one side of the issue. The reality is that no 360 or PS3 can run games at anywhere near the quality/FPS that a halfway decent gaming rig can.
I'd love to see the gaming rig that runs GT5 at full settings (really).
That's just not true. PC hardware is holding PC gaming back. A 480 gtx isnt enough to play many PC games @ 1080P 60fps. If graphics leaped ahead we would all be playing slide shows or turning the settings down to low/med.
I'd love to see the gaming rig that runs GT5 at full settings (really).
Some of you would actually be surprised to see how much first party developers can pull out of these consoles, some of these games have uber graphics that can easily be compared to crysis running on ultra-high @ 720p
You are kidding, right?
You won't say that after you've played Uncharted 2.
That's just not true. PC hardware is holding PC gaming back. A 480 gtx isnt enough to play many PC games @ 1080P 60fps. If graphics leaped ahead we would all be playing slide shows or turning the settings down to low/med.
It seems to me that what he is saying is contradictory at best and hypocritical at worst.
He says that consoles are holding PC gaming back. OK, I could probably agree with that. But then why did Crytex abandon PC exclusive gaming and go the multiplatform route?? They are just going where they think the money is like everybody else. And wasnt this the same guy that was whining about how piracy was also making PC gaming unprofitable, and would never make another PC exclusive game? I cant remember the context, but I am pretty sure that he said something to this effect some months ago.
I suppose he could make his position a bit stronger if Crysis 2 comes out much better for the PC than the console, but if it is just another console port, then he has no right to criticize consoles.