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“Gamers want a reason to upgrade their hardware”: Crytek won’t be held back by consoles for Crysis 3

At the recent EA summer showcase, using the aid of his nanosuit’s cloaking mode, games.on.net snuck into the dressing room of Michael Elliot Read, Producer on Crysis 3. Unfortunately the cloak energy ran out just as Michael was taking his pants off, so to defuse this awkward moment we quick-fired off a list of things we've been wondering about EA’s upcoming sci-fi stealth blaster. The result was this interesting insight into Crysis 3’s approach to linearity, local matchmaking, hardware requirements and more, with not a peeping tom violation in sight.

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Knight_Crawler4127d ago

Crytek already has the info on when the 720 will drop which is Xmas this year so they can afford to say that.

I have a feeling that MS will end up purching either Crytek or EPIC games next gen.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4127d ago (Edited 4127d ago )

Both companies will be ruined.. And all their games will be for kinect. They get Crytek to make an xbox exclusive and behold it's for kinect. They are better of reloading their check gun and spraying at third party devs. Also Unreal engine 3 would most like be only for xbox and no more pc sdk. Or they would replace the whole UE4 UI with tiles.. Please let that thought die..

MikeMyers4127d ago (Edited 4127d ago )

Is Halo for Kinect? How about Forza and Gears of War? Just because they made a game like Fable: The Journey doesn't mean they are about to totally disband existing franchises and be Kinect only. Fable: The Journey was a side project. Much like Uncharted: Fight For Fortune, Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault and even Civilization: Revolution was created for console gamers in mind.

I too wouldn't want Microsoft to own them, but only because that would mean less availability.

I would imagine lots of games were and still are being held back by consoles that otherwise could really benefit from being on the PC.

HammadTheBeast4127d ago

I'm really starting to get tired of Crytek now. The foundation for a good game is gameplay and enjoyability, not graphics. They don't seem to understand this, which is why Crysis 2 failed.

dirthurts4127d ago

I really enjoyed Crysis 2. I played through it a few times, and really enjoyed the multiplayer.
It didn't fail. Some people didn't like it.
If that's the logic you use, then Call of Duty has failed for years now, since I didn't like them. And they're butt ugly.

Knushwood Butt4127d ago

I'm currently playing the original Crysis for the first time, and while I realize why the engine wowed people at the time, the gameplay is seriously broken. Armour mode is useless, and there's absolutely no reason to go up for a straight up fight when you can just sneak up on people and one punch kill them with your fists.

Apart from that, none of the gameplay mechanics make a lick of sense. So, if you activate cloak mode, and don't move, it doesn't drain the battery, but as soon as you move, it does? WTF?? Also, where is all this energy coming from that you use to charge back up your suit (which only takes a few seconds anyway).

So the game is just a rinse and repeat of sneak around, find cover, charge your suit again, sneak around, find cover.......

There's absolutely no reason you'd go in for a straight up fight as the gunplay is sluggish and unenjoyable, and if you go up against more than about 2 enemies at once you are almost guaranteed to die (and armour mode only deflects about 3 bullets before discharging, which is pretty ******* useless when enemies are firing machine guns at you with amazing accuracy.

Meh, it was on sale, so....

Looks quite pretty though!

AKS4126d ago

Why would Microsoft spend the money it would take to buy the developer of the most popular multiplatform game engine to just make games for their platform? How does that even begin to make sense? I also don't see the logic in buying Crytek. I think Microsoft already has a pretty popular FPS franchise, and purchasing the rights to CryEngine3, another multiplatform engine, doesn't make a lot of sense, either. Their investment of either company would instantly be worth considerably less upon purchase if limited to development for their platform. And even if they also include PC games from either company, MS hasn't exactly been the consensus choice for PC gamers' favorite developer. Just bring up the abbreviation "GFWL" and most PC gamers' blood begins to boil with rage.

Blackdeath_6634127d ago (Edited 4127d ago )

this is good news, however i have no interest in crysis specially after crysis2 but at least this mean some progress will be made in quality

ritsuka6664127d ago

People can drool over the CryEngine 3 all they want, and I myself certainly don't deny its technical prowess...which is why it's so unfortunate that Crytek hasn't done anything interesting with it. To me the CryEngine 3 is hopelessly boring.

tachy0n4127d ago (Edited 4127d ago )

says people drool to cryengine then says its boring.

nice contradiction bro.

CryTek and Nvidia has developed a new kind of Anti-Aliasing specially for consoles in order to make games look better by reducing the jaggies, something that nobody has ever done, all other devs keep using old Anti Aliasing techniques like FXAA and others....

HammadTheBeast4127d ago

"People *can drool* over the CryEngine 3 all they want"

Their games may look great, too bad they play like sh*t.

MysticStrummer4127d ago

That's not a contradiction at all. The best looking game in the world can also be the most boring.

lol @ AA talk... as if that's where gaming most needs to be improved. smh

Knushwood Butt4127d ago

Well, I guess that will give PC gamers with the latest rigs some bragging rights then...

Meanwhile, almost everyone else will be playing better games.

RankFTW4127d ago

I'm going to buy a 2nd 680 Lightning for when this game comes out, need it for 1440p.

Hassassin4127d ago

idk man, I have a single 570 (OCed a little) and I think its enough to play at 1440p. Maybe when next consoles arrive I'll upgrade, but for now I can (almost) always max out games at playable fps... and I usually deactivate SSAO (which doesn't work well in many games and just kills fps).
That said, if you want 60+ fps always and activate all nonsense settings to max, like ubersampling or such, I agree you need more power. If I had the money I'd buy dual 680 too. My point is it's not necessary for 1440p to be enjoyable ;)

FlyingFoxy4127d ago

Dual cards introduce microstuttering, single best card and 1080P 60+fps is the way to go.

RankFTW4127d ago

Even playing Crysis 2 at 1440p on max settings on a 680 gets me only about 30-40 fps and Crysis 3 is a lot more intense.

DarkZane4127d ago

I wouldn't even touch Crysis with a ten foot pole. I don't see what people find in it, it's not even that good.

RedDeadLB4127d ago

The first one and Warhead are good. The second one is pure shit and the third one seems to follow in it's wake.

Knushwood Butt4127d ago

From what I can tell, the first one is massively overrated.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX135d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled134d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa135d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno134d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac134d ago (Edited 134d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast134d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial134d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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EA has finally removed SecuROM from Crysis 3

Electronic Arts has released a new update for the PC version of Crysis 3 that removes its SecuROM protection system.

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The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn & more running in 8K/30fps on NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090

Bang4BuckPC Gamer tested Crysis 3, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Final Fantasy XV, with all of them running with 30fps in 8K.

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RazzerRedux1282d ago

Yep. Wait a couple of years and get this level of performance on a RTX 4070 or 4080 at a much lower price.

Killer73nova1282d ago

And wait a couple more years for rtx 5070 or 5080 at a much much lower price

Yung-T1282d ago (Edited 1282d ago )

That headline is a tad misleading.
The rig stated in that YouTube video is extremely high-end (ryzen 3950x oc, 32gb etc) and utilizing special water-cooling solutions, loops with pumps etc.

This rig easily costs 5k+ and a normal pc with a RTX 3090 wouldn't get close to these framerates or sustainable temperatures.

Aggesan1282d ago

Who has a "normal" pc with a RTX 3090?

Yung-T1282d ago (Edited 1282d ago )

There's still a difference between a high-end GPU+CPU and a custom-made water cooling system including a Waterloop&pumps etc though, it allows for much higher performance due to the better temperature management that would fry the GPU&CPU with normal builds.

lonewolf101282d ago

That's why people need to read the articles, most headlines are just to get you to click.

Rainbowcookie1282d ago

You would think yes, but honestly does it happen often 🤣 enough

I_am_Batman1282d ago (Edited 1282d ago )

Most of the threads of the 3950x were barely utilized and none of the games that were tested allocated more than ~12.5GB of system memory. Gaming at 8k is pretty much as GPU bound as you can get so you won't need a water cooled high-end CPU or 32GB of memory.

Psychotica1282d ago (Edited 1282d ago )

How does the cost of the PC make the headline misleading?

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Father__Merrin1282d ago

Mega powerful video card but the games you can play on that card are all available elsewhere. I want to see compelling pc only goty material titles ASAP

Psychotica1282d ago

And where else can you run them in 8K or even in 4K with the same level of performance?

averagejoe261282d ago

Who cares? Nobody has 8k screens and the majority don't even have 4k screens.

This push for pointless high resolution is ruining progress. Give us better framerates, lighting, physics, etc. Stop wasting power on needles 8k.

lonewolf101282d ago

@averagejoe26

There are people with 8k monitors though.

Bender65021282d ago

And still we can't escape 30fps.

JCOLE131951282d ago

I mean given the fact the games are running at 8K it doesn’t surprise me...

MrDead1282d ago

DLSS 2.0 no doubt has a big part in this too, The Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn and Death Stranding run like a dream on my 3080, 4k ultra set to 60fps no drops or stutters and the system runs very quiet. Playing Borderlands 3 on badass settings, Red Dead or Division 2 on 4k ultra all run great (Red Dead has a few drops below 60fps) but my PC is working a lot harder on games that don't utilise DLSS, my room warms up nicely when playing those games.

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