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Crytek Boss: PC Gaming "Held Back" By Consoles
PC gaming is far more technologically advanced than its fixed hardware console competitors, but the current economic climate is preventing developers from taking advantage of it according to Crytek founder Cevat Yerli.
"PC is easily a generation ahead right now," Yerli told the UK publication Edge. "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.
"I generally think it's still developers' mentality [that is to blame]," he continued. "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."
We're sure the rampant piracy prevalent in the PC gaming community isn't helping the cause, either.
Crytek is currently developing Crysis for PlayStaion 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The German company also announced two new titles this year: an Xbox 360 exclusive codenamed Kingdoms, and WarFace, a free-to-play PC shooter.
[via CVG]
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