Bottom line though: this move towards the consoles by Crytek shouldn't really shock anyone. They're owned by Electronic Arts, one of the biggest companies in the industry with a clear console preference. And everyone who's hoping and praying that Battlefield 3 is going to be a ticket back to PC-nostalgia-ville should take notice: DICE's full name is EA DICE.

Actually PC is being the head system for the Battlefield 3. They're taking back the routes of the famous Battlefield 2.

Yep cant wait hope it gets GOTY but know it prolly wont not commerical enough like...black ops per say.


Black Ops is a a simple shooter, no real effort put into the game just a few tweaks here and there from the older version then put into production. I'm no fan I understand why it's big, but it's for simpletons. No real effort or skill needed, just twitch reflexes.

BATTLEFIELD 3 WILL DESTROY ALL!!!

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

and dude again WTF with the logic thing. just because i defend someone else's logic does not mean its my logic. are you 12 or retarded?

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

They could have still made the game the way we all hoped it would have been made and then tweaked it down. E.g Medium settings on Crysis 1. Yet the Console parade had to ruin the REAL enthusiasts fun too.

Actually PC is being the head system for the Battlefield 3. They're taking back the routes of the famous Battlefield 2.[/quote]

Yep cant wait hope it gets GOTY but know it prolly wont not commerical enough like...black ops per say.[/quote]


Black Ops is a a simple shooter, no real effort put into the game just a few tweaks here and there from the older version then put into production. I'm no fan I understand why it's big, but it's for simpletons. No real effort or skill needed, just twitch reflexes.

BATTLEFIELD 3 WILL DESTROY ALL!!![/quote]

Personally (and i know a lot of you will disagree) i think the BF multiplayer games are by far the best online experiance there is. And im betting since PC will be lead platform and from what iv seen from Frostbite 2.0 Battlefield 3 Will look better than Crysis 2.

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

and dude again WTF with the logic thing. just because i defend someone else's logic does not mean its my logic. are you 12 or retarded?


What you are saying makes NO SENSE at all when on the pc the graphics are scalable in the settings menus usually. Its not rocket science that Crysis 2 is a console port. From the environment being changed into a Call of Duty statick non-interactive 3D movie set, to the tutorials in the beginning that stop you and hold your hand through everything.

I'm an AVID 360, PS3, and PC gamer, and as a matter of fact Halo series is one of my favorite series of all time, but I'm also a diehard pc gamer, who knows what a console game looks and plays like and what a true pc game plays like. Crysis 2 was developed on the console and optimized on the pc. Its not hard to see that. You can even see more evidence of this by the front-end console-style EXTREMELY basic menus.

"They're owned by Electronic Arts, one of the biggest companies in the industry with a clear console preference."

Yeees, but to give credit where credit is due, at least EA take an interest in PC gaming to a respectable degree. I don't think I know any EA games that haven't made it to PC lately. This is key, since some publishers have waned away from PC development. Most shockingly, Microsoft themselves!! They used to be the absolute pinnacle and pride in PC games development. Freelancer, Halo PC, Crimson Skies, Age of Empires, Flight Simulator, Rise of Nations, Fable. Good times. Now sadly, they barely take notice of their own bloomin platform at all, although there's new Age of Empires/MS Flight Sim/Fable 3 coming out at least. EA meanwhile have stayed steadfast in bringing all titles to PC in a fair enough fashion, with a slight dip into hideous DRM which seems to be over now thank the lord...

EA lately have also had some truely EPIC PC titles. Mass Effect 2 on PC, excellent. Mirror's Edge on PC, exquisit. Dragon Age 2 on PC, damn near perfection with DX11 support and everything out of the box.

Crysis 2 had a few disappointments, but i'm currently playing through the campaign and it's AWESOME. Won't try MP til the patch is out, though. The Limited Edition same price box is niiice too.

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

and dude again WTF with the logic thing. just because i defend someone else's logic does not mean its my logic. are you 12 or retarded?

lol 12 year old i was jus complaing about them!!! we agree on sumthin!!! omg. So because your **** console cant handle PC's godlike Graphics we should suffer..So those of us who have the tech to support a better experiance shouldent get that??? cause your consoles are generations behind? see thats in essence what your saying. YOUR LOGIC IS ****!

Actually PC is being the head system for the Battlefield 3. They're taking back the routes of the famous Battlefield 2.

Yep cant wait hope it gets GOTY but know it prolly wont not commerical enough like...black ops per say.[/quote]


Black Ops is a a simple shooter, no real effort put into the game just a few tweaks here and there from the older version then put into production. I'm no fan I understand why it's big, but it's for simpletons. No real effort or skill needed, just twitch reflexes.

BATTLEFIELD 3 WILL DESTROY ALL!!![/quote]

Personally (and i know a lot of you will disagree) i think the BF multiplayer games are by far the best online experiance there is. And im betting since PC will be lead platform and from what iv seen from Frostbite 2.0 Battlefield 3 Will look better than Crysis 2.[/quote]

I agree with this, BF multiplayer is a true gamers experience. I played BF2 everyday, well until they patched it and ruin it (but thats not the point). I think that the Frostbite 2.0 will be a force to be reckoned with. Yet we haven't yet seen CryEngine 3 in full swing. Perhaps FrostBite 2.0 will have a run for it's money. We'll have to wait and see.

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

and dude again WTF with the logic thing. just because i defend someone else's logic does not mean its my logic. are you 12 or retarded?


What you are saying makes NO SENSE at all when on the pc the graphics are scalable in the settings menus usually. Its not rocket science that Crysis 2 is a console port. From the environment being changed into a Call of Duty statick non-interactive 3D movie set, to the tutorials in the beginning that stop you and hold your hand through everything.

I'm an AVID 360, PS3, and PC gamer, and as a matter of fact Halo series is one of my favorite series of all time, but I'm also a diehard pc gamer, who knows what a console game looks and plays like and what a true pc game plays like. Crysis 2 was developed on the console and optimized on the pc. Its not hard to see that. You can even see more evidence of this by the front-end console-style EXTREMELY basic menus.

My god im not the only one with a brain in here! thank you THATS WTF IV BEEN SAYING TO CONSOLE FAN BOY OVER HERE!

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics could be scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying. also i am NOT saying Crysis 2 was not developed on console first.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.

@ xXHydroShockXx

again WTF.

the reason things are the way they are in the game like textures etc is to cater to those with less than desirable platforms, whether thats a console or a $300 PC. THEY WANTED TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE THE SAME. have you seen any of the crytek interviews?

and dude again WTF with the logic thing. just because i defend someone else's logic does not mean its my logic. are you 12 or retarded?


What you are saying makes NO SENSE at all when on the pc the graphics are scalable in the settings menus usually. Its not rocket science that Crysis 2 is a console port. From the environment being changed into a Call of Duty statick non-interactive 3D movie set, to the tutorials in the beginning that stop you and hold your hand through everything.

I'm an AVID 360, PS3, and PC gamer, and as a matter of fact Halo series is one of my favorite series of all time, but I'm also a diehard pc gamer, who knows what a console game looks and plays like and what a true pc game plays like. Crysis 2 was developed on the console and optimized on the pc. Its not hard to see that. You can even see more evidence of this by the front-end console-style EXTREMELY basic menus.

My god im not the only one with a brain in here! thank you THATS WTF IV BEEN SAYING TO CONSOLE FAN BOY OVER HERE!

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy!

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics are scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.


Well the whole point that they are possibly still working on a DX11 upgrade is still showing that they plan on improving further what the pc can do with this game, and it shows that it was a mindset of consoles as the basis, then pc's as just like you said, to make the experience the same for everyone. But to do this, you have to start at the least common denominator hardware and then port to the higher one. It is blatant from some of the terrible textures on "Extreme" setting for pc that this was the case.

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics could be scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.

What were Crytek trying to do??? Eh? Piss off the true fanbase? Consoles ruin PC gaming always will. Crytek aimed to give the best experience they could. For the true fanbase it's sad to say they wained abit.

This obviously not talking about DX11 capabilities.

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics are scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.


Well the whole point that they are possibly still working on a DX11 upgrade is still showing that they plan on improving further what the pc can do with this game, and it shows that it was a mindset of consoles as the basis, then pc's as just like you said, to make the experience the same for everyone. But to do this, you have to start at the least common denominator hardware and then port to the higher one. It is blatant from some of the terrible textures on "Extreme" setting for pc that this was the case.

but it was not JUST the mindset of the consoles, it was to also please those with slower PCs. that is all i am trying to say. they are trying to appeal to weaker hardware. both consoles and cheapo PCs. What makes people so sure it would not have been the same even if it was a PC exclusive? Crytek has stated plenty of times that they want to make there game playable by everyone and still get the same experience. soo if you removed Consoles out of the equation then they would just have the $300 PC to contend with. so they would end up doing the same thing.

now they are releasing a patch for the more fortunate PC owners.

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics could be scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.

What were Crytek trying to do??? Eh? Piss off the true fanbase? Consoles ruin PC gaming always will. Crytek aimed to give the best experience they could. For the true fanbase it's sad to say they wained abit.

This obviously not talking about DX11 capabilities.


OMG, CAN YOU NOT READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

they were trying to accomplish the idea that EVERYONE can play the same game and get the same experience. which means not one platform will have to big of an advantage in visuals. and YEA that pissed off the PC fanbase, because PC players do not like that concept.

including me BTW!

@FreaKStrike

yes they could of, but they didnt, reason being as they stated in an interview they want to make all the platforms the same. now it seems as though they are reversing what they said and taking it back.

@thelastaeon

DUHH the graphics are scalable BUT THAT WOULD GO AGAINST WHAT CRYTEK WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE!!!! what part of that did you not understand. that is what i think this community is missing. is learning how to understand what crytek is saying.

i am not defending crytek, consoles, or PC. i am simply making the case of what crytek said and making it known. as it seems most of the community missed the short bus.


Well the whole point that they are possibly still working on a DX11 upgrade is still showing that they plan on improving further what the pc can do with this game, and it shows that it was a mindset of consoles as the basis, then pc's as just like you said, to make the experience the same for everyone. But to do this, you have to start at the least common denominator hardware and then port to the higher one. It is blatant from some of the terrible textures on "Extreme" setting for pc that this was the case.

but it was not JUST the mindset of the consoles, it was to also please those with slower PCs. that is all i am trying to say. they are trying to appeal to weaker hardware. both consoles and cheapo PCs. What makes people so sure it would not have been the same even if it was a PC exclusive. Crytek has stated plenty of times that they want to make there game playable by everyone and still get the same experience. soo if you removed Consoles out of the equation then they would just have the $300 PC to contend with. so they would end up doing the same thing.

now they are releasing a patch for the more fortunate PC owners.

Wouldn't the best way to cater to everyone be to make the game the best it can be, then downgrade it to ￡300 PC and Consoles. Face it, they catered to the Consoles first.

Wouldn't the best way to cater to everyone be to make the game the best it can be, then downgrade it to ￡300 PC and Consoles. Face it, they catered to the Consoles first.

yes that would be the best way, but that was not Crytek's way. they wanted equality between platforms. which i think is stupid.
and also were did i ever say they did not cater to consoles first. besides they would have to if they wanted to achieve what they wanted.

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy![/quote]

well wtf! why did we jus spend all the time in that debate? why would you even argue for there side you...you blasphmer! lol jk but no seriously im not saying i dont like the game. I dont regret my purchase or anything of the sort. the campain is really great the multiplayer is well done too (other than the obvious bugs) but they shouldent have screwed us by porting to were they came from as a company. However if they dx11 patch...i might reconsider

ps. not a PC fanboy your actually debating a console convert (but you wouldent have guess a console convet could argue for pc gaming so well eh?) (Cause its better)

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy!

well wtf! why did we jus spend all the time in that debate? why would you even argue for there side you...you blasphmer! lol jk but no seriously im not saying i dont like the game. I dont regret my purchase or anything of the sort. the campain is really great the multiplayer is well done too (other than the obvious bugs) but they shouldent have screwed us by porting to were they came from as a company. However if they dx11 patch...i might reconsider

ps. not a PC fanboy your actually debating a console convert (but you wouldent have guess a console convet could argue for pc gaming so well eh?) (Cause its better)[/quote]

I agree completely, it's the principalities of the whole course the game went through to get made. What we were promised isn't here available to us... Yet.

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy!

well wtf! why did we jus spend all the time in that debate? why would you even argue for there side you...you blasphmer! lol jk but no seriously im not saying i dont like the game. I dont regret my purchase or anything of the sort. the campain is really great the multiplayer is well done too (other than the obvious bugs) but they shouldent have screwed us by porting to were they came from as a company. However if they dx11 patch...i might reconsider

ps. not a PC fanboy your actually debating a console convert (but you wouldent have guess a console convet could argue for pc gaming so well eh?) (Cause its better)

i do not regret my purchase at all either. i like this game. i do not take sides, i was just stating what Crytek has been saying with there equality of all platforms and cheap PCs. and that pisses off a lot of the PC base, understandably. but its just stupid when people jump on consoles first, when crytek clearly said they wanted to make the same experience on all platforms as well as CHEAP PCs. so you can not say consoles without the mention of cheap PCs. I dont like what crytek did nor do i support them in there decision.

i believe that if i spend $1000+ on a PC i should have the ability to play all my games better than someone with a cheaper PC/console.

Do you see what i am getting at?

also i can not make this claim with all developers, just crytek because that is what they said they wanted to do. some devs have no excuse. but consoles most certainly are not the hold up. look at Metro 2033, yes it does have its bugs but the PC version is WAYYYY BETTER than the xbox one.

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy!

well wtf! why did we jus spend all the time in that debate? why would you even argue for there side you...you blasphmer! lol jk but no seriously im not saying i dont like the game. I dont regret my purchase or anything of the sort. the campain is really great the multiplayer is well done too (other than the obvious bugs) but they shouldent have screwed us by porting to were they came from as a company. However if they dx11 patch...i might reconsider

ps. not a PC fanboy your actually debating a console convert (but you wouldent have guess a console convet could argue for pc gaming so well eh?) (Cause its better)

i do not regret my purchase at all. i like this game. i do not take sides, i was just stating what Crytek has been saying with there equality of all platforms. and that pisses off a lot of the PC base, understandably. but its just stupid when people jump on consoles first, when crytek clearly said they wanted to make the same experience on all platforms as well as CHEAP PCs. so you can not say consoles without the mention of cheap PCs. I dont like what crytek did nor do i support them in there decision.

i believe that if i spend $1000+ on a PC i should have the ability to play all my games better than someone with a cheaper PC/console.

Do you see what i am getting at?

Actually, equality screwed us. And isn't equality of everything Communism? Nevermind, I was just joking but I get what you're saying. It's just a bich that they had to screw us the way they did.

i tweaked my post a little bit towards the end and i believe equality of the platforms and weaker PCs screwed what could have been a WAY better experience.
i added:

also i can not make this claim with all developers, just crytek because that is what they said they wanted to do. some devs have no excuse. but consoles most certainly are not the ONLY hold up. look at Metro 2033, yes it does have its bugs but the PC version is WAYYYY BETTER than the xbox one.

lol console fanboy!? i dont even own one lol. and you are a PC fanboy!

well wtf! why did we jus spend all the time in that debate? why would you even argue for there side you...you blasphmer! lol jk but no seriously im not saying i dont like the game. I dont regret my purchase or anything of the sort. the campain is really great the multiplayer is well done too (other than the obvious bugs) but they shouldent have screwed us by porting to were they came from as a company. However if they dx11 patch...i might reconsider

ps. not a PC fanboy your actually debating a console convert (but you wouldent have guess a console convet could argue for pc gaming so well eh?) (Cause its better)

i do not regret my purchase at all either. i like this game. i do not take sides, i was just stating what Crytek has been saying with there equality of all platforms and cheap PCs. and that pisses off a lot of the PC base, understandably. but its just stupid when people jump on consoles first, when crytek clearly said they wanted to make the same experience on all platforms as well as CHEAP PCs. so you can not say consoles without the mention of cheap PCs. I dont like what crytek did nor do i support them in there decision.

i believe that if i spend $1000+ on a PC i should have the ability to play all my games better than someone with a cheaper PC/console.

Do you see what i am getting at?

But your placing "Cheap PCs" in the same catagory as consoles which is not the case. Consoles hold all of pc gaming back not just crysis 2 or the random ports here and there. but in what devolpers can do what kind of experiance they cant create. Photo realistic games think about...but insted....we get graphics from games that are built to run on hardware from 2006. THE NEXT STEP IN THE EVOLUTION OF GAMING IS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND NO ONES WANTS TO ANSWER THE DOOR BECAUSE THE CONSOLES CANT KEEP UP. I dunno how you could consoles dont hold back the PC when clearly they do.

Just cause 2, Didn't even support DX9 for PC, looked and played better on PC and the Consoles got whatever they could squeeze out of them. Perfect example of a developer giving a crap.

i tweaked my post a little bit towards the end and i believe equality of the platforms and weaker PCs screwed what could have been a WAY better experience.
i added:

also i can not make this claim with all developers, just crytek because that is what they said they wanted to do. some devs have no excuse. but consoles most certainly are not the ONLY hold up. look at Metro 2033, yes it does have its bugs but the PC version is WAYYYY BETTER than the xbox one.


metro 2033 did look great never played the console version gunna google compare.