just a note on crysis

I was going to post this in that crysis thread but it got locked. Didnt want to wastethe post though so I decided to make it here. This was basically a reply to someone complaining that crysis didnt run well on their PC, and wondering exactly who Crytek was targeting witht his release. To all casual gamers with 4-5 year old machinesI'll explain. As you can tell, no, the developers are not targeting you. This is the type of game designed in conjunction with the big video card manufacturers to push units. It's aimed at power users who are going to go out and buy a new $300 card to go along with what is the most technically advanced game to date.But more than that, the developers are targeting other developers. The Cryengine is elite. It's an engine that wont hit it's full potential until consumer hardware catches up in another 2-3 years. Companies and other organizations will lease the engine to develop their own software. The same way that the Doom 3 engine was used in Wolfenstein, Prey, and even the newly released Enemy Territory.So you are right. The engine wasnt aimed at you, at least not right now. But in 2-3 years when hardware catches up, and new games using the engine are released, you'll have a new appriciation. This is a very advanced engine that will be around for many many MANY years. just a note on crysis
Your thread was locked because there is a sticky.