A note on game engines

I think many people don't quite understand the way middleware companies work and how the release of games like Crysis with it's crytek engine look beyond the now. I'll explain. As you can tell, when a company like crytek releases a game like crysis, the developers are not targeting the casual gamer. 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. A note on game engines
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Crytek might just not be able to find a real market for their engine, though - epic really has the engine licensing market cornered right now... how many publishers have signed with epic? it's a long list of big names.I don't know if Crytek actively tried to license out their farcry engine in the past, but I do know it got exactly no interest until just recently, when someone licensed it for a mmorpg.It's obvious from promotional videos that Crytek is marketing this as a very sellable engine, or trying to - but Crytek just might not be able to compete - especially considering how Epic actively updates its engines, and we'll see UE3.5 before long...I'd like to see some more games in the cryengine 2, but it may never happen. Ever.
[QUOTE=''mfsa'']I'd like to see some more games in the cryengine 2, but it may never happen. Ever.[/QUOTE]There's already a respectable list of companies signing the liscencing agreement for the Cryengine2. Games using Cry2 engineConsidering they havent even released their first title yet, you can expect the list to get even bigger. The real surprising thing is the amount of non gaming related applications people are planning to use it for. Check the link and you'll see it's been liscenced by Ringling College of Art and Design, MAGTP - Archetual program to show what buildings would look like before they are built, and Vigilance for a military training game that wont be released publicly.In 2-3 years you'll see plenty of games using this engine. Believe it
[QUOTE=''mfsa'']I'd like to see some more games in the cryengine 2, but it may never happen. Ever.[/QUOTE]There's already a respectable list of companies signing the liscencing agreement for the Cryengine2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryENGINE2#Games_using_the_CryENGINE2Considering they havent even released their first title yet, you can expect the list to get even bigger. The real surprising thing is the mound of non gaming related applications people are planning to use it for. Check the link and you'll see it's been liscenced by Ringling College of Art and Design, MAGTP - Archetual program to show what buildings would look like before they are built, and Vigilance for a military training game that wont be released publicly.In 2-3 years you'll see plenty of games using this engine. Believe it