Crytek CEO: Console gamers 'don't respect development'

A conviently 'working' link for you unappreciative consolites!

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Cervat Yerli, CEO of Crytek, has told OXM that:

"I simplified it for our guys by saying there is one difference between the PC gamer and console gamer. I said the single most important difference is a PC gamer forgives you for about a minute. A console gamer gives you two seconds. It sucks or it fails and you're either the top or a flop. They don't respect any value you put into your development, either it works or it doesn't work."

He goes on to explain how this pressure has ultimately made Crysis 2 a better game.

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Personally, I'm a console gamer primarily and I totally respect and appreciate the work devs put into games! I think that console gamers are generally less patient though lol. On the other hand, his conception of console gamers has improved the quality of this game :P. What do you think?

Thats loser talk.. ;3

While i'm sure many who post here do, i'm sure the majority of console owners don't. He's right with what he says.

Man, Crytek is sure in the news a lot recently. I think we need a Crytek sticky :P.Episode_Eve

obviously

Way to generalise. Looks like someone's just been butthurt and felt the need to express his frustrations by having a go at a huge group of gamers. Even in relative terms, I'd have to say that statement is totally untrue, by the way.

What do you think?Episode_Eve

I think Crytek should shut up for a while.

let your work do the talking.

Crytek sure is flapping their gums lately. I don't like them.Parasomniac

I honestly have no idea what to think about this.

Was that a brushstroke on the back of my neck? Now I feel slightly tarred.

God their cocky. Whatever, they are one of the few devs that can back up their bragging with actual quality games, but jeez, this is getting ridiculous. Unless Crysis 2 is the second coming of Cryst (see what i did thar), i don't think it will live up to what these guys are saying.

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

foxhound_fox

I think I show them my appreciation by paying $40-$60 for each game.RedruM_I

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

foxhound_fox

They are really making me not to want to give them my money the way they have been lately.SilentlyMad

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

At least console players are buying there games most the time.

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

foxhound_fox

More like four times a day. If this is a publicity stunt, then it's going to backfire.

I'm majoring to become a developer and I know what he's talking about. Console only gamers, which I think he was referring to, probably never actually worked or seen the complexity of programming any kinds of codes.XenogearsMaster

I program and I know many other console gamers at my university that program.

Even before I started programming I respected developers work - I forgave glaring gameplay flaws and glitches if the game could provide some semblance of a good time.

He's making a broad generalization and he's wrong.

I'm majoring to become a developer and I know what he's talking about. Console only gamers, which I think he was referring to, probably never actually worked or seen the complexity of programming any kinds of codes.XenogearsMaster

Crytek really needs to shut up. I'm losing respect for the studio every time someone there opens their mouth.

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Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

Parasomniac

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

[QUOTE="Parasomniac"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Yerli is starting to talk out of his ass almost as much as Molyneux now. Its like a new article is released about something someone from Crytek has said almost every day now.

88mphSlayer

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

88mphSlayer

I'm sorry, but...

1. PC gamers don't pay $60 for their games because publishers don't have to pay licensing fees for an open platform (I thought this would have been elementary common knowledge for a hermit)

2. Where have you been for the past five years? Console gamers play downloadable demos all the time and their games are still often left unfinished upon release and have to wait for updates or patches to fix certain bugs.

If anything, the inverse of what he is saying is true. I would go so far as to say that the CEO's statement amounts to preliminary damage control.

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[QUOTE="Parasomniac"] Molyneux never insults gamers or anyone else's games. He just gets a tad bit excited about his own work.Hahadouken

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

no doubt, no market is 100% black & white, but it's still a lot more common for a PC game to get fried with complaints and still go on to become a success after it's been patched, i can't recall many console games doing something like that, generally it's a "hit the ground running" market, not because people are intelligent or dumb, but simply because of different expectations

ie: if GTA4 had hit the PS3/360 with the issues it had when it was released on PC, people would've burned rockstar games to the ground

They seem to have a lot of spare time on their hands these days. I guess the game is almost finished?

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

88mphSlayer

no doubt, no market is 100% black & white, but it's still a lot more common for a PC game to get fried with complaints and still go on to become a success after it's been patched, i can't recall many console games doing something like that, generally it's a "hit the ground running" market, not because people are intelligent or dumb, but simply because of different expectations

[QUOTE="Hahadouken"][QUOTE="88mphSlayer"]

what... do you guys really think the average console gamer is going to be happy with their $60 purchase if right out of the box, there's some issues?

PC gamers were willing to put up with bad AI in the demo and still get the game, and even then were willing to wait several years for the right-priced graphics cards to run the game properly

i don't know of any console gamers like that, there's just simply a different mentality between the two audiences, i don't think Yerli insulted anybody's intelligence, he even said it's made them a better developer

88mphSlayer

no doubt, no market is 100% black & white, but it's still a lot more common for a PC game to get fried with complaints and still go on to become a success after it's been patched, i can't recall many console games doing something like that, generally it's a "hit the ground running" market, not because people are intelligent or dumb, but simply because of different expectations