Crytek to PC Gamers: "Don't Fear Next-Gen Consoles"

[Favelle]

LOL:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Cry...Gen,16067.html

"The only thing that will happen is that PC gaming is going to change and adopt different business models - and we are trying to change it ourselves with high quality, premium free-to-play titles," he said. "There is absolutely no reason why gamers shouldn't get triple-A games for free. Absolutely no reason. But we're going to bite the bullet and do it. Somebody has to lead the way."

"I went to Korea in 2006 and I was blown away by the way people play games - online, connection and social... that's their lifestyle. There are pro-gamers making more money that some sports guys," he said. "So in 2006 I saw the future. A future with crappy quality at that point, but with games that were creating revenues and business models that were astonishing."

"So when I came back I said, 'I want that kind of business model in the Western world with the quality of a Crysis,'" he added.

[Indy_aka_Rex]

PC's are DOOOOOOOOOOOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDD.

[michealo]

free to play = pay to win

good luck with that...

[hdinred]

"There is absolutely no reason why gamers shouldn't get triple-A games for free. Absolutely no reason. But we're going to bite the bullet and do it. Somebody has to lead the way."

What BS.. don’t act like your giving away a full gaming experience, like today’s $60 titles, for free.

[twonunpackmule]

What's a full gaming experience? Enjoyment?

[Indy_aka_Rex]

What's a full gaming experience? Enjoyment?

... I'm pretty sure that's GFE not FGE.

[hdinred]

What's a full gaming experience?

The free-to-play business model, as we’ve seen it, contains artificial caps, limited access to content and/or purchasable content that artificially enhances the gameplay. That’s a bit different then “triple-A games for free.”

[Bane]

I look forward to playing games equivalent to Halo, Gears, and Uncharted absolutely free.

"So when I came back I said, 'I want that kind of business model in the Western world with the quality of a Crysis,'" he added.

Uh-oh.

[Tnecniv]

AoE Online is probably the best Free2Play I've played but didn't enjoy enough to warrant buying all the extra stuff.

[Favelle]

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/06/2...-inevitability

EA's Peter Moore: Free-to-Play is an "Inevitability"

"Consoles are still going to be a very important part of what we do. But so are browsers. So are iOS devices. So are Android mobile phones. So are PCs, which are feeling a renaissance. It's all coming together in this potpourri..."

None of this is hugely surprising. When we recently spoke to Moore about the public perception of EA, he revealed to us that he feels "The $60 game is dying. The mid-range game is no longer profitable. EA has to focus its energies elsewhere in order to meet those quarterly targets."

[CorruptedDragon]

I haven't found a free to play game yet that has been fun long term. None of them are truly "free". Sure, I can play and get the most basic experience, but then I have to pay to advance or use the "cooler" items. In the end, F2P games can end up costing you a lot more than the $60 initial cost of a regular game.

I am going to start the Forever Against (free2play) Games club, or F.A.G. Who wants to join and be a F.A.G.?

[Almril]

I haven't found a free to play game yet that has been fun long term. None of them are truly "free". Sure, I can play and get the most basic experience, but then I have to pay to advance or use the "cooler" items. In the end, F2P games can end up costing you a lot more than the $60 initial cost of a regular game.

I am going to start the Forever Against (free2play) Games club, or F.A.G. Who wants to join and be a F.A.G.?

Yeah its just a transfer to a nickel and dime business model from a full upfront pricing model. Still pay the same amount or more overall, they just get to say "Free-to-Play."

[MA16v3]

I thought PC was already free-to-play? /smackdown-in-the-game-room

[Badger3920]

F2P is generally a shit model. I dont like transacting. If I have to do so, don't give me some modular game which I need to keep paying for. I want to pay for a license once and be finished. On similar principle, that's why I elected to sell my 360 when my xbl gold subscription was up.

I am not a guy that wants to pay continuous subscription fees or pay for something in installments.

[MA16v3]

F2P is generally a shit model. I dont like transacting. If I have to do so, don't give me some modular game which I need to keep paying for. I want to pay for a license once and be finished. On similar principle, that's why I elected to sell my 360 when my xbl gold subscription was up.

I am not a guy that wants to pay continuous subscription fees or pay for something in installments.

It's why I will not pay for Live or PS+ or use Creative Cloud(even though it is the most tempting subscription offer I've seen from ANY not-Netflix service). Netflix I will probably start paying for but $8 a month is negligible.