Now before any flaming begins, I enjoy Crysis 2 very much.

However, I regret buying it for PC, as there is virtually nothing that sets it apart from a console release. Now I wont use the term "port", because its not. It was developed ON PC, but also developed to run on consoles.

I cant blame Crytek for their decision to cater more to their console audience, since that is where the money is. But the harsh reality has finally hit me that VG devs are bound to abandon the PC scene, for the simple reason that they want the money. We see it here with Crytek, it is somewhat seen with Valve (Gabe's change of heart toward PS3), and I dread what is to come.

There were two games that initally lured me into the PC gaming scene and inspired me to build my own PC: Crysis and Battlefield 2142. Those games were made specifically for PC, surpassing all of the limitations of console. However now that I see Crytek is following the golden carrot, the future is looking bleak. If this trend continues, the only thing that will set my PC apart from a console is a controller and about 1500$.

My last hope is that Battlefield 3 wont succumb to the console scene, as I thought the franchise had done with the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 1.

Phew. /rant

EDIT: Okay, allow me to rephrase "PC Gaming" in general to "PC FPS Gaming"

pc gaming is on the rise supposedly there are more than 2 billion pcs in the world right now that is way more than xbox and playstation and nintendo combined

pc gaming is on the rise supposedly there are more than 2 billion pcs in the world right now that is way more than xbox and playstation and nintendo combined

The combination of your name and your comment leaves me no doubt that you should keep your thoughts to yourself.

pc gaming is on the rise supposedly there are more than 2 billion pcs in the world right now that is way more than xbox and playstation and nintendo combined

The combination of your name and your comment leaves me no doubt that you should keep your thoughts to yourself.

You should read his other comments!

pc gaming is on the rise supposedly there are more than 2 billion pcs in the world right now that is way more than xbox and playstation and nintendo combined

but only about 12 million can play a game and only another 2 can play the REALLY intense games like crysis 1.

There are some games that i think need to stay for the PC ONLY such as STALKER, Crysis ect ect. However i find Valve games can work for the consoles. there are not many features that would need to be cut because there games are simple. CS for Xbox was great, and i hear portal 2 is OK for consoles. but enough about those. yes Crytek did have to take a risk for the PC by going out to consoles, and it half worked. they made a profit, but they lost ALOT of PC support, but if they didn't release for consoles they wouldn't have made half as much as they did now, and posibly go out of buisness and cosequently.... no Crysis 3. Running a buisness is hard and they simply made a mistake of not doing two seperate versions one compatable with consoles running DX9 and having nerfed grafical ability, aim assist, and all that stuff that make console games how they are, and one for PC having DX11 compatabilty, better graffical ability, no autoaim and a good encrypted anti-hack system. but thats just how i would have done it and that method is far more expensive as you have a need for two teams.

People make to much assumptions. PC ISN'T DIEING. It has been proven it isn't and also BF3 is coming up that its main platform is PC.

People have been saying the same thing in the late 80's early 90's. It's not dying, the support for PC gaming is. The economy F___ed everyone up and so they are going to a cheaper production and safer audience. (Console gaming) If the economy was better, you would see companies making more risks, such as making a hardware intensive games. If it makes you feel better, consoles cannot touch real time strategy games and MMO's due to the user interface and networking capabilities. (as of now, lol!)

"OMFG IS PLANET X AKA NIBURU OR WHAT THE **** COMING? WE ALL GONNA DIE!"
Jesus where do these people come from?

Obvious console-troll, because even tho it's not a *PC version*, it's still way better than on consoles and only a natural born console player would regret buying the PC version instead.

PC sells the most games out of any single platform and consoles don't sell **** for a fact (since PS2, excluding Wii). It's the consoles that are dying out of innovation. Any smart person wouldn't get a hardware DRM next to the computer they surf the net or work with.

Edit: Oh yeah and even though Crytek went burger, someone else will eventually pick up the mantle instead. Big names like Crytek are bound to go sour at some point. So f*ing what? We'll get new, fresh devs and games instead.

Now before any flaming begins, I enjoy Crysis 2 very much.

However, I regret buying it for PC, as there is virtually nothing that sets it apart from a console release. Now I wont use the term "port", because its not. It was developed ON PC, but also developed to run on consoles.

I cant blame Crytek for their decision to cater more to their console audience, since that is where the money is. But the harsh reality has finally hit me that VG devs are bound to abandon the PC scene, for the simple reason that they want the money. We see it here with Crytek, it is somewhat seen with Valve (Gabe's change of heart toward PS3), and I dread what is to come.

There were two games that initally lured me into the PC gaming scene and inspired me to build my own PC: Crysis and Battlefield 2142. Those games were made specifically for PC, surpassing all of the limitations of console. However now that I see Crytek is following the golden carrot, the future is looking bleak. If this trend continues, the only thing that will set my PC apart from a console is a controller and about 1500$.

My last hope is that Battlefield 3 wont succumb to the console scene, as I thought the franchise had done with the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 1.

Phew. /rant

EDIT: Okay, allow me to rephrase "PC Gaming" in general to "PC FPS Gaming"

I don't understand the basis of this logic. Most of the features that people are crying for are not game breaking and are generally just frills with no real substance. I don't understand why anyone would expect the game to be drastically different to the console version when they are supposed to be the same game. In reality with developers withdrawing from PC gaming all together, I am awfully grateful for consoles to offer developers enough profit to allow for PC support. And also lets not forget the other reasons people game on their PCs over consoles such as price, performance and free online gaming.

I'd actually say console gaming (hardcoe console gaming) is dying. PC gaming is just fine, there's about 4 million Steam gamers....4 MILLION. Take into account the non-steam gamers, and it becomes easy to see that PC gaming is on the rise. PC gaming is mainly hardcoe. Console gaming is starting to get into gimmicky **** like motion controls and 3D crap.....the care for hardcoe gaming is dying in that standard. I have no problem with CoD being console exclusive, **** that series. But for all we know, console fps gaming might turn into a annual motion control CoD with a few additions.

PC fps gaming and PC gaming in general will stay alive.

actually, it's NOT PC FPS... it's ALL FPS

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/116/1160501p1.html

I'm buying Battlefield 3 for PC for sure.

In order for PC gaming to die, the PC has to die. And guess what, that ain't ever happening.

We need PC's to function as a society. Due to this fact PCs will always be around and due to this fact Developers will never cease developing games for them.

Eventually (and Hopefully) PCs will become the standard, default and only platform for developers resulting in cheaper, better and faster made games.

First of all OP, all games are developed on computers that are most likely running Windows.

...Just where in the hell do you think they developed Halo? On the **** Wii?

If PC gaming died, this world would lose me as a gamer forever until future consoles are able to pull off 1200p with 4x anti-aliasing with 60 fps and kb+mouse support.

If all games are dev'd on computers, how do we end up with $h!tty ports like Resident Evil 4 (or maybe GTA IV?)? Why do we have "ports" at all?

^How many years were you held back in school?

Now before any flaming begins, I enjoy Crysis 2 very much.

However, I regret buying it for PC, as there is virtually nothing that sets it apart from a console release. Now I wont use the term "port", because its not. It was developed ON PC, but also developed to run on consoles.

I cant blame Crytek for their decision to cater more to their console audience, since that is where the money is. But the harsh reality has finally hit me that VG devs are bound to abandon the PC scene, for the simple reason that they want the money. We see it here with Crytek, it is somewhat seen with Valve (Gabe's change of heart toward PS3), and I dread what is to come.

There were two games that initally lured me into the PC gaming scene and inspired me to build my own PC: Crysis and Battlefield 2142. Those games were made specifically for PC, surpassing all of the limitations of console. However now that I see Crytek is following the golden carrot, the future is looking bleak. If this trend continues, the only thing that will set my PC apart from a console is a controller and about 1500$.

My last hope is that Battlefield 3 wont succumb to the console scene, as I thought the franchise had done with the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 1.

Phew. /rant

EDIT: Okay, allow me to rephrase "PC Gaming" in general to "PC FPS Gaming"

I'm so glad I didn't buy it for console. Playing with controllers is for children. Not to mention no DX11 possibilities.

^How many years were you held back in school?

Once, from 3rd to 2nd. Why?

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/04/12-ways-consoles-are-hurting-pc-gaming/

I'm so glad I didn't buy it for console. Playing with controllers is for children. Not to mention no DX11 possibilities.

What a stupid comment.

So i'm assuming you would rather use the arrow keys rather than a stick for a racing game perhaps...or a flight sim...yeah, heaps of control...

So i'm assuming you would rather use the arrow keys rather than a stick for a racing game perhaps...or a flight sim...yeah, heaps of control...

Grow a brain... PC can use pretty much everything but a wiimote/kinect/move out of the box.... and even the last two are appearantly getting official drivers soon. PC = choice... you choose how you want to play. And choice is good.

There just isnt enough people who have the money to keep upgrading thier machines up to the standard to play Next Gen, buying a console is just much more simple.... :/ But still is a massive shame as im a PC Player all the way!!!

About triple the number of people play Counterstrike 1.6 than any other game on steam alone, PC gaming isn't dying, consoles are just far overdue for a rehash of hardware to fix the performance/graphics capability gap.