Crysis gets delayed, we all cry

Author: Wil Harris
Published: 3rd November 2006
Comments (21) Stumble
Keep waiting for Crysis.

Keep waiting for Crysis.

The talented chaps at Croteam, the development studio behind the eagerly-anticipated Crysis, have always told us that they expect to ship the game before Windows Vista hits. The game doesn't require Direct X 10, and there were some hints that we could see a surprise hit before Christmas - or at the very least, early in the new year, before Vista launches on January 30.

Well, put any such aspirations out of your mind. Crysis won't now be shipping until April 2007 at the earliest. This is, to put it mildly, gutting.

The news came in EA's earnings conference call, which also revealed that Army of Two, a PS3 co-op exclusive, would also be pushed out.

Gamers have been ogling at Crysis as the best-looking game currently in development and one that would fully take advantage of quad-core processors and uber-bleeding-edge hardware such as Nvidia's G80.

But, gamers are going to have make do for a while, and continue to eagerly watch videos and drool over screenshots. Oh well.

Let us know what you think about the Crysis delay over in the forums.
Quote teamtd11 3rd November 2006, 16:26
WHAT am i going to do for 5 months :'(
Quote HellRazor 3rd November 2006, 16:35
Well atleast we'll have Half Life Episode 2 in Jan....hopefully anyhow...MIGHT tide me over a bit...
Quote _DTM2000_ 3rd November 2006, 16:41
So what's the reason for the delay?
Quote Veles 3rd November 2006, 17:15
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Originally Posted by _DTM2000_
So what's the reason for the delay?

Well did they actually say that it was due out for christmas? Or was it just the media predicting it would be?

I would rather the developers hold back than rush out another game thats ruined by the bugs. The developers obviously feel they need more time to make the game better.
Quote Morpheon 3rd November 2006, 17:44
Balls.
Quote aggies11 3rd November 2006, 17:44
Better delayed then released unfinished. *coughbf2142cough*

Kudos to the Crytek guys for not rushing things.

Aggies
Quote crayfish 3rd November 2006, 17:57
Well, that's at least a grand's spendage put on hold.
Quote Spearhead 3rd November 2006, 18:21
*shakes fist at ea*
Quote Herr_SturmGeist 3rd November 2006, 19:32
Someone made an error in the news post, they stated that Croteam was developing Crysis while in fact it is Crytek.
Quote zr_ox 3rd November 2006, 21:19
Thats OK since Vista will probably be running SP1.4 by then giving a more stable experience. DX10 cards will be in abundance too.
Quote Grinch123456 3rd November 2006, 23:58
I weep in pain, but it's for the best.
Quote suicidal-kid 4th November 2006, 00:10
Damn you EA!!
Quote wafflesomd 4th November 2006, 01:44
Damnit, I'm upgrading my pc for this game, and my pc is still damn fast already.
Quote will. 4th November 2006, 03:57
(please note, before reading this post I must warn you that the levels of sarcasm are extreme and may cause offense to small brained idiots.)
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Originally Posted by suicidal-kid
Damn you EA!!

Yes, of course, damn EA for listening to the developers for the first time in ages... Damn them for giving the developers more time to perfect what is likely to be one of the best games in years. Damn EA!
Quote leviathan18 4th November 2006, 05:10
army of two wasnt for 360?
Quote Aankhen 4th November 2006, 06:15
My first reaction was along the lines of... "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Then I realised that this gives me more time to prepare for the game... perhaps if it's out in April 2007, the DX10 hardware will have settled a bit. :)
Quote Tek-Guru 4th November 2006, 10:54
It is a shame. However I think it's for the best. I would rather it be released finished! As we'll have the first Service Pack 1 for MS Windows Vista it'll be more stable and DirectX10 GPU prices would have dropped with new graphics cards emerging.

Tek-Guru
Quote NightWolf 4th November 2006, 12:39
I say is a conspiracy to help save ATI, as gamers will hold out untill the R600 comes out before upgrading to DX10... And since Crysis is the most anticipated DX10 game it makes sense to delay so there is not a mad rush of ppl buying nvidia cards...

ATI paid em off!! :P
Quote Narvi 5th November 2006, 00:07
Bah, I can wait. I need to upgrade anyway. This will just give me time to do so, while Half-Life 2 Episode 2 gives me large scale fighty goodness to tide me over.
Quote Tek-Guru 5th November 2006, 00:58
Nightwolf, You do seem to have a pretty good point. It does make sense for ATi to do so.

Tek-Guru
Quote BFGunrunner 5th November 2006, 16:49
Hopefully by the time Crysis comes out we would all have DX 10 cards and Quad core CPU's :)
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