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Crytek fired 15% of its staff (60 people), Crysis 4 on hold since Q3 2024, max effort to support Hunt: Showdown
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Schmendrick
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Rocinante618
Member
Crytek is a weird company - a highly technical engine which is licensed and a moderately niche but competent semi live shooter. Three decade old shooters. The first, revolutionary. The sequels, fun but average.
That’s it. They never innovated. I doubt they will stay around longer, probably this decade, at least the meme will live forever in our hearts.
That’s it. They never innovated. I doubt they will stay around longer, probably this decade, at least the meme will live forever in our hearts.
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
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bitbydeath
Member
They still make games?
I figured they were just living off Star Citizen money.
I figured they were just living off Star Citizen money.
Buggy Loop
Member
FFS. Crytek in dire need of cash again it seems. They flew too close to the sun with Crysis 4?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
When is Crytek not in trouble?
Shaki12345
Member
Crytek: "Let's support a game nobody wants and not make the game everyone wants".
Johnny Concrete
Member
Good news that they still support Hunt. I don't give a flying fuck about Crysis and Hunt is probably the best multiplayer shooter I've played in a decade.
SJRB
Gold Member
Yes, mistakes were made.
MarV0
Member
WTF? Hunt is the only reason Crytek is still around.
Hunt is one of the most stable live service games and has been paying Crytek's bills for years:
Any more smoothbrain takes?
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TVexperto
Member
That explains why they hired the former Head of Microtransactions from Call of Duty and why Hunt has not shit skins and rapper colllabs ?! Who the fuck asked for Post Mallone skin?WTF? Hunt is the only reason Crytek is still around.
Hunt is one of the most stable live service games and has been paying Crytek's bills for years:
Any more smoothbrain takes?
Shaki12345
Member
Yeah, they're doing so well that they're still in trouble.WTF? Hunt is the only reason Crytek is still around.
Hunt is one of the most stable live service games and has been paying Crytek's bills for years:
Any more smoothbrain takes?
MarV0
Member
I'm just glad they are focusing on Hunt and hopefully cancelling the stupid Crysis 4 game.
Most companies neglect the game that pays their bills in pursuit of dumb endeavours until it's too late.
Vlodril
Member
Star citizen has moved from their engine to lamberyard for years now. There was a lawsuit about it if i remember correctly (not sure if that was ever finished or settled).
HoldTheAir
Member
IMO, the original Crysis is what really put Crytek on the map. The sequels were average compared to the original, which was revolutionary. I wouldn't consider them pursuing development of Crysis 4 to be "stupid" by any means.
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YeulEmeralda
Linux User
People talk about Crysis 4 but I don't think there is a lot of money in single player shooters these days. I can understand why they support their live service title.
Unless they make Crysis GaaS.
Unless they make Crysis GaaS.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
Crytek should focus on making their engine usable in the first place. Bizarre that they developed a crisys remaster but didn't bother to release a new version of the engine with it. Hell, the last version was released in 2022!
Hell their entire UI system still rely on Flash! Even Adobe closed down support to it but is still the official UI they use!
Really a shame, look at kingdom come 2 and see what the engine is capable of! With so many unreal games releasing in such a poor state, cry engine could be the alternative studios and we needed.
I bet Crysis 4 development would have gone much smother if they had made the engine more accessible for their own developers.
Hell their entire UI system still rely on Flash! Even Adobe closed down support to it but is still the official UI they use!
Really a shame, look at kingdom come 2 and see what the engine is capable of! With so many unreal games releasing in such a poor state, cry engine could be the alternative studios and we needed.
I bet Crysis 4 development would have gone much smother if they had made the engine more accessible for their own developers.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Crytek: Let’s not shit on our fanbase by ending support for one of our games that sold very well, and is still continuously played - just so we can make a Crysis 4 that people will find reasons to complain about and sink it’s sales.
Pimpollo818
Member
All Crysis games have been pretty "damn fine" IMO. But I agree with above, I'd go for a new IP than continue with Crysis.
CuteFaceJay
Member
these guys been having issues since the 08 crash.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
SEGAvangelist
Member
This is what you get for passing on Ryse II. Phil wins.
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xrnzaaas
Member
I understand wanting to support Hunt since it continues to attract players. Personally I'm sad about putting Crysis 4 on hold. Or I'd take a remake of 1, because its gameplay didn't age very well - Crysis 2 and 3 play a lot more modern even though they are more limited in terms of map exploration and traversal.
Fbh
Member
I'm honestly surprised Crytek has (well, had) 400 employees.
Looking at their Wikipedia page in the last 5 years they've only released the Crysis remasters and a meta quest VR climbing game.
Almost no one seems to be using Cryengine either, with a quick google search I couldn't find any notable upcoming game using it aside from Kingdom Come 2. So it doesn't seem like they are getting tons of money from licensing.
I guess Hunt is more financially successful than I knw.
Looking at their Wikipedia page in the last 5 years they've only released the Crysis remasters and a meta quest VR climbing game.
Almost no one seems to be using Cryengine either, with a quick google search I couldn't find any notable upcoming game using it aside from Kingdom Come 2. So it doesn't seem like they are getting tons of money from licensing.
I guess Hunt is more financially successful than I knw.
PanzerCute
Member
The game makes dozens of millions per year, wtf are you talking about
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Shaki12345
Member
That's all nice and great, but they are doing bad. Did you see the news?
Killer8
Member
I hope they go balls out with pushing their engine licensing again. Anything to escape the dominance of Unreal Engine 5.
Based on the Kingdom Come II programmer's comments, CryEngine actually works well for open world games unlike UE5, which is needing to have CDPR basically solve those problems for Epic.
Crysis 4 needs to be as much of an engine showcase as it is a game. Let's get out of the Tim Sweeney shit mire.
Based on the Kingdom Come II programmer's comments, CryEngine actually works well for open world games unlike UE5, which is needing to have CDPR basically solve those problems for Epic.
Crysis 4 needs to be as much of an engine showcase as it is a game. Let's get out of the Tim Sweeney shit mire.
PanzerCute
Member
So your idea would be to cut down their only reliable revenue stream?
You must be a scholar in economy!
CuNi
Member
Sad to see them go from huge name and developer to needing to hang in on a thread and on life support.
That's not meant to bash them, but since the redesign, I've lost all interest in hunt.
Horrible UI, poor performance, bullet drop is a weird addition and none of the promised benefits of the new engine since then if I recall correctly.
We played this game a lot with friends but since the update we really all lost interest. Sad, I really liked that game.
That's not meant to bash them, but since the redesign, I've lost all interest in hunt.
Horrible UI, poor performance, bullet drop is a weird addition and none of the promised benefits of the new engine since then if I recall correctly.
We played this game a lot with friends but since the update we really all lost interest. Sad, I really liked that game.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Ah, this is why the game has been going to shit, they hired a Call of Doody guy.
Mister Wolf
Member
They should have made a Hunt single player game.
Tajaz2426
Psychology PhD from Wikipedia University
I’d like every company that has a storefront to go out of business and this is leading the right direction. Let it all burn down and come back a little better maybe. I have a dream that all games are created equal where I can play the game and do awesome things to get the coolest equipment.
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TVexperto
Member
Awful decision from Crytek. Spits in the face of years of having one of the best aesthetics in the FPS genre. Literally everything since the engine upgrade has been a miss.
ClosBSAS
Member
60k with free weekend. If bot 20k max ccu, low ass shit.WTF? Hunt is the only reason Crytek is still around.
Hunt is one of the most stable live service games and has been paying Crytek's bills for years:
Any more smoothbrain takes?
ClosBSAS
Member
Dozens of millions...yet they fire 60 ppl and have been stuck in limbo since 2024. Come on man, do the math
Hunt makes money the way Crysis never did.
But a studio of 400 also has a burn rate of over 50m+/year, so you need more than dozens of millions to sustain.
Engines are losing money for everyone, including Epic. You need money to compete, so i doubt the option exists anymore.
Halo is Back
Member
I'm surprised this company is still around. I haven't played thier games since Crysis 2
cinnamonandgravy
Member
didnt even know crysis4 was cooking
i saw screw it, and pull a doom3... do a tight corridor-shooter but make it those corridors pretty (and bloody). maybe like FEAR.
you know what, just make another FEAR
i saw screw it, and pull a doom3... do a tight corridor-shooter but make it those corridors pretty (and bloody). maybe like FEAR.
you know what, just make another FEAR
SirKicksalot
Member
IIRC the Crysis 3 director was the director of Hitman Blood Money and Crysis 4 also had a Hitman dude in charge.