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Looking over the headlines for Crysis: Warhead in Steam, it appears Crytek could have Xbox-exclusive, or at least 360-exclusive.
Discussions of first-party alignment
Now of course I could sit here and argue how not being exclusive to any one console brand is the best thing since buttered toast, and Crytek having the option to release a game on their own time is also...the best thing since buttered toast -- imagine this; if Crytek had signed a deal with Microsoft, and Crysis became a first-party exclusive...how much would you like to wager CryEngine2 wouldn't have been as poorly optimized as it is now? But who knows how things would have played out had they agreed. Perhaps Crysis wouldn't have been highlighted as being a trilogy. Why? It would, in all likelihood, threaten Halo. I love Halo but Crysis just runs circles around it, day and night.
In the grand scheme of things I am glad, however, at the same time I can't help but consider Microsoft's decision to forego the possibility utter tripe. Look how well-received and praised Crysis was. Look how even more well-received and praised Warhead was. Sure, they have 2 but so does the PS3, and I'd imagine it runs better on the PS3 anyway considering CryEngine favors nVidia GPU's.
Discussions of first-party alignment
Now of course I could sit here and argue how not being exclusive to any one console brand is the best thing since buttered toast, and Crytek having the option to release a game on their own time is also...the best thing since buttered toast -- imagine this; if Crytek had signed a deal with Microsoft, and Crysis became a first-party exclusive...how much would you like to wager CryEngine2 wouldn't have been as poorly optimized as it is now? But who knows how things would have played out had they agreed. Perhaps Crysis wouldn't have been highlighted as being a trilogy. Why? It would, in all likelihood, threaten Halo. I love Halo but Crysis just runs circles around it, day and night.
In the grand scheme of things I am glad, however, at the same time I can't help but consider Microsoft's decision to forego the possibility utter tripe. Look how well-received and praised Crysis was. Look how even more well-received and praised Warhead was. Sure, they have 2 but so does the PS3, and I'd imagine it runs better on the PS3 anyway considering CryEngine favors nVidia GPU's.