Your computer just might run Crysis after all
- February 06, 2007 15:47 PM PST
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Don't throw away your 3-year old machine just yet.
In an interview with Next-Gen.Biz, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli states that PCs that are two, even three years old will be able to effectively run their heavily anticipated FPS Crysis. The CEO claims that the existence of hardware shaders has allowed them to develop visual effects that will be heavily scalable, granting owners of older PCs a comparable gaming experience.
Working with Vista, DirectX 10, and multi-core processors could have been more challenging, but the interview states that the developer's strong connections with Nvidia, Intel, and Microsoft helped to ease the pain of transition. "We rarely had crashes, blue screens or rebooting machines," Yerli states.
When asked how he felt in regards to Microsoft corporate VP Peter Moore's statement that Vista will bring about a "renaissance" for PC gaming, Yerli responds that "it's about time". Additionally, Crytek plans to throw all of its support behind Vista. "Most likely we will upgrade all dev stations to Vista and move to Vista-only titles, but that's not 100 percent decided yet," he adds.
In spite of overwhelming demand, a definitive release date for Crysis has not yet been announced.
