{"id":39453,"date":"2012-06-08T12:35:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T10:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=39453"},"modified":"2012-06-08T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T11:54:12","slug":"crytek-switching-to-entirely-free-to-play-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/39453-crytek-switching-to-entirely-free-to-play-development","title":{"rendered":"Crytek switching to &#8220;entirely free-to-play&#8221; development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In news not even my Magic 8 Ball could have predicted, Crytek boss Cevat Yerli has announced that his studio would be dumping boxed games and moving into free-to-play development exclusively. The company is busy with Crysis 3, Homefront 2, and Kinect title Ryse, but once those games are out, it&#8217;s all about the free-to-play market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now we are in the transitional phase of our company, transitioning from packaged goods games into an entirely free-to-play experience,\u201d Yerli told Videogamer. \u201cWhat this entails is that our future, all the new games that we\u2019re working on, as well new projects, new platforms and technologies, are designed around free-to-play and online, with the highest quality development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That means AAA, multi-million dollar games on a $0 gaming budget for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs is evident in <a title=\"Warface\" href=\"http:\/\/www.warface.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warface<\/a>, our approach is to ensure the best quality, console game quality,\u201d he said. \u201cThat implies budgets of between $10m to $30m \u2013 so no compromise there \u2013 but at the price-point of $0 entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is a new breed of games that has to happen to change the landscape, and be the most user-friendly business model.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My Magic 8-Ball said &#8220;NO DOUBT ABOUT IT&#8221;, but then I asked it if there&#8217;s still a future for boxed games, and it replied that, &#8220;INDICATORS SAY YES&#8221;. I think my Magic 8-Ball needs more coffee or something. 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