This was a thought I had the other day. If Crysis 2 ends up being a great console game, will console gamers want to play Crysis 1? Being PC only, and with graphics cards that are able to play it within reach to mortals now, could Crytek's move to make Crysis multiplatform have the unexpected effect of bringing console-only gamers into the PC gaming fold? Crysis 2 is purported to look the best on PC out of the three platforms anyway (no surprise there).

Console gamers who do not have a high end gaming PC usually still have a PC for Internet, homework, and other tasks. Now that graphics cards like the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5770 are in the low $100 range and can put up respectable frame rates, it won't cost potential PC gamers that much to upgrade to a Crysisable PC.

For those without an upgradable PC (no PCI-Express slots for example), I highly recommend finding a friend who builds computers (we all have one) to build a mid-level gaming PC. They should be able to do it in the $500 range and it will save hundreds of dollars over buying a Dell or HP gaming PC.

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