Crysis flops: No more updates. Is PC gaming dead for good?

For months Crysis was the "it" video game, the title that would prove to the world how important DirectX 10 was, the game that was going to prove the vitality of the PC platform and Windows Vista, and the game with which you'd be obsessed for the rest of the year.

Now, it's become clear that Crysis has flopped. How bad is it? Though early sales were dismal (some worried it would be the worst video game flop of all time), sales eventually cracked a million copies, leading many to believe a PC gaming Renaissance might indeed underway.

But now the game's developer, Crytek, is backing away from that, mainly blaming piracy for its woes and all but sticking a fork in the PC gaming world. Crytek, which developed Crysis exclusively for the PC, now says it believes it will no longer develop PC exclusives as it embraces the console market that the rest of the world has jumped on.

Crytek is moving quickly on this one. Just seven months after the game's release, Crytek has announced that there will "almost certainly" be no new patches for the title. (That's astonishing: Some games continue to receive patches for years, and Crysis apparently still has known bugs.) The company hasn't really announced a reason why it's dumping support for the title, saying only "There is a good reason for this and we hope you understand when you hear more about the reasons why in the very, very near future."

Whatever the excuses, it's a real wake-up call for the gaming industry about the cold, new reality of PC gaming. Is PC gaming officially dead in a world of Wii, 360, and PS3? Are you still playing PC games or have you moved to the brave new world of consoles for good? Let's hear your opinions in the comments section.

UPDATE: Overnight, Crysis changes its mind, will release a PC-exclusive update to Crysis later this year. Bizarre.