Crytek Boss Talks Timesplitters 4

Crytek doesn't know if there is big enough fan base to make Timesplitters 4.

By Matt Mann /

The original two Timesplitter games on the PS2 were some of the best multiplayer fun you could have last generation. However, the series has gone dark since TimeSplitters: Future Perfect was released back in 2005. Crytek obtained the rights to the franchise when they acquired the game developer Free Radical Design. In a recent interview Crytek's CEO Cevat Yerli talked about the future of the Timesplitter franchise:
"I wish we were working on it, I will say that. I think hopes are high, but change has to happen in the platform space. I'm very excited potentially about the idea of a TimeSplitters for G-Face. "The thing with TimeSplitters is, if we made a sequel to TimeSplitters, nobody would accept this apart from some fans, and we don't know how big the fan community is, unfortunately. And we don't want to design this as a packaged goods game that launches on a console, and even if we wanted to I don't think publishers would like the idea. That is the truth, and that was the truth even before we bought Free Radical." "The concept behind TimeSplitters was pitched around before we took over and Free Radical had no luck. We think even on CryEngine and with Crytek behind it there would be fundamental issues with the concept.
Then when asked about the chances the game could be made through Kickstarter, Yerli dashed people's hopes:
"I've been asked this question internally and I said, 'how can we do a kickstarter? It wouldn't feel right.' I suppose if someone really, really wanted to... "I guess the other issue is this; the reality also is we're quite a large company, but also we have capacity limits and we don't want to hire 15 people just to do this game. Kickstarter is a concept we thought about seriously... we'll see. Time will tell."
What I don't understand is why don't they at least try to see how big the fan base for the franchise is; because I know Timesplitters is one of the most beloved titles of last generation. People would love a new Timesplitters game, hell I would suggest you just do an HD upgrade for the series and find out how big the fan base actually is.