1.) I'm still confused as to why we are talking about SecuROM when I thought this was about the quality of the finished game.

2.) Crytek sold out to consoles. That's really all there is to it. Their plan backfired as most people pirated the beta and decided that the game is not worth $60. I also suspect everyone yelling at them for demos took some time away from polishing.

3.) Crytek was responsible for their own over-hyping. EA had nothing to do with the game not delivering.