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EA on "Pirates As A Marketplace"

[Dec 08, 2009, 7:41 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

"I Think Of Pirates As A Marketplace" is the grabber headline of an interview with John Riccitiello on Kotaku, where the EA CEO discusses the growing trend of using DLC as a fulcrum to prevent piracy and curtail used-game sales. He says "They can steal the disc, but they can't steal the DLC," though a later update acknowledges that piracy of DLC is not actually unheard of. "I don't think anybody should pirate anything," Riccitiello clarifies. "I believe in the artistry of the people who build [the games industry.] I profoundly believe that. And when you steal from us, you steal from them. Having said that, there's a lot of people who do."

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Re: Pirates a Marketplace

Dec 15, 2009, 00:20

Jerykk

I didn't say you couldn't, in fact that's often what happens. The industry doesn't see any of that money however and this is why DLC is being used to both discourage used games sales and generate a revenue stream out of the ones that do happen. I'm discussing their points within the context of the topic itself and not just their specific argument. I don't think you've actually been reading this argument then because you're supporting my position.

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Comment [quote="Jerykk"Dec 15, 2009, 00:20]q[I didn't say you couldn't, in fact that's often what happens. The industry doesn't see any of that money however and this is why DLC is being used to both discourage used games sales and generate a revenue stream out of the ones that do happen. I'm discussing their points within the context of the topic itself and not just their specific argument.]q I don't think you've actually been reading this argument then because you're supporting my position. [/quote]

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