Piracy versus PC Gaming [Mar 09, 2007, 8:23 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Next Generation recaps a GDC talk titled "The Videogame Piracy Problem:
Fifteen Men on a Dead Man’s Chest" by id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead about the
impact of piracy on the game industry. They outline how Mr. Hollenshead says the
estimated $3 billion economic loss caused by piracy in 2004 does not include
piracy that takes place on the Internet. There is also an article about this
talk on
Joystiq that focuses on the statement that piracy is a factor in id's
embrace of consoles, quoting Todd as saying "Piracy has pushed id as being
multiplatform." On a related note,
Can PC
Gaming Survive in a Console World (thanks
Digg) recaps a panel discussion on the topic that brought up a similar
point:
Part of the problem is piracy. Big titles get stolen by cyber thieves, and it hurts revenue. "The market," said Capps, "that would buy a $600 video card knows how Bittorrent works."
Does that mean casual games, which exponentially outsell what PC gaming traditionalists think of as A-list titles, will one day rule? Hilleman made a point: casual is a poor choice of words. The average player on EA's Pogo "casual" game network plays "for 24 hours a week. There's nothing casual about that."
There is some light in the PC gaming world. World of Warcraft, for instance, is a massive hit, and the upcoming Spore looks not only creative and different, but promising. The MMO and other social networking games could become the norm for PC gaming, with big-ticket titles growing rarer with each passing year. Johnson added that MMOs are "successful because you can't pirate WoW. You cannot pirate an MMO. Period." Therefore, he said, "game design on the PC is going to bend toward persistence."
Ah, kinda like you are using "rights" as some kind of pillar to stand on?
wut? This is going over your head, isn't it.
As for social contracts and obligations: If publishers were obligated to release games that were both finished and good, I wouldn't have any need to pirate, now would I?
You have no need anyways, since you have no "need" for the game in the first place. Again, your "logic" is horribly flawed since it implies a need you don't have, and the fact is their is no connection between the actions of the publishers and the actions you subsequently take. You just stated an unsupported rationalization that is also based on a fallacious premise. Congratulations.
Face it. Your only support in this debate is your moral stance. You believe it is wrong to pirate, no matter how logical the reasons.
First of all, you use the word "moral" as if you think that somehow invalidates my stance. I'm curious how that works. Second, you still haven't offered any solid logical reasons for piracy.
wut? This is going over your head, isn't it.
As for social contracts and obligations: If publishers were obligated to release games that were both finished and good, I wouldn't have any need to pirate, now would I?
You have no need anyways, since you have no "need" for the game in the first place. Again, your "logic" is horribly flawed since it implies a need you don't have, and the fact is their is no connection between the actions of the publishers and the actions you subsequently take. You just stated an unsupported rationalization that is also based on a fallacious premise. Congratulations.
Face it. Your only support in this debate is your moral stance. You believe it is wrong to pirate, no matter how logical the reasons.
First of all, you use the word "moral" as if you think that somehow invalidates my stance. I'm curious how that works. Second, you still haven't offered any solid logical reasons for piracy.
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Carpe Papilla
"@Dreagon - Comparing Oblivion to Deer Hunter was just ridiculous and you should be ashamed of yourself... it just made you look like a Class-A cunt." - theyarecomingforyou
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