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."
Then why do you generalize and say that the industry would make more "good" games if only "good" games would get bought? How do I know that you aren't one of the tards who liked Dungeon Lords? That's a silly argument to say that you need to pirate to determine if a game is good and that you only support good games by buying them. Silly why? Exactly BECAUSE good is so subjective.
You need to risk that a game is not entirely to your liking. It's part of the deal. They won't let you into the movies either to "test-watch" the movie and to make up your mind afterwards whether you liked it or not. Same with books. They will kick you out of a book store eventually when you stand there for hours reading a mag or a book in its entirety. Same with music. You are usually only allowed to listen to the first 30 seconds of every song of an album before you buy. There is always a little risk involved in a purchase. Always. Whether you buy a home, a car, a book, a mag, music, DVDs or... games. You have absolutely no right to cicumvent that risk by pirating a game. You need to accept that risk and if you don't like the game eBay it or whatever. That's how life works. No one is ever gonna give you a satisfaction guarantee on anything. You can't test-fuck a hooker and go 'nah, not paying' if the sex was bad.
Why do you think that games should be an exception to the rule? Why do you believe that you are entitled to such a special privilege (risk-free, satisfaction guaranteed money spending) when it comes to games? You're not. You're just a filthy little thief who is trying to justify his lameness. That's all.
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You need to risk that a game is not entirely to your liking. It's part of the deal. They won't let you into the movies either to "test-watch" the movie and to make up your mind afterwards whether you liked it or not. Same with books. They will kick you out of a book store eventually when you stand there for hours reading a mag or a book in its entirety. Same with music. You are usually only allowed to listen to the first 30 seconds of every song of an album before you buy. There is always a little risk involved in a purchase. Always. Whether you buy a home, a car, a book, a mag, music, DVDs or... games. You have absolutely no right to cicumvent that risk by pirating a game. You need to accept that risk and if you don't like the game eBay it or whatever. That's how life works. No one is ever gonna give you a satisfaction guarantee on anything. You can't test-fuck a hooker and go 'nah, not paying' if the sex was bad.
Why do you think that games should be an exception to the rule? Why do you believe that you are entitled to such a special privilege (risk-free, satisfaction guaranteed money spending) when it comes to games? You're not. You're just a filthy little thief who is trying to justify his lameness. That's all.
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