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."
I dont feel forced to upgrade. I upgrade when Im damn good and ready at my own free will.
I understand that, and pretty much do the same.
Hell.. I'm never upgrading to Vista. I'm never buying DX10 exclusive games. It's a nice cutoff for me as far as my "hobby" goes. I have a collection of plenty of games dating back to the DX7 era through now to keep me happy.
But that doesn't dismiss the issue that most people that want to play a modern game, can't because of the constant steep incline of hardware minimum reqs.
I have no issues with game devs pushing the envelope as far as graphics go... but at the same time they are cutting off their own market with ridiculous levels of minimum hardware reqs. (the low end)
Most people buy a piece of shit Dell with integrated graphics... that has no Graphics slot. The ones that do have a graphics slot... go out an buy some cheap budget card (which is tons better than integrated), and the modern games STILL run like shit.
The industry bitches about integrated graphics, and doesn't even support the budget level cards.
What's wrong with this picture?
They cut off their own market. I have no sympathy for them, sorry. They are doing it to themselves, as far as the PC games market is concerned.
As for the 486 comment... you are fairly ignorant. I have near top of the line equipment. I'm just tired of constantly having to upgrade it, and that it getting more expensive, and that it's lasting over less of a period of time. So yes... Vista and DX10 are a godsend for me, thank you.
This comment was edited on Mar 11, 19:09.
Get your games from GOG DAMMIT!
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