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."
beamer - You are pro sepratism. It is people like you, that do vote, that are so incredibly stupid to actually believe that your vote matters. That you, in fact, matter.
you don't.
Do I think people that are successful should be punished or held back? Matter of fact i believe I stated that they should not. Should lucky, or people like George Bush Jr., Paris Hilton, any of the Kennedys, those people born into fame and fortune, be held back.
FUCK
YES!
Everyone should earn their keep.
See, it is people like you that love the status quo. People like you allow politicians to set rules, yet not obey them. People like you think it is ok to send your son to war, yet we will never see a Bush, and Kennedy, in the war at the front lines.
Do you get what I mean? People should all be held to a standard. All people should be given a right to a fair education. All people should serve time in the military. If you cannot produce in school, given all the chances, then yet, you will wind up shining shoes. If you can shine in the military, then maybe you can make a career out of it, or have the choice to get out.
You completely miss that fact the people inheret their wealth and fame. That carry's on, and on, and completely excludes other, normal, less fortunate folks.
So keep with your status quo, since it is obviously working OH so well here isn't it?
Your views are old, dated, and cannot move with the times. Mine are naive, hopeful, and spawn change because i for one, am fucking sick of it, and for "lay downs" like you.
you don't.
Do I think people that are successful should be punished or held back? Matter of fact i believe I stated that they should not. Should lucky, or people like George Bush Jr., Paris Hilton, any of the Kennedys, those people born into fame and fortune, be held back.
FUCK
YES!
Everyone should earn their keep.
See, it is people like you that love the status quo. People like you allow politicians to set rules, yet not obey them. People like you think it is ok to send your son to war, yet we will never see a Bush, and Kennedy, in the war at the front lines.
Do you get what I mean? People should all be held to a standard. All people should be given a right to a fair education. All people should serve time in the military. If you cannot produce in school, given all the chances, then yet, you will wind up shining shoes. If you can shine in the military, then maybe you can make a career out of it, or have the choice to get out.
You completely miss that fact the people inheret their wealth and fame. That carry's on, and on, and completely excludes other, normal, less fortunate folks.
So keep with your status quo, since it is obviously working OH so well here isn't it?
Your views are old, dated, and cannot move with the times. Mine are naive, hopeful, and spawn change because i for one, am fucking sick of it, and for "lay downs" like you.
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