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."
Uhh Im a PAYING customer, not a thief.
I assume you are directing your comments to the other idiots who try to justify theft.
The only reason the PC still has games is because of the Xbox and DirectX. It is not an overly difficult job to design it for both platforms.
I have seen PC shelf space disappear in some stores, some computer stores have literally dropped the PC game shelf, and I dont blame them. Their main competition is from the online retailers such as www.play.com for good reason, competition.
I welcome the day when I can instantly purcahse games and play them after downloading. I would like this to be a common agreed standard if possible. Today the main contenders are Steam and Microsoft Live. I just wish they would bang their heads together and come up with a standard solution of activation, downloading, mangement, payment.
Knowing Microsoft they will come up with Live points like they did with Zune points. Totally out of touch.
Branson is aiming to take on this market, perhaps he will bring it closer to this ideal.
This comment was edited on Mar 14, 13:06.
I assume you are directing your comments to the other idiots who try to justify theft.
The only reason the PC still has games is because of the Xbox and DirectX. It is not an overly difficult job to design it for both platforms.
I have seen PC shelf space disappear in some stores, some computer stores have literally dropped the PC game shelf, and I dont blame them. Their main competition is from the online retailers such as www.play.com for good reason, competition.
I welcome the day when I can instantly purcahse games and play them after downloading. I would like this to be a common agreed standard if possible. Today the main contenders are Steam and Microsoft Live. I just wish they would bang their heads together and come up with a standard solution of activation, downloading, mangement, payment.
Knowing Microsoft they will come up with Live points like they did with Zune points. Totally out of touch.
Branson is aiming to take on this market, perhaps he will bring it closer to this ideal.
This comment was edited on Mar 14, 13:06.
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