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."
The only consoles I owned were the old NEs and Sega'Saturn.
Then I discovered PC games.
Back in 1999/2000 was the best time to be a PC gamer.
QUAKE III , Half-Life, Planescape Tormnent, Homeworld, Thief, System Shock 2, Dungeon Keeper 2, Fallout 2 and Alpha Centauri were released that year. With BG2, Carmageddon and Deus Ex the following year. Just to name a few.
Quality. Innovation and quantity.
Its 2007 A.D. ... what happened?
Imho, Microsoft are largely to blame for the gutting of PC Gaming with the release of XBox.
And Developers are blowing millions on flashy graphics for boring games. We PC gamers are then supposed to upgrade, spending mucho $$$ to be able to play buggy, incomplete and boring games, rushed for release. It's a vicious cycle.
These same Devs then complain that they can't make ends meet. And its all because of Piracy(tm).
LOL! Tell me another one.
The 'Future' of 'Gaming' is 'Pay to Play'. Fuck that.
This comment was edited on Mar 15, 18:20.
Then I discovered PC games.
Back in 1999/2000 was the best time to be a PC gamer.
QUAKE III , Half-Life, Planescape Tormnent, Homeworld, Thief, System Shock 2, Dungeon Keeper 2, Fallout 2 and Alpha Centauri were released that year. With BG2, Carmageddon and Deus Ex the following year. Just to name a few.
Quality. Innovation and quantity.
Its 2007 A.D. ... what happened?
Imho, Microsoft are largely to blame for the gutting of PC Gaming with the release of XBox.
And Developers are blowing millions on flashy graphics for boring games. We PC gamers are then supposed to upgrade, spending mucho $$$ to be able to play buggy, incomplete and boring games, rushed for release. It's a vicious cycle.
These same Devs then complain that they can't make ends meet. And its all because of Piracy(tm).
LOL! Tell me another one.
The 'Future' of 'Gaming' is 'Pay to Play'. Fuck that.
This comment was edited on Mar 15, 18:20.
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