Ubisoft: EndWar PC Impacted by Piracy [Oct 08, 2008, 09:31 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Videogaming247 quotes Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater
on how piracy is a reason Tom Clancy's EndWar is appearing on consoles
first, with plans for a PC edition remaining vague (story). He
says this of a PC version of the voice-controlled RTS game: "To be honest, if PC
wasn’t pirated to hell and back, there’d probably be a PC version coming out the
same day as the other two," also saying: "You know, the level of piracy that you
get with the PC just cannibalizes the others, because people just steal that
version." He goes on to agree with dire predictions about the impact of piracy
on PC gaming: "But at the moment, if you release the PC version, essentially
what you’re doing is letting people have a free version that they rip off
instead of a purchased version. Piracy’s basically killing PC."
At the end of the day I believe the statement in the article is accurate - the rampant piracy on PC will reduce the number of sales, whether on console or PC.
I really don't think that's the case at all. I think it's safe to assume that the majority of console gamers don't have high-end gaming rigs. If you peruse the Gamespot, Gametrailers, IGN or any other console-centric forums, you'll notice a lot of console gamers looking at cool PC-exclusives and saying "If only my computer wasn't so shitty :(" If a cool game is multiplatform, the average joe will get it for his console because his PC sucks. In addition, given that a hefty chunk of the console demographic consists of kids below the age of 18, I think it's also safe to assume that said demographic couldn't afford a high-end PC.
In that scenario two-to-three people are using copies of the game they have no right to use. Just because one person in the house owns a copy does not excuse the others.
By that logic, I shouldn't be allowed to watch a movie with friends or family. I mean, I only bought a copy for me. If anyone else wants to watch it, they have to buy their own copies! Oh, I just read a great book. What? You want to check it out? Hah! Go buy your own copy, you scumbag thief. Hmm, these french fries are mighty tasty. Eh, you want to try one? Sorry, I don't support piracy.
I could care less about copyright law and EULA's; I care about doing the right thing.
Amen to that. Though, it's "couldn't care less," not "could care less." If you could care less, that means you actually do care.
I can't think of any game that was cross platform (designed for consoles) that would be preferable on the PC.
Any game that requires aiming..? I will never play a shooter with a gamepad, even if it was designed for a gamepad. There is no greater sin in my book. I also have no problems playing certain genres on PC. I thoroughly enjoyed the recent Tomb Raider and Prince of Persia games, all of which were superior on my PC due to higher framerates and resolutions. I also have a gamepad, so controls aren't an issue. I really have no problems with ports if A) They aren't for a game that should have been designed for the PC and B) Are done well. So, a port of a platformer is great. A port of an RTS? Not so great. Coincidentally, that's why I don't really care about EndWar. Keep that dumbed down filth on consoles, please.
This comment was edited on Oct 9, 2008, 04:12.
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