Piracy...can it kill PC gaming?
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but there have always been consoles alongside PC, now I think PC and consoles are on even ground and somtimes having a console can seem apealing in comparison to the negatives of PC'sIBlackKiteI said:
but as long developers keep developing/porting to all platforms its not much of an issue, thats what Im worried about, the day all I can play are shooters or MMO's is the day I get a console
If this was the 1980s/1990s? Maybe. Now? Never. There's an extremely dedicated fanbase of modders and independent studios that wouldn't be able to express their talent/get money anywhere else besides the PC. The real question is if piracy is going to kill big-budget games being made for the PC.
Yes. Piracy is only a desperate measure for most people who have no access or can't afford to buy games without going hungry themselves.Nova Helix said:
I don't think so. Pirating has been going on for a while now. The amount of pirates probably doesn't fluctuate much, as much of it relies on morals.
I also don't think that this leak will have as much of an affect as it first appears. The pirates who dl it illegally early would have later anyway. And no, they won't buy ligit copies once the game actually does come out. That's not how that works, quite lying to yourselves. Maybe 2 percent of pirates do that SOMETIMES. I wish people would stop using it as an excuse for pirating.
I also don't think that this leak will have as much of an affect as it first appears. The pirates who dl it illegally early would have later anyway. And no, they won't buy ligit copies once the game actually does come out. That's not how that works, quite lying to yourselves. Maybe 2 percent of pirates do that SOMETIMES. I wish people would stop using it as an excuse for pirating.
Considering the big studios' mentality of "make something better by throwing ridiculous amounts of money at it instead of just damn well making a good game" is that really a bad thing?V8 Ninja said:
Case in point; Fallout New Vegas. I played it, and throughout I was just thinking; "this is fucking Fo3 with mods built in". It's a pure copypasta of Fo3 with a new story and world tacked on top. At most it qualifies as an expansion or DLC, not a damned full price sequel. Contrast to Minecraft, which is almost painfully addictive and actually treads some new - and very fun - ground (something the larger studios seem to have a phobia of).
But no, unfortunately, AAA developers are never going to stop producing shovelware/games for PCs. Even with rampant piracy, they still make profit off the platform.
And this is the correct answer.Whargarble said:
As a business standpoint console is high risk low reward ventures. While PC gaming is low risk high reward ventures.
There are more PC than console. There are more portal devices than console. Development of games are cheaper in PC and portal devices than console. If anything this is the beginning of the end for console.
Piracy can hardly kill it, it exist since the start of the home computer. It will cohabit and will still cohabit together with the computer
Piracy is a massive threat to PC gaming. The best thing you can do to combat the decline of it is to not take part in it yourself.
