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Just worries me with piracy and all it.might fold one day. But then again graphic cards is big money hey and am guessing steam does well! ?
is the pc gaming world profitable?
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But when they port these games for PC they offer better graphics dont they? Or am sure I have read users make mods to offer better graphics
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Piracy is stronger on consoles then PC. Every single game is available to download on consoles up to a week before release. But we only hear about PC piracy, crazy.
i don't beleive it for a second that piracy is stronger on consoles, any source?
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I can't play online on torrented PC games for a start...but I'd still say PC piracy is far larger. Weren't there a million 360's banned a couple of years ago as an example... (Owner of a modded 360 unbanned)
Piracy is not stronger on consoles, ~800k Downloads of Crysis 2 on consoles, some 5million on PC? Now obviously, not all of those 5 million are a lost sale by any means but I still cannot see how any rational person can argue piracy is more of an issue on consoles than it is on PC.
This is plainly untrue.
I would not consider myself thick but I don't know, without getting somebody else to do it, how to play a pirated game on a console. On a PC is is child's play.
Console gamers tend to be more casual and, with an open and fair used market, can sell their games on and buy second hand. there is less need and more hassle to pirate on console.
a lot of console users will buy there pirated game from a friend or someone they know so you cant simply count downloads = amount of times it was pirated.
pc users on the other hand are probably experienced enough to download and burn a game themselfs so the figures on torrents should be more accurate.
anyway its still true that console games are often available on torrent sites 1-2weeks + where as pc games usually arent available on torrent sites until a few days or even a week after the game has been out
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Some of the time the PC games aren't cracked until release date too, even if the ISO is up.
sometimes they never get cracked
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Ask those who created Alan Wake. They were amazed that they made it's money back in 48 hours.
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Imagine the same with Dark Souls. Only brought out due to petition, crappy port but was no.2 on steam for a while (day CS:GO) was released so did pretty well.
Totally and undeniably false. Also, your misuse of the word 'stronger' should be a ban-worthy offence.
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There is no way of really accurately judging what gets pirated more.
I know loads of people who have modded 360s to play games, but I only know one other person who even plays pc games - and he buys them, swings and roundabouts.
The downloads arguement is poor also, one person who downloads a game would distribute that back up to many people who he'd sell the game to.
PC is still probably higher but no way of really accurately knowing.
I know loads of people who have modded 360s to play games, but I only know one other person who even plays pc games - and he buys them, swings and roundabouts.
The downloads arguement is poor also, one person who downloads a game would distribute that back up to many people who he'd sell the game to.
PC is still probably higher but no way of really accurately knowing.
No its not, majority are less likely to mod and tinker there expensive consoles with the worry of buggering it or getting banned. PC game piracy is simple, download and play.
If developers solely release games for PC which offers little multiplayer then expect losses, look at the statistics on Crysis PC downloads. PC gaming isn't dead, far from it and I genuinely think the OP is trolling or lives under a rock.