Quote Originally Posted by animus
Sounds like someone's mad they can't burn their hentai any more.

Joking aside, you can't blame them all that much. Publishing and developing a game for the PC has huge piracy risks. They'd make way more money on the console versions, which is the way you see the industry moving. I'd imagine for PC games, atleast upwards of 40% of the people who're playing those new games/releases have it pirated.

rofl, yar... well THATS IMPORTANT ya know?


But no SERIOUSLY, I understand the situation. As I said I AM a software developer. I work for a small company but even we have to deal with these kinds of things. I do get pissed when some one uses my work I have spent countless hours working on without paying for it.
That being said, what they are doing is NOT the answer. The fact that Spore, one of the worst DRM protected games, is also the most pirated games PROVES this. Pissing off your real customers is only going to make them rebel. These companies need to find better alternatives. A big one is online material. Take StarCraft (the original) for example... That damn game STILL sells copies in stores, and its 10 years old. Sure you go pirate it but if you want to play online, well you have to have a valid key. This is a 10 year old strategy that's still working.

~Davud