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frenema · 02-20-10, 09:29 PM

I don't understand how some people still automatically conclude that: 700,000 piracy = 700,000 games unsold. That's like saying ID requirement for alcohol purchase will automatically lead to all or even most teenagers to wait until legal age (yeah right...).

I'm not saying that piracy is not causing any problems at all, because it is apparent from the game stores I visit where the PC games went from filling half of the store to being pushed off by console games and hiding in a small corner. So yes, PC companies are feeling desperate and they're implementing their new protection system in hopes of getting people to gradually accept the new DRM as the norm. So even if Ubisoft loses many customers for their initial games with the new OSP, but enough people eventually come to accept it as being 'normal', then Ubisoft recuperate their profits. But only time will tell if this works or not and whether people will give in or not. I for one refuse to submit to such fascist c**p.

02-20-10, 09:29 PM	#47
frenema Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 116 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I don't understand how some people still automatically conclude that: 700,000 piracy = 700,000 games unsold. That's like saying ID requirement for alcohol purchase will automatically lead to all or even most teenagers to wait until legal age (yeah right...). I'm not saying that piracy is not causing any problems at all, because it is apparent from the game stores I visit where the PC games went from filling half of the store to being pushed off by console games and hiding in a small corner. So yes, PC companies are feeling desperate and they're implementing their new protection system in hopes of getting people to gradually accept the new DRM as the norm. So even if Ubisoft loses many customers for their initial games with the new OSP, but enough people eventually come to accept it as being 'normal', then Ubisoft recuperate their profits. But only time will tell if this works or not and whether people will give in or not. I for one refuse to submit to such fascist c**p.