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Originally Posted by flintlock
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Originally Posted by StandingCow
I am not condoning pirating games at all, I am very against it. But I disagree with it being a reason that PC sales are declining.
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You may disagree, but it remains one of the reasons of declining PC sales. Moreover, there have been developers which have publicly stated that due to rampant PC pirating, they will focus future efforts on console platforms. Whether or not they are correct is irrelevant, all that matters in the end is that they perceive it to be true. That's not to say that console titles can't be pirated, because we all know they can--it's a different animal though. |
As others have said, it's largely a decline in packaging and extras, increased console function, higher cost in production, increased personel requirements, and hardware issues. Hell, consoles are modded and the titles pirated as well, it's just a bit harder.