Comments on: PC Game Piracy Examined by Koroush Ghazi http://www.vgpanda.com/archives/209 ‏‏  Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Panda http://www.vgpanda.com/archives/209/comment-page-1#comment-43 Panda Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:39:28 +0000 http://www.vgpanda.com/?p=209#comment-43 Hey, as long as you buy the games legally, I ain't got no ish wit'cha. It's the retailer's decision what to charge for a game, so the thrifty gamer is well-advised to seek out bargains. I recall the point of contention being that I disagreed about whether a particular game was worth a particular amount which is a question of taste (someone with adequate means who loves title X would likely pay more for it than someone who didn't like it at all) and also that a pack of 5 games that costs $50 means that each should cost $10 individually, which is more a question of economics, marketing, and logic. I think we reached a good compromise on it, though. ^_^ Also! Excellent question, my good man. I shall have my people talk to your people. ;) Hey, as long as you buy the games legally, I ain’t got no ish wit’cha. It’s the retailer’s decision what to charge for a game, so the thrifty gamer is well-advised to seek out bargains. I recall the point of contention being that I disagreed about whether a particular game was worth a particular amount which is a question of taste (someone with adequate means who loves title X would likely pay more for it than someone who didn’t like it at all) and also that a pack of 5 games that costs $50 means that each should cost $10 individually, which is more a question of economics, marketing, and logic. I think we reached a good compromise on it, though. ^_^

Also! Excellent question, my good man. I shall have my people talk to your people. ;)

]]> By: Tigershard http://www.vgpanda.com/archives/209/comment-page-1#comment-42 Tigershard Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:29:10 +0000 http://www.vgpanda.com/?p=209#comment-42 Took me 3 days of casual reading, but I finished that article. It is staggering to see the sales numbers for PC Games and the piracy numbers for the same game. One thing that confuses me greatly is the attitude of many gamers out there in regards to pirating new games. So Crysis isn't worth $50 to them? Go play something else. You can find Far Cry for $10, and a lot of other good, fun, still graphically beautiful games for that price. Sometime this year they will be able to get Crysis for $10-$20. Once the "new, now, or never" attitude stops, publishers may stop basing the success of their games on first week sales. I'm flabbergasted that after selling 1.5 million copies Tomb Raider: Underworld is considered a flop by the publisher. I am eventually going to buy a copy, but once it hits $30, my personal value level for that game. I believe we have had this discussion in the past, that you disagree with my methods somewhat. I still llegitametly buy the games though if I want to play them, and that is the point. Buying Stalker for $15 got me to buy Clear Sky for full price. Off topic, when are we gonna hang out? Took me 3 days of casual reading, but I finished that article. It is staggering to see the sales numbers for PC Games and the piracy numbers for the same game.

One thing that confuses me greatly is the attitude of many gamers out there in regards to pirating new games. So Crysis isn’t worth $50 to them? Go play something else. You can find Far Cry for $10, and a lot of other good, fun, still graphically beautiful games for that price. Sometime this year they will be able to get Crysis for $10-$20. Once the “new, now, or never” attitude stops, publishers may stop basing the success of their games on first week sales. I’m flabbergasted that after selling 1.5 million copies Tomb Raider: Underworld is considered a flop by the publisher. I am eventually going to buy a copy, but once it hits $30, my personal value level for that game.

I believe we have had this discussion in the past, that you disagree with my methods somewhat. I still llegitametly buy the games though if I want to play them, and that is the point. Buying Stalker for $15 got me to buy Clear Sky for full price.

Off topic, when are we gonna hang out?

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