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Article #709873Re: Do only pirates reduce sales hence causing damage to PC Games?
From: Doug Jacobs
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:22
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:22
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic Walter Mitty <mitt...@gmail.com> wrote: > What a load of baloney. > People are far more choosy now than they were 10 years ago. Of course they are...that explains why Cabela's Deer Hunter is constantly in the top 10 list of PC game sales, right? If anything, I'd say the demand for PC games has DECLINED along with the rest of the market. It's stuck in a rut. Quality is so low that everyone KNOWS to wait for the patch to come out before buying a game. And ridiculous copy protection schemes that do nothing but harrass LEGITIMATE customers isn't helping any. Neither is the fact that video game consoles are starting to really give PCs a run for the money in the graphics department. I'm not saying there isn't still a place for PC games, but I'm really begining to doubt if we'll see the big corporate releases on store shelves like we do now for much longer. Instead, I think we'll see the majority of PC gaming go to electronic distribution. Games will be more specialized and hopefully more creative and innovative. -- Win cash and giftcards just for clicking your mouse! http://www.netwinner.com/?signupCode=amuro98
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From: Doug Jacobs <dja...@shell.rawbw.com>
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Subject: Re: Do only pirates reduce sales hence causing damage to PC Games?
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:22:30 -0000
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