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Article #709973Re: id Software CEO: piracy pushed us multiplatform
From: Les Steel
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:35
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:35
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"pc games" <pcgame...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hkcbv2th023nok6k3ioudddct1d73faq9t@4ax.com... > Still denying PIRACY is killing PC Games? > > How about id Software CEO saying piracy in the PC pushed them to > become a multiplatform developer > > I'm ASHAMED of being a PC Gamer! > > FIGHT PIRACY NOW! NOW! NOW! > PIRACY IS KILLING PC GAMES! > > http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4911&Itemid=2 > He sounds like a typical money man there. I think the estimates are way out on how much money is lost to piracy. My estimate is that its actually �2400000000000000 before internet downloads are considered, then its �2500000000000000*. > http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/09/id-software-ceo-piracy-pushed-us-multiplatform/ > Most of the comments hit the nail on the head. Id are like Mettalica. Of to a good start, now produce shite and blame the pirates when it doesn't sell well. Me, I would love a sequel to RTCW, on something other than the dark, yet plastic/shiny D3 engine. > -- > "8 hrs of gameplay ? When ? Around Christmas 2008 ? > Joining DNF on the never-never merry-go-round ? The hold-up is > probably because Valve is still figuring where to put the in-game ads. > On Alyx's rear-end ?" > John Lewis (About upcoming ridiculously delayed Half-Life 2 Episode 2) > in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action March 9, 2007 * My figures are just as made up as his, the nob.
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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news.glorb.com!peer1.news.newnet.co.uk!213.210.46.30.MISMATCH!peernews.inweb.co.uk!news.freedom2surf.net!not-for-mail From: "Les Steel" <a...@aolnot.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure Subject: Re: id Software CEO: piracy pushed us multiplatform Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:35:52 -0000 Organization: freedom2surf Lines: 44 Message-ID: <et4h3l$lg7$1@news.freedom2surf.net> References: <hkcbv2th023nok6k3ioudddct1d73faq9t@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: i-83-67-91-165.freedom2surf.net X-Trace: news.freedom2surf.net 1173735349 22023 83.67.91.165 (12 Mar 2007 21:35:49 GMT) X-Complaints-To: ab...@freedom2surf.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:35:49 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit