Piracy ain't the only reason why PC gaming is dying (my rant)

Published on June 2, 2008 By Emperor_Seth In PC Gaming

Piracy is not the only reason why PC gaming is dying, marketing, cruel devs, bugs and copy protection are aslo to blame. Marketing is a major factor in gaming sales and devs that make great games don't want to have their awsome games be ported to an unpopular system like PC. Cruel devs such as EA, are why some people stay away from PC gaming because companies like EA are known to care only about the money not what the player want and so the devs rush through because they want the MONEY so in the end the game quality sucks. Bugs, the most annoying thing about PC games, if a person buys a game filled with bugs (for example a game like Space Empires V), so after he has a bug filled experience, he thinks that all PC games are filled with bugs. At last and not least copy protection, copy protection can be a very evil thing because if you play a game that requires the internet to finish installation and you don't have internet, than you just wasted 45$ for nothing and of course some copy protection such as Starforce contains malware. I think i'm finished now

Comments (Page 4)

CommanderMadCat

on Jun 07, 2008

Agreed. If the companies weren't so obsessed with DRM, making backup copies wouldn't be a problem, and there would be no need for GameStop to offer "insurance."

I think you misunderstood my point: the "insurance" being sold by EB Games is USELESS for PC games. They might be worthwhile for consoles, cause if your disc goes, so does your game, but for MMORPGs and Valve games for PC, offering trade-ins / insurance is a pretty stupid thing to do.

As for DRM, I think the BEST way to "combat" piracy is via Valve's Steam method, though, truth be told, I don't trust anyone but Valve (and maybe Blizzard) to do it right.

Mad Cat

myemail21479

on Jun 07, 2008

EA ruins all gaming platforms, PC or console! Piracy is an issue with all things software related. I am a big fan of steam and its methods, and hope it is a nice step to not only bring games more convenient to gamers, but make money to all parties involved!! Business is after all, about making a living off the work that you do, plus a little extra for doing something special every now and then!!!

Bugs, yes they suck! I myself do not buy a game that I have not spent time playing a very enjoyable demo or have read very positive reviews from game rating sources that I trust. Long gone are the days when i was 10 and bought my commodore 64 games based on the graphics on the box! Cmon!! spend yourself a good hour researching a game before you spend your hard earned ca$h! Bugs shouldn't be an issue to a well informed gamer.

GalaxyCreator

on Jun 07, 2008

Actually, PC is the only Platform, capable of building good Games. With Console, you can´t...

1. mod a Game
2. play with the latest graphical Engines
3. never be up to date with the overall Game Scene
4. only play Arcade like Games
5. Not improve the Game with Addons etc.

...it´s really funny how young People always think, that PC Games aren´t as good as Console ones. That´s simply because most of PC Games are much more complex then Arcade-Console-Waste...

elias001

on Jun 07, 2008

I am not sure if it is in the latest issue of pc gamer, or some other mag, there is a column by one of these popular mag editors which opiniated that Sony and Microsoft is not going to develop the next generation of their respective consoles. Because it is becoming too costly to throw in another 8 billion dollars to develop the latest hardwares. The article also include Nintendo. However, i do think Nintendo is safe because it caters to more of the kids and teens market. So they don't have to push out the latest and the prettist graphics for their next gen console. I mean, the Wii is known for its use of interactive controls more than anything else. What does this all mean, PC as a platform is the only last standing platform where games will be developed for.

Emperor_Seth

on Jun 07, 2008

Actually, PC is the only Platform, capable of building good Games. With Console, you can´t...1. mod a Game2. play with the latest graphical Engines3. never be up to date with the overall Game Scene4. only play Arcade like Games5. Not improve the Game with Addons etc....it´s really funny how young People always think, that PC Games aren´t as good as Console ones. That´s simply because most of PC Games are much more complex then Arcade-Console-Waste...

well said

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