| BenKenobi88 said: I definitely agree piracy is bad, and videogame piracy is the worst form of it. Movies and music are bloated to hell and can survive with the amount of pirates they get, but videogames take a lot of money to make and don't always see a significant profit...and that's the difference between another good game from your favorite developer or not. A ton of people pirating one game, like Crysis for example, really does make a difference...the only reason it made a profit at all is because its immense hype. |
10 is kinda spot on. Though a little bit off in some ways.
Current Economic theory tells us that people want to pay for something so long as they see it at a fair price. They would actually perfer to purchase it rather then pirate it.
Which is a theory i admit i like mostly because i'm like this to a large degree. When people try to give me something for free... it just makes me feel awkward.
The only real unanswered question about piracy in current economy theory which could prove it has a negative result is if piracy in most cases loweres the public perception of what something is worth.
Do people think a MP3 for a dollar is expensive BECAUSE they can get it for free... or does a dollar song just seem expensive to someone becuase they think it's expensive.
Do unpirateable games sell significantly better. Which could be studied in various ways.
