Ten Golden Rules of videogame piracy

[Kasz216]

iclim4 said:

Kasz216 said:

I would say...

No, No, No and Yes.

The Yes being that the baker should be paid upfront... to make new delicious bread by patrons who know he can make good bread and would like new tasty types of bread.

Be it because they are just rich bread lovers... much how plays used to be written in the time of shakespeare.

Or because they know lots of people will eat that bread... and said piece of bread will have uh... fortune cookie paper pieces inside each slice.

Etc. 

Of course the Baker would perfer not to do that since he's used to the old ay and isn't sure what the new way will hold...

however nobody should be getting crucified because the buisness terrain has changed.

I mean say piracy could destroy the industry.  What will happen if the industry is destroyed?  Will it never be replaced?  Or will the Industry really just take on another form.   Perhaps a new, better, evolved form.

So you think MS's form of moneyhatting good developers to make games for people to buy is the proper path?
The devs get paid upfront to make a game afterall.
That, and in-game advertisements?

Pretty much... though there are many other options as well.  If piracy is that disruptive a force on the industry the industry should change. 

It makes more sense then inconsistant laws made up only to protect an old buisness strategy that can't be protected anyway... and products like Starforce's DRM which would be considered Malware if it wasn't a DRM.