@perpride and Lord N
That is the great thing about opinions, everyone has one. The studies I have seen from the BSA about software piracy and its affect on the economy, jobs, and sales are enough for me. People who pirate software can always justify that what they are doing is okay and not hurting anyone, but its just not true.
So tell me honestly what you think ... Did software piracy affect the sales of Crysis? It is estimated that the piracy to sales ratio in the US is around 5:1. That certainly affected their bottom line, which in the end will change how they make software in the future.
Using the Wii and PS2 are bad examples ... yes piracy will cut into sales numbers, but the install bases are large enough that developers will recoup costs. The PSP on the other hand has an install base of 33-34 Million, and the highest rated game, God of War: Chains of Olympus, only sells 1.2 Million. You don't see a problem here?
Bethesda's Todd Howard "if install base really mattered, we'd all make board games, because there are a lot of tables."
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