Sims 3 to be one of the most pirated PC games

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ssj12 said:

CatFangs806 said:
Just put these games on Wii/360/PS3 and that should help the problem. PC gaming's demise lately is due mostly to piracy. It's harder to pirate console games, so just put them on there instead.

no it isnt... I can get games for every console on the market but the PS3. It is not hard at all. Heck I used to rent games at Blockbuster and copy the games. Of course I stopped because torrenting is so much cheaper. 

Also the Sims 3 will be a million seller at about 2 am when the game is on store shelves. There is zero doubt that half of the ones who pirated the game will get the game because there is no DRM. And when prices are cut some of the others will eventually purchase the game. What would help though is releasing the game on Steam. Instant solution with a massive userbase.

Piracy only affects games try to screw with gamers with worthless DRM like SecuROM. It serves EA right to have had Spore downloaded so much.

 

The whole point to both D3 and SC2 will be online, which you can't get by blizzard on. In all honesty, the percentage of ppl that buy these for single player gaming are going to be a very slim margin. I'm VERY familiar with the PC Pirate scene. Ppl can try to do it all they want, most of those ppl trying to Pirate D3 and SC2 will buy it because of online play.