First and foremost, he said 8 million copies were sold, that means 8 million copies that the company could track by shipments. This does not include steam or other digital downloads service.
Furthermore it is in the companies best interest to release games and software on the pc, becasue they use the pc to make that said game. Why would they not want more sales, 120,000 for a game they already had made on the pc and could sell it for about 35 average, sounds like a increase in revenue for no cost for them, well little cost ( the case and discs and internet based advertising)
This does not hurt the software companies as it does microsoft, sony, and nintendo, as people could get the game off the pc instead of buying it on the console.
Also, against what many people believe, piracy is the best way for a company to improve their games and their software. This is because most pirates are more educated on whatever os they use, than common people. Also many pirates list what is wrong with the game and what they should improve in order for them to buy it. One example of this is Microsoft, they release copies of their beta or rc os to pirates as it is the best and cheapest way for them to advertise. They also get feedback of what to improve in their os.
Yes piracy is a bad thing at times but there are ways to use piracy to make better games and to increase sale in a future point.
@ stan85
"Sad...check the best selling games on Pc-WoW and Sims...harcore players have moved to consoles or torrent sites,while there are still few legit Pc gamers out there. But less and less every year."
the sims as sold over 100 million copies not including sims 3
http://www.gamezone.com/news/04_16_08_01_19PM.htm
sims 3 set the franchise record for selling the most copies in the first week 1.4 to be exact
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10261044-235.html
