12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming

[vlad321]

Final-Fan said:

vlad321 said:

Slimebeast said:

Mr Puggsly said:

What a bullshit article, its piracy that's hurting PC gaming. PC isn't the main focus of developers because it generates significantly less profits than consoles.

Developers could definitely raise the bar by taking advantage of modern PC gaming technology. But what's the point? The masses are just going to steal it.

Yeah, it's as simple as that.

And the consoles have the used game market, which hurts the developers more than any piracy. Even if you assume piracy is as bad (which is a luaghabley wrong assumption in itself), the used game market is worse.

OMG I know it's old news but every time I am reminded you don't see the difference between the developer being paid for every copy of the game and the developer not being paid, my mind boggles all over again. 

As for the article, I could argue the specific points, but I'd rather just stick to the entirely obvious truth that, in terms of the points proving the thesis/title, or even in many cases being RELEVANT to that goal, the author completely fails. 

How much money will Nintendo see when I go buy me a used Zelda game? Meanwhile, does someone else make money off of that sale?

How much money will Nintendo see if I pirate a Zelda game? Meanwhile does someone else make money off of that piracy?

Now tally that up, and tell me what's worse.