12 Ways Consoles Are Hurting PC Gaming

[vlad321]

Final-Fan said:

vlad321 said:

Final-Fan said:

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?

With used games, for every copy that is played, Nintendo saw money.  If a game is sold used, and sold again, and sold again, Nintendo only sees its money once, though.  But for practical purposes, the game will probably not change hands many times, because only one person at a time can play it and the game will become old. 

With pirated games, for every copy that is played, Nintendo saw no money.  A game can be pirated again and again limitlessly, and Nintendo will never see any money.  For practical purposes, any number of people can pirate the same game and play it simultaneously, soon after it comes out. 

And sometimes pirated games are sold for money, or you have to go through popups which technically might profit someone, or you pirate on a filesharing service you're paying for, so in cases like that piracy would be making money, not necessarily for the pirates though.

With used games, the original owner "makes" money, which is to say they recoup some of the money they spent buying it in the first place.  (Unlike piracy, where they can make copies and sell for profit.)  Businesses like GameStop, however, most definitely make money. 

THat's all nice and good however not nearly every pirated copy is a lost sale. Meanwhile when someone takes the time to get their ass to the store and then proceed to pay a significant percentage pf the original's cost, that's a much higher chance of a last sale.

Furthermore, considering that the pirate bay is the most famous tracker out there and they are not exactly making money off of people having to click on ads before being allowed to get a torrent. Meanwhile jsut about every used copy from Gamestop earns them a decent amount of money.