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The end of piracy as we know it?

Yes, find another character to milk, Depp! 11 5.19%
 
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ironmanDX on 25 May 2013
aikohualda said:
the only thing xb1 will kill are the buyers....

How many suicides a year in the world then I wonder? I'll look it up... Over a million!! XB1 winner confirmed?!?

http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-statistics.html

3rd party devs will jump on this console like nuts now. They even get 45% of used game sale money... but for the OP, hell no. Pirates always find a way. There will be no stopping them unless it becomes punishable by a death sentence!! Even then still no...



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TripleMMM on 25 May 2013
arcane_chaos said:
no..Microsoft message to hackers: COME AT ME BRO!!!

You know they like a good challenge! XD



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Zero999 on 25 May 2013

it's the end of microsoft gaming business.



A203D on 25 May 2013

I agree with Microsoft's motives regarding piracy, and I also get used game sales.

If you think about it a retailer who sells second hand games makes full profit from that resale. The developer and the publisher dosen't get any of that money back from the game they've made.

On those levels I think Microsoft are doing something good for publishers and developers, at the same time, this console will eventually get hacked. It won't stay piracy free forever.



Zero999 on 25 May 2013
A203D said:
I agree with Microsoft's motives regarding piracy, and I also get used game sales.

If you think about it a retailer who sells second hand games makes full profit from that resale. The developer and the publisher dosen't get any of that money back from the game they've made.

On those levels I think Microsoft are doing something good for publishers and developers, at the same time, this console will eventually get hacked. It won't stay piracy free forever.

the developers and publishers don't have any right to get that money.



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Mummelmann on 25 May 2013

It is more likely the beginning of the end of MS' console adventure if they keep heading in this direction. They have so much to learn from Valve and CD Projekt.



RenCutypoison on 25 May 2013

As a french podcaster once said : "If you threat every customer like a thief, good luck keeping your customers"

And maybe M$ finally understood piracy is no a threat and they are only attacking used games



A203D on 25 May 2013
Zero999 said:
A203D said:
I agree with Microsoft's motives regarding piracy, and I also get used game sales.

If you think about it a retailer who sells second hand games makes full profit from that resale. The developer and the publisher dosen't get any of that money back from the game they've made.

On those levels I think Microsoft are doing something good for publishers and developers, at the same time, this console will eventually get hacked. It won't stay piracy free forever.

the developers and publishers don't have any right to get that money.

I don't agree with that. Developers and publishers have put a lot of hard work and resources into making a game. I don't think a retailer whos put nothing into that game should get full profit off someone else's hard work.

Especially for the prices that they charge for used games.



chapset on 25 May 2013

Nope they are providing a challenge and the hacking community will respond accordingly



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The Fury on 25 May 2013
A203D said:
Zero999 said:
A203D said:
I agree with Microsoft's motives regarding piracy, and I also get used game sales.

If you think about it a retailer who sells second hand games makes full profit from that resale. The developer and the publisher dosen't get any of that money back from the game they've made.

On those levels I think Microsoft are doing something good for publishers and developers, at the same time, this console will eventually get hacked. It won't stay piracy free forever.

the developers and publishers don't have any right to get that money.

I don't agree with that. Developers and publishers have put a lot of hard work and resources into making a game. I don't think a retailer whos put nothing into that game should get full profit off someone else's hard work.

Especially for the prices that they charge for used games.

Yes and all that hard work and resources were paid for in the original purchase. This used game means nothing to them, if a gamer kept his copy and kept playing it the cost is exact same amout to the developer as if it was traded in and played by someone else.



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