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Stan85 on 03 June 2009

"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.



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zexen_lowe on 03 June 2009
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?




Hisiru on 03 June 2009
non-gravity said:
Hisiru said:
non-gravity said:
Hisiru said:
Seraphic_Sixaxis said:
So then does that mean Final Fantasy XIV is INFACT a PS3 exclusive by this Rule or is the PS3 not a console?

I've been hearing waaay to much hypocrysy about this topic.

For me, Final Fantasy XIV is a console exclusivity for the PS3.

You could call it that way, but I could still decide to play it on my pc instead.

Huh? But I am not talking about the PC.

"is a console exclusivity for the ps3".

On ps3 it's called "console exclusive"

On pc it's called a "game"

Yes, because they are different things.

As I said before: Console =/= Computer



Hisiru on 03 June 2009
zexen_lowe said:
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?

Believe me, you will not do that. In the xbox 360 you can lose the xbox live, in the ps3 is impossible.



zexen_lowe on 03 June 2009
Hisiru said:
zexen_lowe said:
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?

Believe me, you will not do that. In the xbox 360 you can lose the xbox live, in the ps3 is impossible.

PS3 is impossible, indeed. 360 is easy, and it's easy to not lose XBL (you just have to know what to do, I won't say what). And even with thast, he was talking as if piracy in consoles was non-existant, when that's clearly not the case




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Stan85 on 03 June 2009
zexen_lowe said:
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?

On Pc you click download and install the piratated game.

On consoles,you remove your warranty and take riscs.

Not the same thing.



zexen_lowe on 03 June 2009
Stan85 said:
zexen_lowe said:
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?

On Pc you click download and install the piratated game.

On consoles,you remove your warranty and take riscs.

Not the same thing.

Yes. So what?

It still makes your last sentence wrong. "I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game."




Wonktonodi on 03 June 2009

exclusive to one console when it's just exclusive when it is on the 360/pc or now even the ps3/pc console exclusive works. There are games exclusively for the 360 I can't play but there are many console exclusive for the 360 that I can. Yes it is not the same experience but then again I do save $10 a game plus the cost of a 360



max power on 03 June 2009
Stan85 said:
zexen_lowe said:
Stan85 said:
"The market for PC games is also smaller" -> I totally agree with that.

So why is MS,the developers and publishers still support the Pc,even with it`s high piracy rate?

I know many people that defend Pc gaming pirate every game on Pc,while us console users have to buy every single game.

Huh? What are you talking about? Since when consoles can't be pirated?

On Pc you click download and install the piratated game.

On consoles,you remove your warranty and take riscs.

Not the same thing.

You lose multiplayer if you pirate a PC game.  Which is pretty much the same thing you lose when you pirate a console game.

 

And Valve has done a fantastic job of combatting piracy with Steam. 



Feylic on 03 June 2009
Hisiru said:
Feylic said:
Hisiru said:
Feylic said:
I dunno, i still can't see why it would be called exclusive if it comes out on the PC as well.... If I have a ps3, and i can get all the 360 "exclusives" on my PC, why would I buy a 360? Exclusives should be on one device.

Yes, and the 360 is not in the same market place of the PC, and it is not a competitor for the PC, it is a competitor for the ps3. If the ps3 don't have Mass Effect and the 360 has Mass Effect, Mass Effect is an exclusive for the 360, because both systems are competitors. Both systems are consoles, and not PCs.

How can you say the 360 is not a competitor to the PC? or the PS3? or the Wii? All systems play games, all systems share common games, the system that appeals to a gamer the most will be purchased, therefore they are all competitors. Now, if you want to go ahead and call every game that is 360/PC or PS3/PC a console exclusive, then go ahead. But an exclusive game it is not.

Ok, The ps2, Wii, gamecube, snes, n64 and other consoles don't have any exclusive because I can buy a PC and play the game using an emulator. Why I would buy a ps2 if I can play ps2 games in my PC? hmmm.. maybe because they aren't the same thing?

and no, The PC and the 360 aren't competitors, they don't do the same things, they aren't in the same market place, if you only uses the PC for game, great, but you can't have a lot of 360 games and 360 functionalities.

Computer =/= Console.

Lol, come on, is this what you really think? Emulators emulate's the game experience, it basically makes your computer, act like a console while playing the game. Where as games made for PC/Console are coded seperatly, one for the console, and one for the PC. Also, most emulators for current gem systems won't be around for several years. I think most people will want to play new games before then :/

And yes, the PC and 360 are competitors, how can you even say that last line that I bolded? They do the exact same thing, they process machine code to run applications, programs, and games for the user. They are in the same market place, as games are advertised as for 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, and PC/Mac. Why would companies have commercials for games, and have it directly say that the game comes out on all these systems, including PC if the PC wasn't in the same market? And lastly, please tell me what function the 360 can do that the PC can not?

 

*Note* For those who like to flame, I'm not trying to say the PC is better than everything else, I for one prefer consoles for gaming, but I'm just trying to show how they are very similar and share many qualities.