This is a touchy subject, but an important one. Please keep your views about piracy itself out of the discussion and just state your views about how you think piracy is affecting the PC gaming market.
This issue has been around for a while, but recently devs are stating that the ONLY reason they are postponing PC releases is because of piracy issues. Ubisoft is vocal on the matter with games such as Assassin's Creed II and EndWar.
If this is true then it's certainly disappointing, but I honestly think they are trying to pull the wool over PC gamers' eyes. It is cheaper to develop for consoles and they can use console gaming as "beta testing" for a PC version.
Here are some other interesting articles on the matter:
id co-owner says piracy killing PC gaming
IGN: Developer Stardock Says Piracy Isn't Killing PC Gaming
TweakGuides.com - PC Game Piracy Examined
What are your guys' opinions on the issue? Again...keep it within the T-F rules!
This issue has been around for a while, but recently devs are stating that the ONLY reason they are postponing PC releases is because of piracy issues. Ubisoft is vocal on the matter with games such as Assassin's Creed II and EndWar.
If this is true then it's certainly disappointing, but I honestly think they are trying to pull the wool over PC gamers' eyes. It is cheaper to develop for consoles and they can use console gaming as "beta testing" for a PC version.
Here are some other interesting articles on the matter:
id co-owner says piracy killing PC gaming
IGN: Developer Stardock Says Piracy Isn't Killing PC Gaming
TweakGuides.com - PC Game Piracy Examined
What are your guys' opinions on the issue? Again...keep it within the T-F rules!