Master Milk
Member
Now there's a thought. I'd be interested in seeing the sizes of all the games listed. I wonder if that really plays into it.
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TorrentFreak's List of Most Pirated Games in 2011
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Now there's a thought. I'd be interested in seeing the sizes of all the games listed. I wonder if that really plays into it.
Representative of the quality they put out, not the DRM they use
Pretty much.
Funny how Ubisoft is nowhere to be seen and is the one that bitch the most.
It's the new Ubisoft tactic, stop making PC games to stop piracy.
Unfortunately, even if unintentional, this could happen.
Maybe it's the most obvious one to explain being torrented, but even then the numbers seem inflated. Prior to seeing these numbers, would you really have guessed that near a million individuals would download Xenoblade?
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
It makes you wonder how much you can read into figures like this. How many were try before you buy, how many liked it enough to buy it afterwards etc etc.
The Big Rig
Member
I'm sure the cracked version of Portal 2 is without a lot of functionality. Games as a service has its perks.
It took like thirty five people three years to make, so it cost virtually nothing for a AAA game.
they also did their own advertising so they saved a boatload of money there.
Representative of the quality they put out, not the DRM they use
ya because the new assassin's creed was absolute shit
smh
freenudemacusers
Member
Is that common for pirated games (I know about Batman AA's glide gimp)? stuff being broken or lacking functionality etc. If so, what's the point? a shitty game experience to save a few bucks?
I dunno, I can't really wrap my head around the console piracy numbers... seems like a lot of work to mod them etc.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
it's exactly what will happen. I also left out people who legit imported it from europe because they thought it wouldn't come here so there are more minus sales.
I think there are non-legit servers you can play on. So basically you are playing with other pirates.
Karsticles
Member
Xenoblade numbers upset me.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
These numbers seem a bit conservative, I think. I'm sure when they released numbers in previous years they were much higher.
All that proves is that Portal 2 was a popular game to buy and a popular game to pirate--the jury's still out on the degree to which piracy eats into actual sales.
Not surprised to see that all the most pirated PC games have really short campaigns (other than Fifa). Skyrim may have been buggy, but it gave single player people their money's worth. Same is true for the Witcher 2 and Deus Ex: HR, both of which seemed to sell pretty well on PC based on Steam stats.
If you play forty games a year, and would otherwise buy them, you've saving $2.4k a year. I can't imagine modding a console is that bothersome.
As for lacking functionality, even if you can't play the co-op, it's not as if Portal 2 isn't worth playing. Those people are still getting an incredible game.
InsaneLuchador
Member
Going by the cunts I have to listen to over xbox live, I would have guessed piracy would be more prevalent on 360.
Zomba13
Member
True. Looking at the PC numbers haven't all of those games sold very well? I mean, I know they are all multiplatform but even with the sickening numbers they are all considered successes right?
It would be nice if we somehow managed to turn those numbers into lost sales, like, actual lost sales. Like they played through the pirated version but if it wasn't there they'd have bought it and not trying it out (using it as a demo) and not liking it.
You're assuming that one download = one sale. I would say at least 85 percent of the people pirating games only do so because its free and have no intention to buy them in the first place.
I'm disturbed by how prevalent this line of thinking has become - "Company X isn't going to localize it so I'll just steal it!"
Pirates are the scum of the earth.
Making up statistics is fun!
Worse are the guys that will downloaded it just to archive it.
LowEndTorque
Member
Kinda crazy how virtually impenetrable the PS3 turned out to be.
I wonder if any of the future consoles will have the same success the PS3 had in stopping piracy on their system, or at least making it so difficult that it never becomes widespread. I'm sure this is something on the console makers' minds as they contemplate the merits of DD only, cloud, etc.
I wonder if any of the future consoles will have the same success the PS3 had in stopping piracy on their system, or at least making it so difficult that it never becomes widespread. I'm sure this is something on the console makers' minds as they contemplate the merits of DD only, cloud, etc.
I would hope that a number of those 3 million pirates bought the game for $7.50 during the Steam holiday sale to check out the missing modes.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
I think it would be very interesting if it were possible to see a how many copies were pirated by which countries. I think it would vary from game to game, sometimes greatly. But alas, we'll never know. It might be tempting to think that game sales breakdown would = piracy breakdown in the same region, i.e. if a game sells well in a particular territory it will also be pirated heavily there, but certainly in cases like Xenoblade this would probably not be true.
ROBOKITTYZILLA
Member
Lego Pirates of the Caribbean? Really?
It's not surprising really. It's unfortunate but the chances of the average person knowing a geek who knows his way around torrents and FAQs are pretty high. I hot meal, a six pack, or a generous dose of guilt are the honey loved ones use to encourage innocent nerds to perform illegal tasks
Louis Cyphre
Banned
This is why online play is so prevalent now. The biggest fear is losing your account. I can't imagine being banned. This is the direction the industry is heading towards, getting consumers within your ecosystem. Whether it's on IOS devices, Steam. Xbox Live or PSN. The accountability is having your ID in good order all soon to be in the gaming cloud.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
You say that now but after the bombs fall and the apes come for you with their horses and their nets those archivists will have the last remaining traces of our civilization.
Beautifully Shaped Monsters
Member
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
That's not how it works.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Wow those Crysis 2 numbers Even if it was 10% lost sales that's ~400k, 5% is ~200k, significant numbers for the PC market. Why pirate COD and BF3? are they playing on custom servers or something? I doubt anyone would pirate BF3 to play the single-player lol
Even if it was 10% lost sales that's ~400k, 5% is ~200k, significant numbers for the PC market. Why pirate COD and BF3? are they playing on custom servers or something? I doubt anyone would pirate BF3 to play the single-player lolLouis Cyphre
Banned
They may not have all been potential buyers but there were lost sales due to piracy, that's a given.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
The guy who made the 4 million lost sales comment was making a joke