Hi, i think you can't. it wasn't the point i was making, but you got it dawg. here's a hot dog for you:
Jim Ryan: PS5 is expected to catch up with PS4 in Q2; PC revenue $250 million in FY22
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It's actually funny that the cracked version of TLOU Pt 1 ran better than the purchased version due to the "community" releases including a beta version of oodle that solved a lot of streaming issues. So basically, paying for the game yielded a worse experience than paying for it, at least on the release window.
Hi, i think you can't. it wasn't the point i was making, but you got it dawg. here's a hot dog for you:
Yeah, i appreciate it when people come up with bullshit arguments, try to run away when confronted, and then try and sneak funny comebacks. You failed.
Also if you pirate on console you can get banned, you'll have a hard time playing online, you won't be able to update, use PS+, etc. On PC there is close to no risk and in the case of single player games like the ones Sony has been releasing you play the exact same game without losing anything.
Sony is going out of their way to complicate thing for themselves, they should focus on GaaS games on PC and really old games.
There's actually ways to play cracked games online in official servers. These are limited, and I have absolutely no idea which games allow for that, but I know its a thing. It's mind boggling.
Again, piracy does not cannibalize sales, but its a huge thing on PC.
No need for name calling.
Bullshit. Give the option to PS5 players to easily download and play $70 games for free on the internet and see what happens to the sales of those games.
Only a complete moron would actually believe piracy does not cannibalize sales, do you think movies wouldn't sell more or bring more people to the theaters if that was actually the only way to watch them?
Now, remember that Napster released in 1999.
Ahm.
EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales
In 2013, the European Commission ordered a €360,000 ($430,000) study on how piracy affects sales of music, books, movies and games in the EU. However, it never ended up showing it to the public except for one cherry-picked section. That's possibly because the study concluded that there was no...
www.engadget.com
I'd appreciate if you didn't call me a moron when you don't know what you're talking about
Probably the same study that shows that Gamepass increased sales. You are not going to bullshit me.Ahm.
EU withheld a study that shows piracy doesn't hurt sales
In 2013, the European Commission ordered a €360,000 ($430,000) study on how piracy affects sales of music, books, movies and games in the EU. However, it never ended up showing it to the public except for one cherry-picked section. That's possibly because the study concluded that there was no...
I'd appreciate if you didn't call me a moron when you don't know what you're talking about
I bet if we could pirate cars people would buy more cars.
Also, my money is on you being a pirate going by how defensive of it you are.
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Probably the same study that shows that Gamepass increased sales.
Yeah, when out of arguments, you resort to trying to ignore the study data. Funny enough, studies that show some impact in sales are those sponsored by... Big corporations, you know, the interested parties. And even those cannot provide a direct link between piracy and loss of sales. For example, we know that product pricing impacts sales.
also, your graph shows an increase in Vinyl sales. Interesting, right?
I'm not trying to bullshit you. I own over 300 games on PS store, around 70 on Epic, and around 200 on Steam. I don't give a fuck if a game is available to pirate or not, since I don't download them.
Is there a point there?
If you want to read more about the sales slump phenomena, and also how piracy affected the music industry as a whole, there's a few. Some argue it does impact sales, and that's fair, but again, an unbiased study shows it doesn't. I'm not interested in studies sponsored by EMI or Warner Bros, the same guys that sell a CD for 10 quid and pay the artist cents for each copy sold (since packaging and shipping is deducted from their royalty, and they usually only get 10 to 15%).
Music's lost decade: Sales cut in half
Total revenues from U.S. music sales and licensing have fallen dramatically to $6.3 billion in 2009 from $13.4 billion in 1999, according to a report recently released by Forrester Research.
money.cnn.com
Another study finds music piracy 'does not displace digital sales'
An EU report has found that "digital music piracy does not displace legal music purchases in digital format"
If we're considering pirating that big deal, I can argue that services like Spotify are actually way worse for artists. I got a grand total of a few cents for over a thousand streams of my bands album. That's fucking ridiculous. Meanwhole, the first sale got me 1 quid (we're independent).
Total sales of the PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered have surpassed 1.5 million units, while sales of the PC version of The Last of Us Part I surpassed 368,000 units, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered for PC has generated $52 million in revenue, while The Last of Us Part I for PC generated $15.5 million in revenue.
Expected, yes. That will happen because Spiderman 2
Is there a point there?
If you want to read more about the sales slump phenomena, and also how piracy affected the music industry as a whole, there's a few. Some argue it does impact sales, and that's fair, but again, an unbiased study shows it doesn't. I'm not interested in studies sponsored by EMI or Warner Bros, the same guys that sell a CD for 10 quid and pay the artist cents for each copy sold (since packaging and shipping is deducted from their royalty, and they usually only get 10 to 15%).
Music's lost decade: Sales cut in half
Total revenues from U.S. music sales and licensing have fallen dramatically to $6.3 billion in 2009 from $13.4 billion in 1999, according to a report recently released by Forrester Research.money.cnn.com
Another study finds music piracy 'does not displace digital sales'
An EU report has found that "digital music piracy does not displace legal music purchases in digital format"www.wired.co.uk
If we're considering pirating that big deal, I can argue that services like Spotify are actually way worse for artists. I got a grand total of a few cents for over a thousand streams of my bands album. That's fucking ridiculous. Meanwhole, the first sale got me 1 quid (we're independent).
Piracy obviously negatively impacts sales, only someone in complete denial and with an agenda would even consider it doesn't.
That's how I never fell for the BS that Gamepass increased sales, something are just too obvious.
The whole Steam business model was created to compete with piracy, it would not need to compete with something that doesn't impact sales. The complete domination of online games and F2P on PC also has a lot to do with piracy as these type of games suffer less from it.
Just think about...
Most PC gamers that uses pirated games will rather not play games than buy them if there is no pirated version.
The number of PC gamers that will move to a paid model if there is no piracy is very low and are these ones that even playing some games pirated still buy others games... they are the middle.
People that only play pirated games will probably never buy games.
They can donate to hackers but never buy legally a game.
Most PC gamers that uses pirated games will rather not play games than buy them if there is no pirated version.
The number of PC gamers that will move to a paid model if there is no piracy is very low and are these ones that even playing some games pirated still buy others games... they are the middle.
People that only play pirated games will probably never buy games.
They can donate to hackers but never buy legally a game.
It starts at 30%, but goes down after that to 20%. Only consoles are a locked 30%.
The pc port of TOTK is pretty good.
I'm not threatening piracy, as sony doesn't make games I enjoy based on my time with a ps4.
I like to keep my PC clean. I won't buy anymore EA or ubisoft games (if they made anything I like) because even if you buy it on Steam you still need their launcher.
PC players aren't going to pay for a service to use their own internet that they already pay for. If you want to be cucked by huge corporations, just stick with consoles. They're already are PCs with a locked down OS.
How come CDPR games sell so well on PC when they are single player DRM free?
And Xbox games selling better than Sony ones on steam despite being crackable and on game pass?
Does not compute.
And Xbox games selling better than Sony ones on steam despite being crackable and on game pass?
Does not compute.
So I got a warning for not believing that piracy increases sales?
No:
The opinion did not give you the warning. The insults did.
