MW2 PC sold 290,000 copies, was pirated over 4 million times Ouch!

Downloaded sales are not included like at Steam and D2D.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Modern-Warfare-2-Boycotted-By-Direct2Drive-GamersGate-Impulse-20958.html

Headline: Modern Warfare 2 boycotted by Direct2Drive, Gamersgate, Impulse.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Not that I am justifying piracy but... serves Activision right.

h575309

Specifically to make a point, I'm sure.

I heard of some people pirating it just to spite Activision, and inflate the piracy rates for the game.

I mean no other game comes close to the amount that this game was pirated. They did it because IW stabbed the fanbase in the back.

I'm with foxhound on this one. Serves them right. I wouldn't say that in any other circumstance.

why would anyone Pirate such a horrible game?forza420

Why would anyone BUY such a horrible game? :lol:

[spoiler] Pwnt :P [/spoiler]

If You want to show piracy numbers this is really the wrong game to use though. This is more a victory than a loss.

[QUOTE="forza420"]why would anyone Pirate such a horrible game?Dataleak

Why would anyone BUY such a horrible game? :lol:

Why would anyone waste even 5 minutes on this pos?

[QUOTE="forza420"]why would anyone Pirate such a horrible game?Arach666

[QUOTE="h575309"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Not that I am justifying piracy but... serves Activision right.

treedoor

Specifically to make a point, I'm sure.

I heard of some people pirating it just to spite Activision, and inflate the piracy rates for the game.

I mean no other game comes close to the amount that this game was pirated. They did it because IW stabbed the fanbase in the back.

I'm with foxhound on this one. Serves them right. I wouldn't say that in any other circumstance.

It has been the top selling game on steam for a few months now, so Im sure it has sold more than 290k. As of right now the Stimulus Package is #1 in steam, and #2 is MW2.

Thats what they get for overcharging for dlc on pc.. and by that I mean charging more than zero dollars

[QUOTE="KevinButlerVP"][QUOTE="SamiRDuran"]thats impossible i've seen 200.000 active players at onceSLI_Gamer

maybe he has seen them in infinity.net, without dedicated servers it shouldnt be possible.

Pretty sad. I think PC should not have any more games.Mr_Cumberdale

People complain about DRM, this is why it exist.

Instashot

Pretty sad. I think PC should not have any more games.Mr_Cumberdale

You are completely missing the point here? USA retail numbers mean ****. Activision were very happy with PC sales, and it's still in steams top ten. Maybe it's not ten million like Xbox version but it's somewhere arround two million which are pretty good numbers.

[QUOTE="brandontwb"][QUOTE="muscleserge"]Thats retail, in US. I just checked STEAM and it is at the #2 spot in the top seller list, and has been in the top sellers since release, I bet it sold way more than that in US if one were to include DD sales into that figure.GeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="brandontwb"]This.... It also said RETAIL purchases, I doubt Steam DLs counted.Teufelhuhn

I like your Mass Effect 2 sig where did you get it ? On topic, Im sure the game has sold 2+ million on PC by now. Its probably some fanboy site reporting those fake numbers of retail only and not stating about DD sales. The game is horrible i bought it the retail version since i like to collect and own the boxes and what a waste of money it is.

Also...stumbled across this earlier http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/10/one-quarter-of-humble-indie-bundle-downloads-were-pirated/Ravensmash

:lol: they have no shame at all!!!!! Stealing from charities.:lol:

You are completely missing the point here? USA retail numbers mean ****. Activision were very happy with PC sales, and it's still in steams top ten. Maybe it's not ten million like Xbox version but it's somewhere arround two million which are pretty good numbers.

GeneralShowzer

Not going to bother reading back pages, but are you defending or downplaying piraiting, after arguing all day yesterday about mp having a activation code that will hurt used game sales?

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="brandontwb"]This.... It also said RETAIL purchases, I doubt Steam DLs counted.Teufelhuhn

But that´s not trolling?

Bah,I´ve been moded for much less than this.

This thread was created to bash the PC and focus only on a very small number of sales report while blatantly omiting every other possible sales source(DD and retail on all other countries in the world) just for ownage.

But that´s not trolling?

Bah,I´ve been moded for much less than this.

Arach666

Funny how the bad guys are the ones enforcing DRM or Sony removing other OS. You look at the money lost here and realize that piracy is a much bigger problem.-ArchAngeL-777-

true, but DRM is a TERRIBLE (especially from Ubisoft) idea... all it does it create hassles for legit buyers and gives the publisher WAY too much control of the product you lawfully bought

I thought PC gaming was supposed to be cheaper than console gaming. Why don't PC gamers have enough of teh monies to buy MW2 for $60 instead of pirating it?Mark36111

Many bought it through direct download (Steam etc), which isn't reflected in the total sales figures.

Also, those download numbers do not equal total sales lost, ie, a full 4 million.

Wow that is horrible! PC Gaming dies a little more every day, and we have nobody to blame but ourselves

[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]Funny how the bad guys are the ones enforcing DRM or Sony removing other OS. You look at the money lost here and realize that piracy is a much bigger problem.ogvampire

true, but DRM is a TERRIBLE (especially from Ubisoft) idea... all it does it create hassles for legit buyers and gives the publisher WAY too much control of the product you lawfully bought

I agree completely, but what else are the developers supposed to do? They are not the ones stealing the games the public are, they have to do something, sucks us legit buyers get punished for it but thats how it is. At work if some dumb*** steals company time or tools or wreaks something, WE ALL GET PUNISHED as a whole by corporate, by new rules that are put in place to try and make sure it dosent happen again.

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="-ArchAngeL-777-"]Funny how the bad guys are the ones enforcing DRM or Sony removing other OS. You look at the money lost here and realize that piracy is a much bigger problem.Advid-Gamer

true, but DRM is a TERRIBLE (especially from Ubisoft) idea... all it does it create hassles for legit buyers and gives the publisher WAY too much control of the product you lawfully bought

I agree completely, but what else are the developers supposed to do? They are not the ones stealing the games the public are, they have to do something, sucks us legit buyers get punished for it but thats how it is. At work if some dumb*** steals company time or tools or wreaks something, WE ALL GET PUNISHED as a whole by corporate, by new rules that are put in place to try and make sure it dosent happen again.

what are companies supposed to do? i dont know, if they put me on the payroll i would try to figure something out instead of this 'draconian' (as pc gamer puts it) DRM that they have installed in PC games

its so bad, that PC gamer magazine does not recommend ANY game that has Ubisoft's DRM

[QUOTE="forza420"]why would anyone Pirate such a horrible game?Dataleak

Why would anyone BUY such a horrible game? :lol:

PC gaming isn't dying.

just because you dont like what they did to the game gives pc gamers no right to steal peoples hard work. if you dont like what they did dont buy it. if you hate it so bad why are you stealing it?

just because you dont like what they did to the game gives pc gamers no right to steal peoples hard work. if you dont like what they did dont buy it. if you hate it so bad why are you stealing it?

dontshackzmii

Not that I am justifying piracy but... serves Activision right.

foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

Not that I am justifying piracy but... serves Activision right.

WilliamRLBaker

just because you dont like what they did to the game gives pc gamers no right to steal peoples hard work. if you dont like what they did dont buy it. if you hate it so bad why are you stealing it?

dontshackzmii

360 owners stole almost 1 million copies. I really wish people would also include the DS, Wii and 360 when discussing piracy.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="foxhound_fox"] If you have to ask,then it´s because you don´t know much about PC gaming.

Arach666

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

just because you dont like what they did to the game gives pc gamers no right to steal peoples hard work. if you dont like what they did dont buy it. if you hate it so bad why are you stealing it?

Dataleak

360 owners stole almost 1 million copies. I really wish people would also include the DS, Wii and 360 when discussing piracy.

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] or you could just answer instead of skirting around it. why do they deserve it? [QUOTE="Dataleak"]

[QUOTE="dontshackzmii"]

just because you dont like what they did to the game gives pc gamers no right to steal peoples hard work. if you dont like what they did dont buy it. if you hate it so bad why are you stealing it?

WilliamRLBaker

360 owners stole almost 1 million copies. I really wish people would also include the DS, Wii and 360 when discussing piracy.

Quoted from the website the OP posted.

MicrosoftMethod of attack: Hackers remove the Xbox 360's DVD drive and tweak the OS to permit the use of "backup copies." For PC titles, they circumvent copy protections and share them on torrent sites.
Most-pirated titles:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC), 4.1 million copies; (Xbox 360), 970,000 copies

proof to that affect?WilliamRLBaker

Link

This is similar to what Torrentfreak used with the PC version, by just counting # of copies downloaded. 360 version topped it's list with 970,000.

Neither offers solid numbers of piracy rates.

While Activision should have considered the backlash with the PC community, that is a pretty pitiful ratio.mo0ksi

It is shameful, but it's pretty obvious that half of those pirated were due to spite Activision and IW due to lack of dedicated servers. What's even more shameful is that 970,000 Xbox 360 users pirated it for no apparent reason other then being selfish ****s.

or you could just answer instead of skirting around it.
why do they deserve it?

WilliamRLBaker

You mean a game that was stripped down of most of it´s features just so it could be equal to the inferior version?

When you do that,that´s what happens. When you do a proper PC game(Crysis for instance,sold around 2 million copies retail ONLY,and it´s not even close to the PC best sellers...)things like this don´t happen,never at this scale.