PC piracy is in ER....

And the life support machine is running low on batteries....:

http://www.izo.com/2010/02/the-massively-popular-russian-file-sharing-site-torrentsru-was-shut-down-because-of-the-visit-to-russia-of-a-us-delegation-i.html

http://blogote.com/2010/ideas/gamato-shut-down-officially-no-movies-music-for-download.html

If Greek piracy and epsessially RUSSIAN piracy is dying expect piracy to be extinct in near future.....

There is no such thing as piracy being eradicated. It will always exist.

and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

IF PC gaming truly was being killed by pirates then wouldnt the pirates just migrate to console?

So...............2 sites were shut down out of thousands and that kills piracy how?

So...............2 sites were shut down out of thousands and that kills piracy how?

lordreaven

PS Some years ago the notion of battling piracy in Russia was a JOKE...

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So...............2 sites were shut down out of thousands and that kills piracy how?

True_Gamer_

[QUOTE="lordreaven"]

So...............2 sites were shut down out of thousands and that kills piracy how?

PS Some years ago the notion of battling piracy in Russia was a JOKE...

Yea ok.. piracy will always live on. As long as there is a will there is a way.

2 down, a million to go.

IF PC gaming truly was being killed by pirates then wouldnt the pirates just migrate to console?

emorainbo

and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="emorainbo"]

IF PC gaming truly was being killed by pirates then wouldnt the pirates just migrate to console?

DJ_Headshot

Sorry, but you can't stop the Golden Age of Pirates!

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and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

Vaasman

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"]

and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

WilliamRLBaker

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="Vaasman"]Pulling statistics from thin air I see. Or might you have any evidence?

Vaasman

http://www.izo.com/2010/02/the-massively-popular-russian-file-sharing-site-torrentsru-was-shut-down-because-of-the-visit-to-russia-of-a-us-delegation-i.htmlTrue_Gamer_

Torrents.ru was not shut down dude. Basically all that happened is that they lost their domain name.. it's still operating under a new one. They didn't lose even a single piece of data as a result of this AFAIK.

All systems have piracy on them.

All systems have piracy on them.

Vesica_Prime

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All systems have piracy on them.

Jamex1987

Yes there is.

Just because its on old firmware doesn't mean that it hasn't been cracked by the way.

[QUOTE="Jamex1987"][QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

All systems have piracy on them.

Yes there is.

Just because its on old firmware doesn't mean that it hasn't been cracked by the way.

[QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

[QUOTE="Jamex1987"] PS3 has no piracy.Jamex1987

Yes there is.

Just because its on old firmware doesn't mean that it hasn't been cracked by the way.

How about this then?

Came out this year.

Take one site down, its fans will make another one -_-;
And if You go on and on, taking down all the fans and the sites, You will be left with the majority of Your people in prison :P

With the way the internet is these days, they'll just make a replacement site or something.

and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

WilliamRLBaker

90% of what?

throwing statistics that mean jack squat doesnt make you look smart.

Like a certain "bay" (not mentioning full name) went down and risen back up in a view days, these piracy sites will do too in another location.

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and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

washd123

90% of what?

throwing statistics that mean jack squat doesnt make you look smart.

[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="Vaasman"]Pulling statistics from thin air I see. Or might you have any evidence?

Vaasman

i thought talking about piracy is not allow here. it sin the terms of use.

[QUOTE="Jamex1987"][QUOTE="Vesica_Prime"]

Yes there is.

Just because its on old firmware doesn't mean that it hasn't been cracked by the way.

Vesica_Prime

How about this then?

Came out this year.

Piracy is a result of hacking a system, they are not equivalent to one another.

Is it possible? Probably. Viable? Absolutely not.

i thought talking about piracy is not allow here. it sin the terms of use.

TheShadowLord07

It's allowed..in a general way. Just don't post anything about how to do it.

Edit: don't go into detail.

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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/55906 and thats just one game. http://kotaku.com/364440/pc-gamings-piracy-sales-charts http://play.tm/news/22526/spore-tops-huge-piracy-list/ so no im not pulling numbers, atleast 1 game claims that high, how many others? its a proven fact that PC piracy is rampent.WilliamRLBaker

PC gaming is in ER, not PC piracy ...

do you even read an entire thread before posting?WilliamRLBaker

i saw your post and commented on your post. what does the rest of the thread have to do with your post on the first page?

you havnt explained once what 90% refers to.

and if youre trying to say piracy is related to sales then i just have to laugh

PC gaming is in ER, not PC piracy ...

KiZZo1

lets see if pc gaming is in the ER and pc gaming profits increased and console gaming profits decreased does that mean console gaming is on life support?

[QUOTE="emorainbo"]

IF PC gaming truly was being killed by pirates then wouldnt the pirates just migrate to console?

DJ_Headshot

Piracy dying? Joke post?X360PS3AMD05

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Piracy dying? Joke post?True_Gamer_

[QUOTE="True_Gamer_"][QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]Piracy dying? Joke post?Vandalvideo

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PC gaming is in ER, not PC piracy ...

washd123

lets see if pc gaming is in the ER and pc gaming profits increased and console gaming profits decreased does that mean console gaming is on life support?

*points out inanimate objects do not go on life support/into the ER*

PS3, still a challenge for pirates.

and yet...PC piracy is as high as 90% still...

WilliamRLBaker

Where did you get 90% from?

PS3, still a challenge for pirates.

PS-Lightning_18

Or just too much of a hassle to hack, just for the 3 decent games Playstation has, exclusively. :P