Developers deem piracy a problem, not a threat in survey

by Justin McElroy { Nov 10th 2009 at 12:00PM }

Troubling news for pirates worried about their fearsome image today: In a recent survey of TIGA members, a majority of developers say that while piracy is a problem, it's not necessarily a fatal one to their business. While 90 percent of those polled think the issue is getting worse, only 60 percent call it a low threat with a mere 10 percent saying it represents a significant danger to their survival.

What are the other 90 percent worried about? Well, getting caught between Mega Shark and Giant Octopus, naturally.

Tags: babypirates, piracy, surveys, tiga

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

BxGT @ Nov 10th 2009 12:03PM

Piracy has never been funnier.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:09PM

I dont know man, the muppets did do treasure island once!

BxGT @ Nov 10th 2009 12:15PM

ARGH, but the muppets be off the air now.Baby pirates were torrenting the seasons so they went bankrupt.

EGOvoruhk @ Nov 10th 2009 12:25PM

I've got cabin fever!

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:35PM

Dead tom's dead! They killed him!

RKN @ Nov 10th 2009 12:05PM

Which platforms are they referring to in the survey?

under13warrior @ Nov 10th 2009 12:09PM

Baby Pirates are the most amazing things ever.

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 10th 2009 12:10PM

DEVELOPERS!

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:14PM

Man, I fucking hate pirates. All my friends are pirates and they just refuse to buy even the greatest of games! They actually pirated Arkham Asylum! A game about crimefighting for fucks sake! Now they're all gonna pirate Dragon Age even though it's incredible and doesnt even have any shitty DRM!

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 10th 2009 12:19PM

Wow...that is pretty bad. After BioWare pushed to keep SecuROM off of DA, they still pirate it...

But you're the Goddamn Batman! Can't you do something about it?

RKN @ Nov 10th 2009 12:20PM

I can assure you if they have consoles and you could pirate games on consoles as easily as PCs, they'd pirate their console games to hell as well. Its a real damn fucking shame.

I definitely reward PC developers who trust their audience and forgo DRM on their titles.

Old Professor Zertoss @ Nov 10th 2009 12:22PM

RRRAARRGGHH I HATE ALL OF BATMAN'S FRIENDS!

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:25PM

I said friends didn't I bradwart? All my friends are superheroes! But seriously i've tried everything. One of them claims to use them as "rentals" he'll download something, play it all the way and if he loves it he'll pay for it, but not if he loves it, and somehow that's justified. Even stranger is that this guy is a forsworn communist who gets into huge arguments with other much more republican friends about universal health care and how they dont care about anyone but themselves, and then he hasnt payed for a PC game since Oblivion. I tried to give him his own medicine by stealing some of his stuff and waiting to see if i loved it or not to give him some money for it, but he keeps pirating! The others arent communists just cheap lazy bastards.

RKN @ Nov 10th 2009 12:27PM

I used to pirate games, both PC and PS2 with a modded system as a teenager but since have stopped. Back when I pirated, I didn't see the harm in what it would cause. But I can definitely see how PC gaming is hurting badly because of piracy.

I ask your PC pirating friends, if PC gaming died because of their actions, would they just move onto consoles and pirate those games or would they truly be sad over losing PC as a gaming platform and the unique advantages it offers?

Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 10th 2009 12:28PM

That bastard Superman. Thinks just because his home planet asploded he can get games for free!

He is no match for the power of the Force.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:33PM

@RKN I remind them all the time they killed the dreamcast! And nothing! Heartless bastards all of them! Only the communist is the one that only really PC games, and even then, he doesnt really even play games, he just plays the most important ones so he can be hip and topical, so i doubt he'd actually care! There's no resolution to this situation except.....MURDER!

Old Professor Zertoss @ Nov 10th 2009 12:42PM

I could lend you some killbots for a modest fee.

ducttapeBigSexy (PSN&XBL: ducttape12) @ Nov 10th 2009 12:46PM

"Now they're all gonna pirate Dragon Age even though it's incredible and doesnt even have any shitty DRM!"

People who pirate software use DRM as an excuse. In reality, they don't want to pay for things, but their conscious won't let them admit they're doing so, so they make themselves out to be some sort of freedom fighter.

If you're against DRM, fine. But don't use it as an excuse to justify why you're not man / woman enough to admit that you're stealing.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:48PM

oh they admit they're stealing, they're just justified in stealing for....some reason

AsherR [Planeteer | Power of The Hoff] @ Nov 10th 2009 2:07PM

"All my friends are superheroes!'

Please, I know that you've probably taken them out on multiple occasions. If I'm correct you've made Superman your bitch at least twice. Well depending on which continuity we're in...

Alex @ Nov 10th 2009 2:41PM

I know someone who has almost filled a 160GB iPod without actually buying any CDs.
He say's he likes Aerosmith, and has all their albums, but my point of view is that if you actually liked an artist, you'd be willing to pay for their music.

And I like to buy CDs. They look better, and have a higher quality than downloadable MP3s.

KID @ Nov 10th 2009 12:16PM

Joystiq has to get mad page-views from these articles.

Sidebuster @ Nov 10th 2009 12:32PM

Video game pirates. Proof that Lilu had no reason to save earth.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:34PM

MULTIPASS

Aero @ Nov 10th 2009 12:33PM

"While 90 percent of those polled think the issue is getting worse, only 60 percent call it a low threat with a mere 10 percent saying it represents a significant danger to their survival."
This sentence is breaking my brain.

The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:34PM

It's 90 percent out of 100, then 60 of that same percent, and 10 of those same people, it's very simple 8th grade stuff man.

Aero @ Nov 10th 2009 1:22PM

So why not just say 6%?

Justin McElroy @ Nov 10th 2009 2:04PM

It's 2 separate questions.

90 percent say it's getting worse.

60 percent say it's a small threat
10 percent say it's a big threat.

I don't see what's confusing.

sam @ Nov 10th 2009 6:44PM

@Justin: It's a little confusing because the two questions are in one sentence and for the second question, it isn't clear what the other 30% said - not a threat at all, I'm guessing?

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Nov 10th 2009 12:33PM

OMG. Where has Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus been all my life!? LOL

aristokrat @ Nov 10th 2009 12:52PM

I agree. That's the real story here. Taking the plane out of mid air? *Head asplodes*

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Nov 10th 2009 1:29PM

HOLY SH--!!!!!

den-69 @ Nov 10th 2009 1:25PM

Just looking at the picture...
Where's the other 1%? lol

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Nov 10th 2009 1:29PM

In my milk....

mmmmm....delicious.

shawn @ Nov 10th 2009 1:25PM

piracy has been around since the dawn of pc's..you know charging $60-70 for games is really not helping things either,maybe if these people dropped the price they may see a better outcome,who knows...

Storm Eagle [Resident Capcom Megafan] @ Nov 10th 2009 1:31PM

I doubt it. Compare any price to Free, and Free is going to come out on top. When it's so easy to pirate a lot of these games, who's going to bother paying for them?*

*Storm Eagle does not participate in or condone the act of pirating.

Swifty @ Nov 10th 2009 1:58PM

Piracy is an epidemic that's not limited to the PC platform anymore. Modern Warfare 2's zero day 360 release before the PC pirated release just demonstrated just how potent console piracy will become. The days of proclaiming the PC as the exclusive platform of the high seas is over.

RKN @ Nov 10th 2009 2:17PM

So now will consoles in the future get annoying, invasive DRM like the PC has had to put up with for years?

There's a chance it will. I'm a bit scared for the future of gaming, especially console gaming, as they try to milk you further with DLC and the like.

fuzzynyanko @ Nov 10th 2009 4:19PM

RKN: Guess who owns the SecuRom company?

green11420 @ Nov 10th 2009 3:44PM

True story: I've never completed mega shark v giant octopus because I keep looping the part where the shark takes down a plane in mid air. If the movie is ever on syfy, I recommend anyone to watch it. For the lulz, of course..

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