'Did pirating kill the Speccy?' Director of 'imagine' (then bought by 'Ocean') spouts off about how pirates killed hos business - but then is steamed into by the nerds Long read, but quite interesting - towards the end brings up good points about pirating games and future developments http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/03/25/piracy-imagine-software-and-the-megagames/ I agree with some of the people at the end, i used to rip off games all the time (PS1, PS2) but it meant i'd try alot more games than i normally would. also, recent games, like Battlefield - you can get them, single player, but not play the online bit - THE BEST BIT - to the point now, where i've actually bought a copy of BF2 just so i can play the online feature. I think it's a really interesting way of going. I wish the music industry could shakes themselfs awake, smell the coffee and try come with with a similar idea
I don't think it'll happen to be honest. The music industry has had things their way for far too long - complete control over everything including distribution and artists. The very medium of the internet threatens that control. To re-assert it, they try to clamp down on it's use with lawsuits, sanctions and legislation, which is not the answer. There is a market here, but it's not a market they like, becase the balance has shifted and the consumer has more power. Gaming has shown the way - look at Steam as an example of how the music companies could progress and use the net...
the spectrum died becasue it was sold to amstrad who maxed it out but then it succumed to the next generation computers like the Amiga, thats why the spectrum became less popular IT ISNT DEAD ITS SLEEPING IN MY DADS LOFT
