What about when you are denied playing the legal copy you purchased by the copy protection that should have stopped you from obtaining the illegal copy that you had to get if you just wanted to play the game?


My question is, how are DRM companies still in business? Seriously, how can anyone justify paying for something that is guaranteed to fail?

I don't mind DRM as long as it doesn't get between me and my game. I only ever pirated a game once, but kept the legal copy I purchased. But I don't feel sorry when some dumbshit publisher decides to use use some uber draconian DRM that is only successful at stopping paying customers from playing the game while those that pirated the game are actually playing it. Does the game deserve to be stolen? Of course not, but more DRM hasn't helped. Problem is, very few of those providing the games really care about trying different ways of combating piracy. They keep using the "sledgehammer" approach and when that fails they get a bigger "sledgehammer" and so on. Then, when that "sledgehammer" starts hitting paying customers, they get all upset when it gets thrown back in their face and then they run home crying to the xbox.

Combating piracy is going to take finesse and many different approaches working together before any progress is made. Even then it wont go away. Valve's approach has been to make obtaining a game easier than the use of torrent sites and its helped, but more approaches must be utilized at the same time. Like adjustments in pricing and demos for the PC. I fault CD projekt for not releasing a PC demo. (I do think they have the right attitude towards piracy and hope they still have the courage to stick with the PC platform.)

Game don't deserve to be stolen, but I can't feel sorry for those who don't take the initiative to limit piracy with out frustrating paying customers.

I was excited, 2 years ago, but now Im not sure I'll even get it. I'll be very surprised if comes out next year. But the excitement I should be feeling for this game left a long time ago.

I just love when people defend EA on the basis of competition. There is no competition. None. Also, the competitor (EA) actually raised the price on PC digital downloads. I thought the point was to drive the price down, not up.

Seriously, if you using competition as a way to defend Origin you are an idiot.

Valve earned its "power" over the years. In doing so built a community. EA is trying to stand on the shoulders of giants to accomplish something quickly. Is it really any wonder there is such a backlash? EA took what Valve had done, and now is leveraging its own library to gain support. All the while charging 10$ more for digital software (which has almost no overhead). EA is only doing this because its the only company that has a chance to get a piece of what Valve earned over the years. They have enough Hits in there library to force their customer base into Origin.

EA wants its "power" instantly and doesn't want to earn it. They are using their library to do it too. You think they won't abuse that "power" the first chance they get?

Im really surprised so many people can't wait to play SWTOR. Considering the monthly sub hasn't been announced yet. Are they allowing you to keep your beta toons? EA is charging 60$ for the standard digital copy. So what is the monthly charge going to be? Better think about that when you are building your character during beta. Seems wise to wait a bit after release so you get an idea of how much this game is going to cost you. Not to mention how the game is managed with bugs and content.

Not saying it won't be worth it, just that EA is going to charge most it can for it. My opinion, wait till its released, the prices announced and its been running smoothly for a month before deciding to invest your money in it. It could still be and epic fail.

Before Origin I went to EA's site to download a game. This was a little before they released their catalog on Steam. So I through the checkout process and I am about to hit the button when I notice an added charge of around 5$. An "online convenience fee" is what they called it. In that instant I knew what EA was all about.

EA isn't stupid, they know the contract they signed with Valve and have twice now broken it. Seems clear EA is watching to see how Origin does before making a complete break from Steam. I believe their intentions will be made clear with Star Wars TOR. Since its an MMO, DLC will likely be irrelevant and Steam will be just another place to sell. So if that doesn't make it, I am betting future releases from EA won't be going to Steam. just a guess.

Lets not forget, Digital downloads are cheaper due to the lack of packaging, storing and physical media. Yet EA is charging 10$ more across the board. All this shows me is EA wants to squeeze every last cent from gamers and believes we should be grateful they provide games at all.

Having built my own PC and my wife's I can you it costs about 1000$ if you want to run everything on high settings. In "fantasy land" it might have cost some one 4000$ to play Crysis at launch. In the "real" world, my 900$ PC did it fine even at ultra settings with 2x aa. Since then, I spent around 150$ to upgrade my graphics card. That was because my last one lacked the new physx capabilities.

So over the last couple years (yea that's years > 1) I spent 150$ in upgrades for my PC that cost around 1000$. Add that to the fact that the games are cheaper and we have a modding community and the initial cost is more than worth it.

I don't have a problem with people liking consoles, its a matter of opinion. What bothers me is the colossal ignorance of some console gamers when they talk about PC gaming. I guess if you want to believe; it will cost you thousands of dollars for a decent rig, that all PC gamers care about is graphics, and that mods are no big deal, then fine, its your loss. Sad thing is, more people own consoles sure, but MS and Sony own console gaming. They do NOT own PC gaming. Ultimately PC gaming is owned by the PC community and the Modding community who ask for nothing for the mods they work so hard on to give us.

You want nothing more than a console more power to ya, have fun, I mean that. But before you spout the same crap over and over again, look a little deeper, and you might "see" what we have been so snobby about all these years.

On the one hand bringing older games into the modern era sounds like a good idea for some titles. On the other hand, capture the core essence of older titles is near impossible. Unless you're Blizzard and release the same game with better visuals. But I digress.

The reason the core essence of older games is hard to capture, I believe, is due to the original fans. Like playing atari games now isn't the same as when you played them when you were younger. Fact is if the devs can't recreate the "feeling" you got with the original then its doomed. I'm not saying this applies totally with XCOM, but I do think modernizing the original would have been very risky. Way I see it, turn-based gaming is past its prime but strategy isn't, on the PC that is. Words like "strategy" and "simulation" are not what console gamers in general like hearing these days. At least that's the publishers believe. True or not, its hard to deny with XCOM becoming an FPS.

Truth be told, I'm not all that broken up about it. I no longer get excited at the prospect of any classic being remade. The reality is that very few would succeed anyway. Its kinda like Far Cry 2-when I gave up bitching that it wasn't, in fact, Far Cry 2 and instead and FPS with Far Cry 2 slapped on the box for name recognition-I started to enjoy it more. Whether that will be that case here, I don't know. Though this interview did help quell any excitement I may have started to have. More likely if this game is successful, it will be with a new generation and promptly forgotten and about by the older generation.

I would like to add that music is timeless, video games aren't. At least not these days when most want the newest and best and the games themselves shorter and more forgettable. Just my opinion.

With precedent set its going to be very hard to create a law against violent video games. I am not surprised by thee decision, but I was surprised how well some of the justices understood video games as it related to the arguments. Regardless of the outcome, I have a new found respect for the supreme court because of this case. The fight may not be over, but setting precedent can be a tough SOB to overcome, especially with the first amendment. Sorry Jack.

Sometimes its ok to toss out serious and gritty storytelling in favor of a giant weaponized dildo.

Not sure why, but this game just refuses to excite me in anyway. Yea, the story and narrative is what this game is all about, but is it going to be worth the ~20$ a month plus full price for the game?(which, knowing EA's pricing, will probably be 60$ on pc) I'm just not sure it will be. A SW MMO without spaceflight seems just wrong to me.

I played galaxies for a lot of years and even though I got very tired of the ground portion, space was always there for me. which has kept me coming back from time to time. They could cancel this game out right and I probably would care. sad.