why people don't make PC games any more

[evil-xxx]

lets face it, 75% or more of PC games that have ever been sold are complete crap. complete and utter crap. an honest man would have to spend a lot of money sorting through the crap in order to find a product that is worth buying. demos help, but more often than not, there isnt a demo available. a pirater on the other hand, can download as many games as he wants for absolutely nothing. i myself have no problem paying for quality products, but i refuse to buy things unless i know what im getting myself into. and since most games dont have demos, and almost all stores dont allow returns of opened software, i either have to a) download the game illegally or b) buy the game and cross my fingers that it doesnt completely suck. if someone were to give me a pirated copy of cod4 i would honestly go out and buy it after i played it, because the game is quality and the devs deserve to be well paid for making such a great game. i dont mind spending 50 dollars in order to ensure quality games will always be available, because i dont plan on stopping PC gaming anytime soon, and id rather have a lemon juice colonic than switch to consoles.

cant agree more.that's exactly what I think.

 

[INTELCRAZY]

HA! You guys should've been with me the day my boss at my old job decided to upgrade and just buy the whole Adobe Master Collection CS3 instead of just upgrading to Photoshop CS3 from CS2. $2500!! Funny thing is, I could have it on a computer in less than 6 hours for $0. But, that's a business for ya, it's not like they couldn't afford it anyway....

 

[tlarkin]

HA! You guys should've been with me the day my boss at my old job decided to upgrade and just buy the whole Adobe Master Collection CS3 instead of just upgrading to Photoshop CS3 from CS2. $2500!! Funny thing is, I could have it on a computer in less than 6 hours for $0. But, that's a business for ya, it's not like they couldn't afford it anyway....

In my office I have our CS3 Premium DVD w/ site license, retails about $60,000.00 per a site licensed copy, which includes 500 seats in company and 50 take home. It is funny because I have held a DVD worth $60k before.