First Modern Warfare 2 p2p virus

[trinibwoy]

Lol, and you guys wonder why developers scorn PC gamers. A bunch of miscreants.

[Luka_Aveiro]

Everything is a false positive until it's confirmed to be a false negative

[xenolith]

Lol, and you guys wonder why developers scorn PC gamers. A bunch of miscreants.

Yep.

And the loudest ones that called for us to boycott IW will be the loudest ones kicking and screaming if IW ends all PC game development.

[Blacky]

Yep.

And the loudest ones that called for us to boycott IW will be the loudest ones kicking and screaming if IW ends all PC game development.

IW leaving PC development won't matter at this point imo...

[xenolith]

IW leaving PC development won't matter at this point imo...

What about other developers, what if they considered doing the same?

You can ignore all the blood in the water for just so long without getting bunched in the nose yourself.

[Solus Corvus]

What about other developers, what if they considered doing the same?

Other companies will move in to fill the void. It's still a market - maybe just not as squeezable as Activision and EA think.

[xenolith]

Other companies will move in to fill the void. It's still a market - maybe just not as squeezable as Activision and EA think.

But the best talent will go where the most money can be made.

[grimREEFER]

im genuinely concerned that the next gen of consoles would end pc gaming.

i mean, now you gotta worry about viruses when you play a game? thats ridiculous.

[Solus Corvus]

But the best talent will go where the most money can be made.

True, to an extent. But more titles for consoles also means more competition in those markets. Which means less profits per title, with exceptions of course. The average programmer/scripter/mapper/artist entering the console game market will have to compete with more of their type. They will have to take lower wages and work harder hours. All of this is derived from basic economics.

And all of that is still forgetting the human factor. Some good developers may stay with PC because that's what they enjoy. PC will have new technologies to explore long before the consoles will. Sometimes flexing your creative muscles can be as rewarding as earning a little more doing something you don't enjoy as much.

[Blacky]

What about other developers, what if they considered doing the same?

You can ignore all the blood in the water for just so long before getting bunched in the nose yourself.

I do realize the fact that could happen... because pc doesn't make money as console do and money is what they care, do you think they give a crap about us pc gamers now? think again...