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xg4bx · 02-17-2012, 06:30 PM

i just love when i hear people like video game manufacturers/publishers bemoaning piracy and used game sales. "oh piracy is killing us, oh gamestop is worse than hitler" while remaining mysteriously silent on the fact that they top their sales year after year. every year its record profits and sales but damn gamestop won't stop stealing food out of their mouths! the newest call of duty alone only made a mere BILLION dollars worth of sales in its first month. oh the poor dears!

"Video game sales are expected to grow from $66 billion worldwide in 2010 to $81 billion by 2016."

http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/07/wi...016-exclusive/

piracy is killing them! somebody had better do something!

the 'top tier' of entertainment will always sell. always. its the mid range guys who get screwed but they've been getting screwed by their publishers all along as it is. pirate sites probably do more to get their name out their than their own pubs anyway.

02-17-2012, 06:30 PM	#36
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	i just love when i hear people like video game manufacturers/publishers bemoaning piracy and used game sales. "oh piracy is killing us, oh gamestop is worse than hitler" while remaining mysteriously silent on the fact that they top their sales year after year. every year its record profits and sales but damn gamestop won't stop stealing food out of their mouths! the newest call of duty alone only made a mere BILLION dollars worth of sales in its first month. oh the poor dears! "Video game sales are expected to grow from $66 billion worldwide in 2010 to $81 billion by 2016." http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/07/wi...016-exclusive/ piracy is killing them! somebody had better do something! the 'top tier' of entertainment will always sell. always. its the mid range guys who get screwed but they've been getting screwed by their publishers all along as it is. pirate sites probably do more to get their name out their than their own pubs anyway. Last edited by xg4bx; 02-17-2012 at 06:35 PM.