Comments on: Mass Effect 2 Torrent Downloads in Full Swing http://techpp.com/2010/01/25/mass-effect-2-torrent-downloads-in-full-swing/ Tips,tricks,News,Reviews,Tutorials on-Firefox,Web 2.0,Online TV,Online tools,Gadgets and more Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Slipdisc http://techpp.com/2010/01/25/mass-effect-2-torrent-downloads-in-full-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-19655 Slipdisc Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:13:47 +0000 http://techpp.com/?p=8924#comment-19655 Great piece Raju. It is indeed sad to see this. But looking at the big picture, piracy has cost the software industry in general billions of $$$. A quick scan of TPB will reveal hundreds of thousand of dollars (or Rs) in software that can be downloaded with nothing more than a high speed connection and a computer. So if you take $100,000 or more in software values and multiply it by just a fraction of the active users on TPB, it becomes clear that there is a real problem here. Something tells me, even if Mass Effect 2 was just 5 bucks on Steam, people would still think that was too much or just easier to grab a torrent. I would also look for Bioware & EA to put the smackdown on these people trying to run the game. I just can't envision either company sitting by and doing nothing. It will be interesting. Great piece Raju. It is indeed sad to see this. But looking at the big picture, piracy has cost the software industry in general billions of $$$. A quick scan of TPB will reveal hundreds of thousand of dollars (or Rs) in software that can be downloaded with nothing more than a high speed connection and a computer. So if you take $100,000 or more in software values and multiply it by just a fraction of the active users on TPB, it becomes clear that there is a real problem here.

Something tells me, even if Mass Effect 2 was just 5 bucks on Steam, people would still think that was too much or just easier to grab a torrent. I would also look for Bioware & EA to put the smackdown on these people trying to run the game. I just can’t envision either company sitting by and doing nothing. It will be interesting.

]]> By: Raju http://techpp.com/2010/01/25/mass-effect-2-torrent-downloads-in-full-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-19653 Raju Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:42:27 +0000 http://techpp.com/?p=8924#comment-19653 Though I agree with you on most points, people will still find a reason to pirate stuff - FREE is better than Rs 450 right? Original CDs and DVDs of local movies like Telugu, Tamil costs less than 100 bucks, still people buy pirated stuff for 50 bucks or download them on torrents. Though I agree with you on most points, people will still find a reason to pirate stuff – FREE is better than Rs 450 right? Original CDs and DVDs of local movies like Telugu, Tamil costs less than 100 bucks, still people buy pirated stuff for 50 bucks or download them on torrents.

]]> By: Ujjwal http://techpp.com/2010/01/25/mass-effect-2-torrent-downloads-in-full-swing/comment-page-1/#comment-19646 Ujjwal Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:45:06 +0000 http://techpp.com/?p=8924#comment-19646 Hi, I too agree on the fact that piracy is a menace, but what will people from developing nations do when the price of each game is sky high. Amazon is selling Mass Effect 2 at 56$ which is equivalent to approx Rs. 3000 INR. Piracy could be reduced if companies start shedding their extra profits and keep the prices in check. Remember GTA4, its launch price was Rs. 450 INR and i believe it was mostly bought. :) Hi,
I too agree on the fact that piracy is a menace, but what will people from developing nations do when the price of each game is sky high. Amazon is selling Mass Effect 2 at 56$ which is equivalent to approx Rs. 3000 INR.
Piracy could be reduced if companies start shedding their extra profits and keep the prices in check. Remember GTA4, its launch price was Rs. 450 INR and i believe it was mostly bought. :)

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