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I was going through this thread attentively a while back and it does seem that both the sides debating vehemently here have valid points with regards to the topic in hand. I myself am trying to view the move by Codemasters to not release the game on PC from a neutral perspective. I would really have appreciated it had there been a PC version of the game as I neither own a console, nor have plans to buy one in the near future. But that said, if I were the director of a game developing company I would certainly have wanted to bring in enough profit to the business firm and not see my efforts and hard labour centering around the game go down the drain thanks to some lousy pirates. So yeah, I can understand their side of the story as well.
Personally, I feel that there is somewhere a link between the socioeconomic conditions of the Asian countries like China and India and the rampant software piracy there. As we all know, such countries have started to feel the positive effects of industrialization/globalization only very recently bringing about the rise of an extensive middle class and all. But in my opinion and I may be wrong, because of this 'recentness' of the economic boom, the new breed of peope haven't quite been able to, for want of a better word, 'adjust' themselves yet with an advanced society, or in other terms, 'modernize' themselves fully. For example, let alone consoles- most people in India, and in the rest of Asia too perhaps, don't even own a proper video card as it is still viewed as an object too opulent to bring home despite its prices being hardly anything in the present market.
Then again, I don't know whether this is a trend or not, but I have seen many a folks remaining satisfied with pirated copies of outdated games released way back in 2000 and stuff. As long as a game has okay graphics, and a 'gun' moves in the screen and you can shed blood and do a Rambo, they don't really care what game it is, when it was released and how they got it. We also have an increasing number of parents discouraging their children from playing games as they believe 'it's a waste of time' resulting in children tilting towards piracy. There's an air of casualness all over in Asia about video games. This casualness is exactly the social loophole the pirates are exploiting for their benefit. You really think that these Asians/Indians/Chinese the difference between a genuine copy and a forfeited copy? If you ask an adult here, he/she will flatly state that they are not ready to shell out (read 'waste') this amount of money for a stupid game for their children which they can get over the net for free anyway.
Someone mentioned that the Indian users who indulge in piracy will learn a lesson from this game not being released on PC. You seriously think that? I don't think half of India is even aware of this game in the first place! Like I said, as long as we get an IPL patch, some 'dhamaka' Hindi background music, and up-to-date lineups, unfortunately even a pirated copy Cricket 2005 will do for us. Why do you think PC's EA Sports forums are so crowded despite being years since the games' release?
Not much can be done save waiting for this 'newly formed' middle class to 'mature' one day and realize what they are doing. Even the government can't do anything as the public awareness is pitifully small in almost every Asian country including nations India and China.
PS, for a fun fact, though everyone is screaming aloud about the piracy in India we don't figure in the top of any 'software piracy rate' chart! We aren't even in the top 40! (
) If this is our reaction to the piracy in India, then I wonder what will happen if someone drops us in places like Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka or China. 
Lawl!
Personally, I feel that there is somewhere a link between the socioeconomic conditions of the Asian countries like China and India and the rampant software piracy there. As we all know, such countries have started to feel the positive effects of industrialization/globalization only very recently bringing about the rise of an extensive middle class and all. But in my opinion and I may be wrong, because of this 'recentness' of the economic boom, the new breed of peope haven't quite been able to, for want of a better word, 'adjust' themselves yet with an advanced society, or in other terms, 'modernize' themselves fully. For example, let alone consoles- most people in India, and in the rest of Asia too perhaps, don't even own a proper video card as it is still viewed as an object too opulent to bring home despite its prices being hardly anything in the present market.
Then again, I don't know whether this is a trend or not, but I have seen many a folks remaining satisfied with pirated copies of outdated games released way back in 2000 and stuff. As long as a game has okay graphics, and a 'gun' moves in the screen and you can shed blood and do a Rambo, they don't really care what game it is, when it was released and how they got it. We also have an increasing number of parents discouraging their children from playing games as they believe 'it's a waste of time' resulting in children tilting towards piracy. There's an air of casualness all over in Asia about video games. This casualness is exactly the social loophole the pirates are exploiting for their benefit. You really think that these Asians/Indians/Chinese the difference between a genuine copy and a forfeited copy? If you ask an adult here, he/she will flatly state that they are not ready to shell out (read 'waste') this amount of money for a stupid game for their children which they can get over the net for free anyway.
Someone mentioned that the Indian users who indulge in piracy will learn a lesson from this game not being released on PC. You seriously think that? I don't think half of India is even aware of this game in the first place! Like I said, as long as we get an IPL patch, some 'dhamaka' Hindi background music, and up-to-date lineups, unfortunately even a pirated copy Cricket 2005 will do for us. Why do you think PC's EA Sports forums are so crowded despite being years since the games' release?
Not much can be done save waiting for this 'newly formed' middle class to 'mature' one day and realize what they are doing. Even the government can't do anything as the public awareness is pitifully small in almost every Asian country including nations India and China.
PS, for a fun fact, though everyone is screaming aloud about the piracy in India we don't figure in the top of any 'software piracy rate' chart! We aren't even in the top 40! (
) If this is our reaction to the piracy in India, then I wonder what will happen if someone drops us in places like Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka or China. Lawl!
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Is INDIA is only the country that is indulge in Piracy
