While widespread PC game piracy is generally seen as a blight on the industry, PC Gaming Alliance president Randy Stude contends that the free exchange of games has definitely had a positive effect.
In an interview with Big Download, Stude, president of the non-profit organization formed last year to promote and improve the state of PC gaming, suggests that early piracy actually helped make the PC gaming industry what it is today.
Yes, Randy Stude is a dirty pirate, but then again, so was I back then. I too had a non-purchased copy of Doom. Hell, my primitive high school computer programming class was a haven for the exchange of Apple II games of dubious origin. It wasnāt right, but those first few āfreeā titles turned me into the adult I am today, purchasing upwards of a dozen PC games a year.
What I am trying to say here, is the man has a valid point. I probably wouldnāt be here writing this article if not for the trespasses of my past. That having been said, the industry is doing fine now, and everyone can stop pirating now. Thanks!
Interview: PC Gaming Allianceās president gives us an update [Big Download via Blueās News]
