[casual_games] Big piracy problem!

[Miguel Portilla]

Realistically there isn't anything you can do to stop it. What seems 
more alarming is when publisher evaluation copies make p2p rounds way 
before the official publish date. I believe that the majority of those 
using pirated copies were most likely not going to purchase the game 
anyway, so I doubt they are 'lost sales'. I also doubt that the average 
casual game customer purchasing from a portal knows how to or is 
interested in acquiring pirated games. Heck one can almost argue that 
piracy can benefit the success of software ( Microsoft? ). And while we 
are at it, let me mention that any anti-piracy scheme can be defeated. 
It's OK to have some level of protection but there is definitely 
diminishing returns on that investment ( Blue-Ray? iPhone? HD-DVD? Vist 
DRM? )

-Miguel