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hmm i wonder if stardock made a massively anticipated fps then only got 1/10 or so of sales to theft ratio whether he would feel the same (if rumours are true) . He has made a game that is typically suited to an older audience meaning he is much less likely to get piracy due to the stronger moral stance of an older generation. Also the budget difference between sins and cod4 must be huge meaning 200k sales for him is good, for cod 4 it would have been a disaster.

I will agree that codemasters copy protection is pretty extreme and in general copy protection isnt proving effective. They need to work on a more ingenious way of doing it, rather than removing it entirely though i feel.

At the moment the consoles are just proving a better platform for selling your wares though as piracy rates are much lower and a much safer bet at getting a return on your investment. (based on an opinion rather than a fact though)