Eidos Germany To Publish Games On DVD Only

[Chadder007]

Looks like they may be a bit late to combate Piracy by going this route but....
The news story

This would have been a great idea had it been started a few years ago....when DVD players existed and DVD writers didn't!!!!

 

[kami]

2003? by then I'll have my own DVD burner anyway....not to say I'd use it to copy games, but still....

pirates will just make multiple CD rips for it or something anyway.

 

[Soulflare]

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This would have been a great idea had it been started a few years ago....when DVD players existed and DVD writers didn't!!!!

Not really, very few people - if any - had PC DVD players in 2000 or before.
They're not even exactly common today.

 

[RGN]

kick ass. I've wanted this for a long time. SOFII, 2 fuggin cds? WHY??!?!?!

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Originally posted by: Soulflare

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This would have been a great idea had it been started a few years ago....when DVD players existed and DVD writers didn't!!!!

Not really, very few people - if any - had PC DVD players in 2000 or before.
They're not even exactly common today.

I never understood why DVD-roms haven't become the standard. DVD drives should reach a price parity with CD-roms, as CD-roms slowly reach obsolescense.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Soulflare

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This would have been a great idea had it been started a few years ago....when DVD players existed and DVD writers didn't!!!!

Not really, very few people - if any - had PC DVD players in 2000 or before.
They're not even exactly common today.

I never understood why DVD-roms haven't become the standard. DVD drives should reach a price parity with CD-roms, as CD-roms slowly reach obsolescense.

well said.

-=bmacd=-

 

[Nefrodite]

finally no installing baldurs gate like games with 5 discs.. so damned annoying. finally perhaps high bitrate cutsequences.. not those low bitrate vids that look like @ss. even warcraft3 vids look like @ss because they are super low bitrate divx u can only fit so much on one cr@ppy cd. at 50 bux a game i'd rather have it on DVD. even my moms lame email machine has a dvdrom drive.

 

[JellyBaby]

It's probably about time we hear an announcement like this. DVD drives are common enough now don't ya think?

 

[Soulflare]

Originally posted by: KnightBreed

Originally posted by: Soulflare

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This would have been a great idea had it been started a few years ago....when DVD players existed and DVD writers didn't!!!!

Not really, very few people - if any - had PC DVD players in 2000 or before.
They're not even exactly common today.

I never understood why DVD-roms haven't become the standard. DVD drives should reach a price parity with CD-roms, as CD-roms slowly reach obsolescense.

It's because a very large percentage of computer shoppers have to choose between
a CD-RW or a DVD-ROM drive. Which would you choose? (rhetorical question) DVD-RW
drives need to become much cheaper before most people will have a DVD drive in their
computers.