Good to know that they updated the article.
Are they trying to destroy the FGC and everything supporting it including this very site? Gosh…
All we got from the article was that Capcom is part of the ESA, which consists of many companies. The only quote from Capcom was that “The ESA represents us on these matters.”
Capcom can be part of the ESA but don’t support SOPA. It’s all PR from there. Capcom has not officially stated that they directly support SOPA in its current written form.
i cant believe you guys are so fucking butthurt. These companies get their shit stolen every fucking day by people who dl shit illegally; its ridiculous. Millions of dollars fuckin STOLEN; and the thieves guys are bitching? jesus christ. Man the fuck up, like ppl in the days before the internet and start paying for shit. Cant afford it? save up. Cant save up? then realize its not a fucking priority and get your shit straight. Not trying to be a goody two shoes, cause cmon, ive dl’d tons of shit, but i understand where the companies are coming from so im not going to complain.
And if you guys still cant get this shit though your head, then start getting the shit you want fast before this shit goes into effect (if it does).
You do realize that SOPA might shut down forums since people might share images that might be copyrighted, including this very one.
Facebook and Twitter are going to be ruined since people share so many images on that too.
It’s not really about the money, I’m sure the entertainment industry does not really have a problem with their income. It’s more about starting to take down the internet, step by step, having a forum of free speech has always been a bitch to powerful countries.
Its morons like this that allow shit like this to happen. Its about the principles. why should the acts of the few result in the destruction of very useful social tool. Speaking of tools, you must be one.
does this mean that Pron is now going to be worth more than gold?
Well is it?
How am i a tool? Because i know how money works? Im just saying that when you release a product to the world, you dont sell that shit for free, you sell it for MONEY. Everyone wants money, idgaf who the fuck you are. A rich mother fucker, a business, average guy, working class, or a poor broke ass mother fucker who cant buy an 8 dollar album. If your selling something that costs 60 dollars (since i would think the vg companies are on this mostly bc of pirated games) and 1 million ppl (estimate) steal your game, your now out 60 million dollars. NOW WHY THE FUCK DO YOU THINK THEY MAD.
And by the way i love the “its morons like you to allow this shit blah blah” bs, its PEOPLE who download shit illegally, and after millions, that shit adds up, stfu and think.
and yes i realize that sopa includes other things and not just for piracy, but im just going on whats the main focus. And my stance isnt for it, it just doesnt bother me.
so…since capcom is supporting sopa, does that mean Evo will still take all the sponsorship and goodies of capcom?
Cuz you know…we do stream evo. O_O
See, the problem with a stance like that is if these companies were producing viable, sustaining, valuable, and othewise entertaining content, they wouldn’t need to worry about piracy in the first place. When you produce something that’s entertaining and worthwhile(or are at the very least a marketing genius), people will fall over themselves to give you their money to support whatever product you’re pushing.
When what you create isn’t all that good, well, yeah, good luck making any money. It’s the way of consumerism. As far as pirates are concerned, most of those people weren’t going to buy the shit anyway, but it’s a useful tool for getting exposure. I can’t count how much stuff I’ve gotten into and spent money on AFTER I dl’ed it and said, "This is awesome! I want to see more of this, so I’m going to support the creators!"
Not everyone thinks like I do, I’m sure, but I’m willing to bet most people have discovered something they love in this manner and gone on to further support those creations with their cash.
That’s how it works corporations-- stop trying to nickel and dime everyone and let your product speak for itself. If it’s good, you’ll see a return, if it sucks, then go back to the drawing board and make something better. Stop blaming everyone else for your shitty product not selling. It’s not selling because its shitty, not because young Billy and his buds downloaded a torrent somewhere on the net, or watched a tournament stream… Geez…
I agree.
Like I said before no one is going to boycott anything, especially Capcom.
We are too much of a slave to icons, brands and traditions.
how, lets think about this.
If they where really pissed off about shit like this, they would encrypt the data they are selling you. they would take the time to make sure that craking it would be really fucking hard, next to impossible. See what I did there. So no instead of having my rights taken away because some douchbag in a suit is mad that he is losing money, I know only have to pay what? An average of 3-4 dollars more for a game.
Money <<<<< Rights
So how aren’t you a moron or tool. Rather than think of inovative solutions you go with the flow, but hey WTF, a few more dollars are worth more than our imaginary rights so go ahead take em away.
Sweet astroturfing, bro.
You clearly haven’t done any research into piracy at all and you obviously don’t know how money works. And you don’t know what SOPA intends to do. You actually have no idea about anything relating to this topic.
Stay classy.
They are failing financially? Even with all the DLC bullshit and new versions of the same game every 4-6 months?
They are hemorrhaging money right now. That’s not to say their employees aren’t getting paid, but they are definitely not in the positive. Look at all these partnerships they had to do with Marvel and Namco and Tatsunoko. And then they had to buy those licensees again in different regions. And then they blow money on those big launch parties which usually are free for us which means its NOT free for them. Good example is the MvC3 launch party last Feb I went to in San Francisco. I got in for free, saw a free concert of big name rappers, etc. And then there’s the cancelled Megaman projects due to conflicts and financial issues along with Megamans creator leaving causing their stock to drop.Again this doesn’t mean the company isn’t making money, it means that they are in debt pretty hard. Then again which gaming company isn’t in debt these days? Even Nintendo is suffering pretty hard.
I can’t wait for Capcom’s year end financials. They will be delicious.
Have any of the following companies stated their support of SOPA:
345 Games
505 Games
Capcom USA, Inc.
Deep Silver
Disney Interactive Studios, Inc.
Eidos Interactive
Electronic Arts
Her Interactive, Inc.
Ignition Entertainment
Konami Digital Entertainment
LEVEL-5 Inc.
Microsoft Corporation
Namco Bandai Games America Inc.
Natsume Inc.
Nexon America, Inc.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Nival
NVIDIA
O-Games, Inc.
Perfect World Entertainment
SEGA of America, Inc.
Slang
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Online Entertainment, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Tecmo Koei America Corporation
THQ, Inc.
Ubisoft Entertainment, Inc.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.
XSEED Games
Note that these are among the ESA:
http://www.theesa.com/about/members.asp
This is my favorite headline so far:
“Capcom supports SOPA, hates freedom”