Pirated Copies Of Sims 3 Are A "Demo Program" - Industry Gamers

The Sims 3 was illegally downloaded something like 200,000 times prior to its actual release, outpacing the most pirated title of 2008, EA's Spore. Normally, you'd think this sort of rampant piracy would really be quite upsetting to a publisher. Ironically, however, this kind of leak for Sims 3 essentially served as a "demo program," EA CEO John Riccitiello told us as part of a larger E3 interview.

-Industry Gamers

[kingdavid]

Demo program lol. Its much larger than just a demo, theyre just trying to exagerate how small it is if you download it.

Either way, I bought the game and it is larger enough to warrant a purchase.

[Horny]

ya theres a lot more stuff in the retail version.
I got the Pirated "demo" version to see how it is, now ill go buy the game.

[dustgavin]

All you have to do is just get the add-on content from the same place you got the "demo". ;)

[TheIneffableBob]

It's official: Activision has taken EA's place as the big and evil game corporation.

[theEnemy]

The full version will still get pirated easily.

[PirateThom]

If you have to register to get the extra stuff, it kind of sucks if you have no internet or a low download allowance.

[TheIneffableBob]

I don't think the extra content is that big. Maybe like 2MB for a new couch or something.

[mfwahwah]

@5.1

It's a whole 'nother city.

[KilZoneGeneralStrife]

Sims3 didnt have it.So I bought it. I cant believe theres people that would download it anyway.

[mfwahwah]

You really can't believe it? Really?

[TheBand1t]

http://fukung.net/v/7244/pa...

[kevnb]

I have so little interest in this game, I wouldnt even download it. I bet alot of people downloaded it just to play it for 5 minutes then delete it.

[bjornbear]

And hence why its the most pirated franchise of all time =P...probably the fanchise with least "instal" time too xD

[Scudd]

He forgets to tell you that you need to PAY to get most of the addons, The copy that magically appeared on my system has 2 cities and LOADS of items. Compared it to the retail version and they are identical.

[Shadowstar]

So... they're cool with it if I download it as a demo? Because I'd really love to see if it can catch my interest again (I liked The Sims, and The Sims 2, but... damn, more of it?)

[wibble]

I downloaded the "demo" and found that I wasn't impressed. I don't feel guilty about downloading "illegal copies". The industry expects way too much of consumers to ask them to spend $50 on a game that they may never play.

I feel some game companies deliberately hold back on a demo simply because they know that people wont buy the game after seeing how crap it is. Not exactly ethical behavior of the industry.

[DJ]

People pirate games regardless if they're $10 at retail or $60 at retail. All that matters is the ability for them to get the exact same experience as everyone else for Free.

[wibble]

Well I never said that there wasn't people that download games regardless of price. I'm just stating that there are people like me that download games as a way of trying them out. and if we decide we like the game then we'll go buy it.

I just did this with ArmA 2. Great game! Definitely worth the price..

[mfwahwah]

They have legal ways to do that. Check out Blockbuster or Game Fly.

[madpuppy]

boring-ass junk from that mongoloid will wright.

[Model]

some cruel words there

[JonahFalcon]

Will Wright had nothing to do with The Sims 3.

[madpuppy]

Why would you want to play a game about the mundane every day experience of living. everybody already does that!?! thats like coming home from work to play a game that simulates your job and calling it fun.

[madpuppy]

Will Wright created the whorish nightmare of the Sims. If I could I would go back in time and hit him in the head with an aluminum bat before he had the idea for all the sim series games.

[JonahFalcon]

The thing is, The Sims 3 runs on user-generated content, and pirated versions have ZERO access to that. None.

[madpuppy]

fantasy world to keep from killing themselves.