he does have a valid point though. about the distribution bit. to tell u the truth, in malaysia, original games are very rare (not all shops that sell games have original) & most of the time, one has to order to get them. well except for the insanely popular games such as diablo series & starcraft & warcraft series (ok, blizzard games) that normally come in on time (within a month after release), most games will come in months later & even then there's no guarantee that the shops will bring them in unless one pays extra. & that makes buying original games so unworthwhile in general. u can guess quite correctly why pirated games are so easily available almost anywhere in malaysia.

of course with P2P applications, piracy gets more rampant as distribution of game cd images becomes a lot easier & more casual. all those & broadband connection, that is.

since broadband becomes more widely available, certain games (especially online games) can be made available via internet purchase & partial downloads. partial because u don't want it to be distributed too freely & illlegaly. so certain modules will have to be loaded from the server to have the game fully operational & playable. that is just a suggestion.

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