They're not just sitting on it, it takes time to produce the amount of games they'll need for launch.Bungie should just release the game. It's done, and it would combat the hackers.
MS's policy is not to go after downloaders, at all. They only go after the source. They could have gone after millions of people with illegal copies of Windows, with the information from Windows Update alone, but they don't. Its not their policy.Long after? Sir, they do the same thing as anyone else. They click the torrent file and let it download. They can then collect IP addresses.
But seriously. I'm going to laugh so hard when people get caught downloading it. I'm glad I don't have to worry about an issue like that.
MS's policy is not to go after downloaders, at all. They only go after the source.
MS can handle themselves... I'd just feel bad for the people at Bungie that worked on the game if it got leaked. I don't think MS would lose a lot of money though. If they wouldn't buy it on release after downloading it today, they wouldn't buy it on release after downloading it on release either. But it really sucks for the people at Bungie that worked on this (if its true).But seriously.. poor Bungie. Poor Microsoft. I'm so depressed for them. They're going to lose SO much money.
Don't you guys hate pants?
Microsoft's biggest Xbox release for 2004 has been leaked onto the Internet.
Late last night, 27 days before its officially scheduled retail release, an allegedly complete version of Microsoft's upcoming first-person shooter, Halo 2, was leaked onto the Internet. The pirated release, said to be a PAL version of the game with French-language dialogue, is currently making its way around various Usenet newsgroups and peer-to-peer networks. There has been no word on where, or how the game originally surfaced at this time. It should be noted that players who download the game illegally could face a maximum penalty of $100,000 per infringement for copyright violations.
Halo 2, which continues the adventures of Master Chief with an all-new single-player adventure, as well as Xbox Live support for Internet-based multiplayer, is scheduled to hit retail shelves on November 9. We'll have more on this story as it develops.
Yes, now I'm fairly satisfied. Was it so hard to wait a few hours before you "knew"?Is Gamespot enough confirmation for you?
Tarantino considers himself to be an artist and he wants people to see his work, he doesn't care about the money. I don't find it weird at all. He's still getting paid a ton of money anyway. Plus he hadn't done a good movie before that in years so he probably really wanted to make sure people saw it.I can understand Michael Moore not caring if his film is pirated. His propaganda is more important than the bottom line. Tarantino is a little more strange though. I think in his case he just wants as many people as possible to see his work so he can be known as a great director in the next few decades