Christofer Sundberg, founder and head of Avalanche Studios (The people behind Just Cause), thinks that the ‘hacker’ community could be an untapped talent pool for development studios. In a recent interview Sundberg said,
In addition to hiring hackers, Sundberg called for developers to support the PC market more. Developing games, specifically for PC gamers is at the core of his theory.
Sundberg also feels that more polished, exclusive titles for the PC would help to curb piracy. He feels that current anti-piracy measures only hurt gamers who legitimately buy games.
Better PC games? Hiring from the hacking community? The abolishment of DRM? It sounds like Sundberg has listened to the complaints of the PC gaming community. PC gamers have been looking for someone to lead their revival in the face of their console ‘rivals’, Sundberg may be the right man for the job.
What do you think of his theories? Could hiring ‘hackers’ and developing more PC exclusive titles help to slow piracy? Or is Sundberg simply an idealist?
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Source: CVG
