Electronic media giant Sony blamed online piracy as the main reason of its slumping software sales despite the growing demand of its popular handheld video game console PSP which sold a total of 50 million units since it was introduced in 2005.
In an interview with Sony official, the software sales’ poor performance is a direct cause of piracy which is becoming a bigger threat as Internet technology is further advancing.
Peter Dille said in an interview with Gamasutra that it is quite surprising that despite PSP’s unprecedented sales, there have been a few videogame applications which became popular among downloaders.
Meanwhile, Dille also blamed Sony’s failure to give what games users want to play, adding that game developers should have at least offered different applications from what people used to play in their Playstation 2.
To correct this shortcoming, Dille said they are developing new games for the past 18 months that will reflect the users’ taste and preference.
Meanwhile, the Sony official reiterated the need to curb online piracy which is slashing the sales of the electronic company.
He cited one example, Resistance: Retribution which has been one of the most illegally downloaded game applications on the Internet through the use of bittorrent protocol which is a controversial program that supports fast digital transfer among file-sharers.
When asked what would be the best solution to solve piracy, he said that gamers should be educated that piracy has its negative ramification—and that is the possible loss of interest of developers to create a new game as this will only be stolen by online pirates.