Very interesting link over at Gameguru Mania about PC game piracy. The link is to an interview with Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli that was done by PC.IGN.
I certainly don't think the ratio is anywhere near that high in the US, although I have no doubt it could be in some of the Asian markets and Russia.
The other critique outside Crytek was the fact that the PC industry is really, at the moment, I would say the most intensely pirated market ever. It's crazy how the ratio between sales to piracy is probably 1 to 15 to 1 to 20 right now. For one sale there are 15 to 20 pirates and pirate versions, and that's a big shame for the PC industry. I hope with Warhead I hope we improve the situation, but at the same time it may have an impact on [our] PC exclusivity in the future
I certainly don't think the ratio is anywhere near that high in the US, although I have no doubt it could be in some of the Asian markets and Russia.