But for the most part it’s not a huge deal as great games are coming out at such a rapid pace. Those of us that download games understand this limitation. So while I played through Modern Warfare 2’s single player mode twice, I haven’t seen one minute of the mutliplayer mode.
Most pirated games do not allow for multiplayer as the game often has to connect to an official server where its legitimacy can easily be verified by some sort of authentication service. Besides the moral issue of stealing, the primary reason people buy games retail is for the multiplayer modes.
