Epic＇s CliffyB cites piracy as argument against GoW 2 PC

Speaking to Total Video Games Epic＇s Cliff Bleszinski discusses Gears of War 2 and how it compares to the original game in the series. When speaking on GoW 2, TVG asks him his opinion of the Xbox 360 versus the PC: 

TVG: Do you see the Xbox 360 as the main platform as opposed to the PC? During the whole Unreal time it was very much PC focused.

CliffyB: The PC right now is a fair amount different to what it was back in the day, with all the badly integrated video chips. Here’s the problem right now; the person who is savvy enough to want to have a good PC to upgrade their video card, is a person who is savvy enough to know bit torrent to know all the elements so they can pirate software. Therefore, high-end videogames are suffering very much on the PC.

TVG: So piracy was a main point for you...

CliffyB: Right now, it makes sense for us to focus on Xbox 360 for a number of reasons. Not least PCs with multiple configurations and piracy.

TVG: But when the dust has settled, is there any possibility of Gears 2 on PC?

CliffyB: No.

TVG: Definitely not?

CliffyB: No.

Personally, I’m a little skeptical that piracy played much of a role in lackluster sales for Gears of War PC. IMO, the fact that the game shipped a year after the game hit the 360, as well as a slew of compelling FPS games that shipped in the same 4 week timespan played more of a role than anything else. What do you think? With id, Crytek, and Epic all focusing on consoles first rather than PC, what AAA FPS developer is left other than Valve?