Game company: “People are pirating our game! We can’t have that!”
Rational Person: “Look, there are a lot of reasons people pirate stuff, and some of it we can address, like pricing and delivery. But some of it is just going to be people who wouldn’t ever pay for it anyway. Just make a good product and let the people who pay for it have a good experience and they’ll tell their friends who might also pay for it.”
Game company: “Screw that. Let’s punish the people who buy our game instead.”
I’ve always had good experiences pirating games, starting with no-cd cracks in the 90s. Showed me games did not have to be in the drive to work, so they lied off the bat. No thanks. I’ve paid for hundreds of games I’ve never played, I will not pay for Nintendo games/devices or other shady, scummy companies.
Game company: “People are pirating our game! We can’t have that!”
Rational Person: “Look, there are a lot of reasons people pirate stuff, and some of it we can address, like pricing and delivery. But some of it is just going to be people who wouldn’t ever pay for it anyway. Just make a good product and let the people who pay for it have a good experience and they’ll tell their friends who might also pay for it.”
Game company: “Screw that. Let’s punish the people who buy our game instead.”
I’ve always had good experiences pirating games, starting with no-cd cracks in the 90s. Showed me games did not have to be in the drive to work, so they lied off the bat. No thanks. I’ve paid for hundreds of games I’ve never played, I will not pay for Nintendo games/devices or other shady, scummy companies.