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Re: Do you think that piracy could kill pc gaming?

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Propellerhead2 is not online. Propellerhead2
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20 Feb 2014 06:38 PM
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acefalcon6 is not online. acefalcon6
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20 Feb 2014 06:41 PM
No. I only pirate games that I own. I'm also pretty sure people understand that the developers need money to make more games and they deserve the money if you enjoy the game.
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WikiThis is not online. WikiThis
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20 Feb 2014 06:44 PM
I could easily get console games.
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BingoWasHisNamo12 is not online. BingoWasHisNamo12
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20 Feb 2014 06:46 PM
Unless 70% of PC gamers suddenly decided to Pirate everything. No
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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20 Feb 2014 06:49 PM
I personally think that a lot of developers are backing out of PC gaming due to piracy.

Just for an example, EA Sports doesn't make anything but FIFA on PC anymore and THQ (when they were active) never made a WWE game since 2002 on PC.

"Why my dear boy".
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Oshawottfan33 is not online. Oshawottfan33
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20 Feb 2014 06:49 PM
@Rose

Like you can't pirate on consoles

"らき☆すた Konata"
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penguinman653 is not online. penguinman653
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20 Feb 2014 06:51 PM
"Just for an example, EA Sports doesn't make anything but FIFA on PC anymore and THQ (when they were active) never made a WWE game since 2002 on PC."

hey, that's actually a good thing
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BingoWasHisNamo12 is not online. BingoWasHisNamo12
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20 Feb 2014 06:51 PM
"Like you can't pirate on consoles"

You can, but it's a lot less simple.

The biggest threat companies on Console have is Used Games, which is just as bad and simpler than pirating.
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california101 is not online. california101
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20 Feb 2014 06:54 PM
Lol, what PC gamer pirates EA sports games?
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Roseart2 is not online. Roseart2
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20 Feb 2014 06:54 PM
@Bingo
I know that I'm going to start a flame war. But in the economics if you think about it, don't game companies just produce like a million of a game and make all the money selling to GameStop and any other retailer, then just move on to the next game?

I mean I can see GameStop "cheating" a game making company out of $20 or so dollars every time a game came in, but you know.

"Why my dear boy".
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uberhaxornovafan22 is not online. uberhaxornovafan22
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20 Feb 2014 06:58 PM
@penguin
this is why you are still one of the best VGFers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFfLCuHSZ-U
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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20 Feb 2014 07:53 PM
GameStop has agressive trade in policies so that people are encouraged to trade a game back in as soon as possible so that used copies can replace new ones.
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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20 Feb 2014 07:55 PM
No. I only pirate games that I own.

...What? Why are you pirating the games if you own a legitimate copy?
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catmanistheman is not online. catmanistheman
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20 Feb 2014 07:57 PM
lost the disk?
if it's say a N64, GC game, etc game he sold/his console doesn't work
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bmi9198 is not online. bmi9198
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20 Feb 2014 07:59 PM
I don't pirate big name games, and if I do really enjoy the game I buy it afterwords. I usually just download to test it out.
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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20 Feb 2014 08:00 PM
Own:
have (something) as one's own; possess.

His post seems to imply that he still has the copy of the game.
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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20 Feb 2014 08:01 PM
I usually just download to test it out.

Maybe you could read reviews? Try out demos if the game has one? You don't need to illegally download the game to "try it."
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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20 Feb 2014 08:02 PM
a lot of people seem to think this but this is not true: you "own" a game once you buy it.

once you buy a game, you only purchase a license to it.
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planedragon is not online. planedragon
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20 Feb 2014 08:03 PM
I don't pirate games. There's no reason for me to do it.
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bmi9198 is not online. bmi9198
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20 Feb 2014 08:05 PM
I do read the reviews, and there are some games I could not find demos on. Demo's usually don't show the reality of the game anyway. It's really not hurting anyone if they don't make 20 dollars (including tax) profit on it (which, as I said, I usually buy the game anyway).
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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20 Feb 2014 08:10 PM
It's really not hurting anyone if they don't make 20 dollars (including tax) profit on it (which, as I said, I usually buy the game anyway).

How long do you test the game out for? The first hour? The entire single play campaign? The first 100 hours?
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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20 Feb 2014 08:11 PM
It does hurt if they dont make a profit. Video games are a high risk/high investment business.
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bmi9198 is not online. bmi9198
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20 Feb 2014 08:14 PM
I test it out until I make a decision on if I like it or not. If I do, I usually play until I am able to buy it.
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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20 Feb 2014 08:22 PM
I test it out until I make a decision on if I like it or not.

That doesn't answer my question. How long do you on average play your pirated games for?
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bmi9198 is not online. bmi9198
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20 Feb 2014 08:24 PM
There is no average, it usually depends on the game.
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