04-15-2014, 05:53 AM
I don't mind piracy that much. I watch movies and series online, though I do tend to buy my favorites or watch them on TV anyway. What I do mind is when some dickwad leaks the game and then a bunch of cheapskates go and download it weeks before the actual release date when people who have paid good money for their pre-orders still have to wait. It's bullshit and there should be at least some decency in pirating, like having the pirated versions available a week after the release or something.
If I want to try something out without investing too much money on it I buy it during a Steam sale for a steal or snatch it off of PS+. I much prefer having an actual collection of games instead of just a ton of useless data on my hard drive so I buy my games from stores or online. Of course that means a lot of used games which in turn is just as bad for the devs as piracy. This is why I can't really blame piracy for being that big of a problem, unless it's a case like I mentioned at the beginning of this post. Besides, some games are just so ridiculously rare and expensive, especially for older consoles, that emulation really is the only reasonable option unless you are a hardcore collector and willing to pay hundreds or thousands of bucks for a couple of games.
If I want to try something out without investing too much money on it I buy it during a Steam sale for a steal or snatch it off of PS+. I much prefer having an actual collection of games instead of just a ton of useless data on my hard drive so I buy my games from stores or online. Of course that means a lot of used games which in turn is just as bad for the devs as piracy. This is why I can't really blame piracy for being that big of a problem, unless it's a case like I mentioned at the beginning of this post. Besides, some games are just so ridiculously rare and expensive, especially for older consoles, that emulation really is the only reasonable option unless you are a hardcore collector and willing to pay hundreds or thousands of bucks for a couple of games.