Thread 713394329

gimme reasons

corporations owe me money, that's why.

>>713394329 (OP)
Because copyright violates the NAP

Free shit

It's ones and zeroes at the end of the day.

You gonna take someone to jail for using a calculator?

>>713394329 (OP)
to test out a game before buying
or if theyre extremely poor and take care of their sick parents, something like that. they deserve a little fun
or if the game is unavailable to be purchased on modern platforms

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>>713394587
if i'm broke and buying a game will hurt me (at least for a month) should i do it?

>>713394856
Even if you had all the money in the world, it is your civic duty to pirate.

>>713394898
why so anon, asking because i'm curious and a retard.

>>713394329 (OP)
1) It's not being released in your region.
2) The game has some terrible DRM or localization changes that ruins it. Or previous entries have done this and you want to see if they did it in the next game before buying it.

That's really the only reasons I pirate something. Most people do it just to get it for free. Or pirate medium/low budget games (that actually need the support) and rush out to buy the latest hyped AAA game (that can survive with piracy).

>>713394329 (OP)
If buying isn't owning, then pirating isn't stealing. You cannot steal what you cannot own.

>>713395585
There are several reasons, but the heart of it is that copyright rather than benefiting artists has enabled an abuses of consumers due to their psudo-monopoly. Once a developer has fan buy in, they can treat you like shit and you have to take it or abandon the series. Every dumb thing that Disney, Nintendo, Sony, or any other developer has done is enabled by copyright abuses. Failure to preserve media and absurd limited time re-releases? Wouldn't happen without copyright since people wouldn't need the company's permission to get it.
Microtransactions and shitty DLC? Also copyright's fault, nobody would buy horse armor or extra in game currency if they could run modded versions just as easily.
Censorship and bad localization? Also copyright. In a world without copyright, anyone could make a fanpatch restoring the original game then openly market it. It's only because the copyright holder can litigate against people fixing their game that they know they can get away with giving you a watered down version.
Lazy sequels? Also copyright's fault. Why put any effort in when you have exclusive access to characters and settings that will sell anyways because people are desperate for content?

Think about any problem or grievance you have with modern gaming or media in general, and it more likely than not traces back to copyright or another IP law.

>>713394329 (OP)
The only reason to buy a game is to incentive the developers to make more of it.
If your money can't reach the devs, there's no reason to buy it at all.

>>713395585
I'll ask you this then. What honor do you owe a company that betrays your trust, sells incomplete/unoptimized/buggy games, puts all sorts of woke slop into it, doesnt fix it, doesnt care about you or your opinions as a consumer, and tries to squeeze you for every penny with a cash shop(EVEN ON SINGLEPLAYER GAMES) by putting what SHOULD be unlockable with gameplay behind a paywall?

Anon it is your civic duty to pirate. Again, you cannot steal what you cannot own.

>>713394329 (OP)
the game is not available to buy
you already bought the game but it was stolen/delisted

>>713394329 (OP)
I hate spending money

>>713394329 (OP)
Well morally you shouldn't give money to Nintendo because they are huge faggots the end.

>>713394329 (OP)
Because the games aren't good enough to be paid for but people wont take your critique seriously if you didn't play it

I'm not paying 200 soles for fucking sonic