My general rule is; 'Only pirate it if you wouldn't pay for it. Or it's too fucking hard to obtain legally' So I occasionally buy games that I think look great and would enjoy as a way of thanking the company for something I appreciate. However games that I wouldn't mind trying but wouldn't pay for I'll pirate. There are also outdated games that I would pirate because I can't be bothered to spend ages trying to find a new copy. And anyway if the game is discontinued it's not costing the company anything because it's already been sold.
Something people need to understand is a pirated copy of a game ≠ a lost sale.
This post mainly refers to games as I rent movies and admittedly just about all my music is pirated. Probably because it’s so easy to get illegal music and it downloads in less than a minute so I have less time to feel guilty and say; 'Can’t be fucked waiting for this to finish downloading, I’ll just go and buy it from steam/real world store!'
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