I'm not going to say I never pirate games because I have done and still do in certain circumstances.
If I want to play an old game I'll usually download a ROM for it and emulate it. My only justification for this is that the game is old enough to not particularly "harm" the developer if it is pirated. Besides, they usually charge a ridiculous fee for it over XBL/PSN/Nintendo Store.
I also still own an R4 card for pirating NDS games, which I would still consider using if I had more time.
Other than that I don't pirate games. I wholeheartedly agree with supporting developers in any way possible and would rather give them my money so they can continue working on other games. I'm beginning to appreciate how much they need the money, especially small indie developers. Because I'd like to work in the games industry one day, I'd dislike it if someone were to pirate one of my games. You'd be surprised how many people on my course pirate every single fucking game they can.
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