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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by tombert on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:52AM (#29699802)
Why is that? If you buy the game off Steam or something, this implies that the creators/publishers/platforms have gotten their due compensation. The cracks and files on ThePirateBay are done on a volunteer basis, meaning that it’s not costing the game developers any money.
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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by iamthirsty on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:02AM (#29699873)
It is costing a developer money — someone who downloads the pirated game would’ve otherwise bought it. Game devs make money on sales.

However if you have already bought the game, and then download a pirated version, it isn’t.

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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by tehbeard on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:17AM (#29699953)
Maybe lay off the eggnog or before reading HN so that you don't comment this poorly w/o reading the thread... They've bought it, the Dev. Got whatever pittance the publisher seems worthy, they just want an experience unadulterated by crappy launchers or corrupted by overzealous DRM.
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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by tombert on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:08AM (#29699914)
I was reasonably certain that this thread was specifically speaking in regard to the latter case.
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Re:Ubisoft deleted account with hundreds of dollars’ worth o... by realusername on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:28AM (#29701563)
> It is costing a developer money — someone who downloads the pirated game would’ve otherwise bought it. Game devs make money on sales.

Source? No research ever managed to prove that.

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