Re:Gabe Newell: Game "Piracy Isn't About Price"
by GFischer on Tuesday November 29, 2011 @09:16AM
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"EVERYONE without any conceivable inconvenience"
How many people do you think have a credit card? I know a LOT of pirates (here in South America), and most of them fit this profile:
- very low or no income
- no credit card
- lots of spare time
- cheap internet connection
Would they pirate World of Goo? Yes. Have they paid for a game? Rarely, they buy CDs or DVDs or game cartridges on cash, but the originals are outrageously expensive for the average consumer here.
Is it an excuse? No. Would they start purchasing once they archieve a decent income level? It's hard to say, but I'm inclined to think they won't.
In my case, I now have a decent income level, but I don't have any spare time to speak of, so I don't purchase videogames (anything past a U$ 2 app on Android).
How many people do you think have a credit card? I know a LOT of pirates (here in South America), and most of them fit this profile:
- very low or no income - no credit card - lots of spare time - cheap internet connection
Would they pirate World of Goo? Yes. Have they paid for a game? Rarely, they buy CDs or DVDs or game cartridges on cash, but the originals are outrageously expensive for the average consumer here.
Is it an excuse? No. Would they start purchasing once they archieve a decent income level? It's hard to say, but I'm inclined to think they won't.
In my case, I now have a decent income level, but I don't have any spare time to speak of, so I don't purchase videogames (anything past a U$ 2 app on Android).