Re:Every arthouse buff you know is pirating films
by jorvi on Monday November 11, 2024 @03:38PM
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> Video game pirating was mostly killed by viruses. At one point it was too just too risky.
It wasn’t, teenagers don’t give a shit, and torrent sites like Piratebay had trusted uploaders (green/pink skull) and comments.
Steam sucked initially but it kept increasing its value add (cloud saves / settings sync, easy voice chat before Discord, Steam Workshop for mods, etc) and simultaneously the sales got better and better.
Why pirate a game when you can wait a couple of months to buy it for 66% off, niceties included.
It wasn’t, teenagers don’t give a shit, and torrent sites like Piratebay had trusted uploaders (green/pink skull) and comments.
Steam sucked initially but it kept increasing its value add (cloud saves / settings sync, easy voice chat before Discord, Steam Workshop for mods, etc) and simultaneously the sales got better and better.
Why pirate a game when you can wait a couple of months to buy it for 66% off, niceties included.