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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by afiori on Monday December 29, 2025 @03:49PM (#46425458)
If someone pirates 100 60$ games it does not mean that had piracy been impossible they would have spent 6000$ on those games
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by Tarball10 on Monday December 29, 2025 @03:59PM (#46425599)
They might spend $600 on 10 of those games, though. It's not all-or-nothing.
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by nightski on Monday December 29, 2025 @05:48PM (#46426880)
They might still spend $600 on 10 more games though. Or spend it on a subset of the games they pirated because they want to support the developer. Who knows.
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by scotty79 on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @05:29AM (#46431715)
If somebody spends $60 on a game but doesn't play it should they get automatic refund?

If the deal is providing entertainment for a price then why the publisher feels entitled to keeping the money if the entertainment didn't happen?

That's the basis of most of the Steam's business.

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