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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by mikkupikku on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @02:04PM (#46436732)
You can play most games to some degree on hardware that's 10+ years old, but yes, hardware is usually something they've scrounged and saved for.

And do tell, what is the practical price of pirating a game you couldn't afford anyway? Risk of a virus? Some abstract cost to society itself? Nobody cares.

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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by brigandish on Thursday January 01, 2026 @08:59AM (#46454165)
If they scrounged and saved for the hardware why can't they do that for the software too?
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by account42 on Friday January 09, 2026 @11:46AM (#46555749)
Because if they already struggle to afford a PC then anything on top of that will be even harder.
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Re:GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What ... by brigandish on Sunday January 18, 2026 @02:19AM (#46665528)
That's a special pleading argument. I'd love a Ferrari, are you going to say that I should get a special price because it's hard for me to afford? Perhaps given to me for free because I scrimped and saved for a house with a garage, why should I have to scrimp and save for a car, or a car I really want?
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