Fun Topic. Which are better for Gaming? PC's or Consoles?

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vlad321 said:
I'm not saying it's the same, I'm saying that both let players play a dev's games without the dev's seeing any money from said player.

The difference is that in the case of used games the dev has already seen the money, while a pirated copy of a game has never been paid for by anyone. 

"Show me the money!!!"
"Again??"

jefforange89 said:
I don't see how you can't make the comparison - used games and piracy both cause the exact same financial loss to developers and publishers, the only differences are that one is considered illegal and the other is not, and also one the industry is actively trying to prevent, but the other it's actually backing off on attempting to prevent. When used games are more of a concern to the industry than piracy, it really shows you how it feels on the issue. :)

NO IT DOES NOT.  Again, a used copy has already 'caused' money to be paid to developers, whereas a pirated copy has not. 

The mere fact that no further money goes to developers in the case of used games does not make them equivalent.