jefforange89 said:
Final-Fan said:
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.
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Wrong. I buy the game, dump the DVD's and put up a torrent, or upload it to Rapidshare or whatever.
Money went to the devs, and then they don't see one further cent from all the other people who use this copy of the game, just as the case is with used sales.
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exactly, and it's even worse if we're talking about the rental of console games, because console devs don't get money from the renting business, yet each copy is played by dozens of gamers who most likely won't buy the games.
