Cause of Piracy Study (and a lil bit of effect)

[vlad321]

Kirameo said:

I don't buy original software because it's too damn expensive here (I live in Venezuela). My family is middle class and we have a small hotel, so we make lots of money. The problem is that a video game here costs roughly 10 times more (relatively to the salaries) than in developed countries. Seeing as the minimun wage here is about 120$, you can't expect people to spend half their income in a videogame. For me, it's just not worth it, I feel like being ripped off by the government.

It seems that this case is true throughout the world. $50 in the US is one thing, but in other areas it's a ridiculous amount relative to incomes. It seems companies haven't realized this yet.