zarx said:
Slimebeast said:
It's just a pathetic mith that piracy benefits the gaming industry, Of course it doesn't
Obviously you can cherry pick data and show that pirates on average buy games more often than the average internet user but that's only because most internet users don't play games. Any other conclusion is ridicilous.
I have been a pirate for decades (since the Commodore 64 days) and I've followed the buying habits of dozens of real life individuals around me and the trend is crystal clear - the more you pirate the less you pay. These guys who pirate spend the money they saved from not buying games on other stuff - better PC hardware, sports, on a car, travels, the movies, pizza and hamburgers, beer, the bar. For some of these individuals the notion of paying for media is ridiculous. They feel it's awkward to pay for something that is commonly regarded as free.
I know it's slightly different over there in the USA because you fear the coppers more but here in Europe no one is afraid of getting caught.
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Just because you and your freinds are of low morals and choose to not buy things doesn't mean much. For example me and my freinds who are gamers have all pirated and most still do, yet they all buy tonnes of games, movies, music etc. Circumstantial evidence is basically meaningless, even proper big studies can be completely wrong even if they are not designed to decive.
And if what you describe was true then rampent movie piracy would be killing the movie industry , especially with their claimed billions in losses due to piracy yet
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There you have it. You see how people spend much less on music and video for each year? It's because of the internet and easy to download for free.
