LuckyTrouble on 20 August 2015
| contestgamer said: If video games cost between 5-10 there would be less piracy. I don't pirate games $10 or less on steam. Over that it's either going to be pirating or buying cheap keys. There are often several games per month you want to play - if your disposable income doesn't allow you to play them, well you have no choice but to pirate. |
Although low cost is nice, you have to recognize that development costs have only gone up for those big games that everybody wants and expects. Game prices are still actually lower than they were back in the days of the SNES and such, even if you completely ignore inflation. As I've said before though, your financial situation does not justify piracy. Entertainment is, using the more common definition, a luxury. You do not need to play these games like you need to eat, drink, and have adequate shelter. You are not entitled to be able to play these games. Entertainment exists for those that can afford it. That is the nature of the entertainment industry as a whole, and it always has been.
