Video Game Piracy costs the industry as much as it makes!

[kurasakiichimaru]

contestgamer said:

LuckyTrouble said:

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.

Movie have bigger budgets yet costs less than games. I also don't believe that anything digital should be a luxury - I think people deserve to have whatever it is they can get without causing direct harm to another person. If you can't afford to buy a game, you should still be entitled to experiencing that. Life is too short.

You don't really finish games in one or two sitting unless its like flappy bird.