SuperNova on 14 July 2016
| Bandorr said: The problem with the "discontinued" argument - is when they suddenly aren't discontinued. Earthbound was on the SNES. Discontinued. Then it was on the Wii U - not discontinued. Then it was on the 3DS - not discontinued. Are the people that are "pirating" these games suddenly willing to buy them when they are available? |
In my case, yes.
I used to pirate older games out of convenience. But with the advent of digitalisation in the gaming space a lot of old games have been easier to find legally via gog or virtual console. Most of them are affordable so I prefer to buy them that way.
I would still pirate if there is no other way for me to play/enjoy the game. The Ace attorney investigations games for example never made it to the west, but there is a fan translation patch you can use. Or Anno 1404 never got a mac port but you can play it via wine or get the 'Anno 1404.app'. If it's a port issue I usually own the games, but use pirated versions out of convenience.
