| zero129 said: No the moral issue on when you "Buy" a used game you know the Dev is getting none of that money just so you can save like 10€ off the full price.. This is no different then Someone playing a game that they still own and that they "Originally" paid "Full price" for on an emulator. So when it comes to it are you morally ok with playing a game you already own and paid full price for on an emulator? At the end of the ~Day you already "Paid" for the game like you said so whats the problem?. Also Fyi i have no problem with used games so lets not try strawman this here. I just think that when it comes down to it its foolish for a person telling someone they shouldnt play a game they own and paid for on an emulator but yet are ok with buying used games. Companys have said both is wrong so why then does console fans seem to still think one is ok but the other isnt?. In both cases like you said you paid for the game so shouldnt you be allowed to do what you want with it?. |
When I buy an used car, the manufacturer don't get money either. If I buy a used car with just 1 year, I'm saving 10 to 15% at best. Really. It's a physical thing, it's mine. I can sell it, break it, burn it. Publishers may want to avoid this because they are greedy, but people seems to be smart enough to not fall for it. MS screwed an entire console gen trying to enforce this. That was great because it sent a message to everyone so it won't happen again, at least not soon.
The grey area about emulator is that you don't play what you just have. It's not like we all have hundreds of SNES cartridges. And the BIOS are not legal. Downloading copies on the internet also isn't. So emulators ARE somewhat legal as soon as you don't use any BIOS and just use ROMs that you dumped from original media you own and don't share this ROMs.
Don't think that I agree with the current legal status. I'm all for emulators because they allow us to keep the history of gaming, because you won't find working older consoles forever. I'm just pointing that according to law, they can't be compared with selling used games. One thing is 100% legal, the other isn't, which was your original comment and that was incorrect. Dura lex sed lex.
