Zkuq on 28 September 2017
| Teeqoz said: Does this mean that the pirated games themselves gain from the act, or that the gaming industry in general gains from the act? That is an important distinction. |
I'm under the impression that it means that the gaming industry gains. My guess as to why that happens is that some pirated games actually get more sales than they would get without piracy. Of course I seriously doubt all pirated games enjoy this benefit, but it's plausible that some games do, and according to this study, the benefit those games get overweighs the negative effects on other games.
