EU Commission Says Piracy Increases Legitimate Game Sales

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caffeinade on 28 September 2017

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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.

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irstupid on 28 September 2017

Not going to still not consider Pirates Scum. I hate the argument, Pirates support good games, or buy the game later, ect.

Bullshit. Some do, sure. But the results of this are due to another reasons.

Word of mouth. Pirates enjoy game they pirated and tell others, whether in person or online and word of mouth goes around how the game is good. Others buy the game. Not the pirates, just those that listened to the pirates.

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DonFerrari on 28 September 2017

Zkuq said:

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.

The way the study is posted puts more on 2 things... people pirate some games and buy others (maybe sequels or same genre) not the pirated game or if the game have continued support (like DLC, multiplayer, etc) some pirates may buy to get the added content. Very few amount buy the game they pirated before because they pirated.