Pirating is necessary when games are so overpriced. No game, no matter how good is worth more than £30. It just isn't, because its only a game. Hence I shall pirate till games are priced at a level that is fair and affordable. Publishers/Developers will have to deal with it or lower prices. And no I really don't care If they all go bankrupt.

 I always pirate early leaks of games I'm looking forward to then buy a legit copy on release.

*Goes to look for SFIV PC

I have no problems payin $60(I believe thats more then E30) if I enjoy the game. Then again I am a hardcore gamer. :]

Yah, same here, I mean, I wasn't planning on buying SFIV due to the fact that Killzone 2, Madworld and Star Ocean 4 are all coming up soon (have to treat my systems equally,lol)

Why pay if you can get it for free?

No one condemns you (at least not in my country) and you never get caught lol.

I will say that if games are not available any other way, then sometimes it becomes necessary to acquire less-than-original copies. What I am talking about here are out-of-print games, defunct games, etc. I am not talking about current market, new games available.

As for used games, developers don't like them being sold because they don't get a cut (authors don't get money for used books, musicians don't get money for used music, why game developers feel they should be different I don't know). But they don't realize that people often sell used to buy new -- or buy with the thought of selling after they are done. Why else would there be so many copies of popular games available new (e.g., GTA IV).

I freely admit buying used games. It is cheaper, usually with little (if any) loss of quality -- if you buy ones in good condition (sometimes, I will admit the condition is so good you wonder where they came from). I also buy used because sometimes you want to try-before-you-buy (permanently) -- and that option is available with used (at least form Gamestop).

Mike from Morgantown

but u got to think the average game developer gets 63k dollars where asmusicians get paid millions of dollars

This is an apples to oranges comparison. Those who have decried the sales of used games the most are either (a) big name developers or (b) big name developer houses.

They are not the programmers making a good living (and $63k is a good middle class living). These are persons and corporations making millions who are complaining.

And not all musicians make millions of dollars. Only those who complain about their songs being downloaded (i.e., Metalica).

Mike from Morgantown

You know, once you buy a CD you cannot sell it to anyone. Should be the same sets of laws for games.

There is more than one used CD store in my city. Also plenty of pawn shops with CD's. I have no idea what your post is talking about.