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Quote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are broken (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 51 points 4 months ago (2 children)

He isn't wrong. The last game I pirated was Escape from Butcher Bay, because it wasn't on steam.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Convenience is a huge factor, Valve has clearly gotten that.

    I still pirate a lot of media, even though I pay for streaming simply because my own "service" isn't as crap. Many people will happily pay for good service, not for the constant enshittification they throw at us.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Same. With a dockerized *arr stack and NZB360 I don't have to worry about where something is streaming, what platform currently nas the license, what login I need, blah blah. Just search, add, it's ready to watch jellyfin->kodi rpi->tv. No streaming tracking for recommendation algorithms or to sell info to data brokers.

    On one hand, I also don't have to worry about finding the disc, or getting it at a store (if they have it). There is an experience to that kind of search that is lost, but damn the convenience of this setup is nice.

    I would pay a decent amount of money—even the $150-250 cable TV used to cost for that hosted by someone else. Though, only if it was ad-free and tracking free.

    I realize that's not how capitalism works, and can never without he internet as it currently is set up.

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