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I Think PlayStation’s All-Digital Future Makes It Clear: Owning Your Video Games Has Never Been More Important (www.ign.com)
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[–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

There's really no reason to pirate on PC if your goal is to stay busy and have a good time. Steam Sales are frequent and the library is deep.

Shit, you talk to people who have had Steam for a few years and their biggest complaint is they've bought so many damn games they haven't gotten around to playing yet.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    I believe he meant pirating games for other consoles based on the context

    But yeah, I get dope shot on Steam and GoG for $5 or less on the regular (and with GoG I get to keep the install files and do whatever I want with them)

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Real question: what are the terms of steam sales? Do you own or license?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Real answer: you really can't completely trust anyone. No doubt they could legally fuck you over somehow if they wanted to, just like everyone else does, but because they are a private, they are not forced to make line constantly go up by cannibalizing their user base.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Honestly, I disagree. I will speak for myself, but I can stay busy, have a good time while pirating games, and keep the money for myself (perhaps spend it on something else). Sales or not, there's still the whole issue with Denuvo DRM (at least for me) and sales are not what they used to be. I have had Steam for years too and only bought a few games and Wallpaper Engine. Not everyone keeps purchasing games on Steam and never play them.

    I just think that piracy is the better option nowadays, economically (keeping money for yourself), ownership of the game(s), and not having to deal with Denuvo DRM.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Haven't heard of Denuvo DRM in a long time. Is that still a thing? I'm running on Linux, and I think Steam is pretty devoted to as open an OS as possible.

    And piracy doesn't have Denuvo, but it sure as hell can have viruses; it's not risk-free.

    I'm not too worried. If Valve ever goes public, I'll buy a drive and download all my games from the server, but otherwise, Í trust I'll be able to download whatever I need in the future.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yeah, Denuvo DRM is definitely still a thing. In fact, they recently announced that they’re suing the anonymous person who is cracking their DRM. They rather sue a person or group that they don’t even know than actually getting their DRM better. Funny, isn’t it?

    I know piracy does not have Denuvo; that’s why I love piracy as well. I mentioned Denuvo DRM because people who purchase the games legally still have to deal with it. Certainly, piracy is not risk-free, but if you follow the right guides, use your common sense, and have knowledge regarding technology, the risk is very minimal.

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