r/explainitpeter • u/IAmABoss37 • 10d ago

I need your help. Explain it Peter.

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Is the implication that PC gamers pirate their games?

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u/DripTrip747-V2 10d ago

Piracy is why. Learn the way of the seas and complaining becomes a thing of the past.

The image is of a very popular site for doing so. 

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u/Livember 10d ago

Or just use the infinite sales for cheap games. The advantage of the steam eco system is even big games go on sale rather quickly and you have refund window 

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u/DripTrip747-V2 9d ago

But no matter what, you don't own those games and never will. The beauty of piracy is preservation and the fact you actually own the games, forever. 

With that said, I still support small developers and buy games I like on steam. Even if I'll never play them on there.

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u/Livember 9d ago

I don't care. I'll never play dishonoured on the Xbox 360 again, owning the disk doesn't do much for me. Games being pulled from steam is rare and steam keeps access to games removed as downloads for your library.

And frankly if steam goes offline, WW3s here and we have bigger issues 

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u/DripTrip747-V2 9d ago

There have been hundreds of games delisted off steam. There are databases that keep track of that. All those games could be lost forever if it wasn't for piracy. Especially now when so many games don't have physical copies. 

And i get it, you don't care. Doesn't mean nobody else should. Media preservation will remain relevant. 

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u/xevlar 8d ago

Name one delisted game you play

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u/DripTrip747-V2 8d ago

The crew, the original godfather game and the older 007 games. 

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u/xevlar 8d ago

Oh you like ubislop I get it now. I play indies so I'd feel like hot garbage if I pirated those games

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u/DripTrip747-V2 8d ago

Feeling superior over you game choices is not the flex you think it is. 

The same argument can be made with old Nintendo games etc that can no longer be purchased unless you pay ridiculous amounts to buy from someone's collection. You got something against those games as well?

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u/xevlar 8d ago

Justifying piracy because you're broke by citing that the game may delist in a decade or so is not really a flex either since you use that to justify pirating games where you do have full access anyways such as most indies.

Tbh people should just admit they're greedy rather than act like piracy is a noble cause.

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u/DripTrip747-V2 8d ago

You asked me what delisted games I play, and I gave you a straight up answer. Then you deflect with some superiority bs. 

People pirate for different reasons. Automatically thinking piracy means you're broke is just naive. I can just as easily say you only buy indie games because you can't afford AAA games.

Go be angry somewhere else. 

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