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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Devil's advocate: is the time spent playing a pirated retro game still a kind of lost revenue, since you could be spending your time buying and playing all their new shit? I say this as a long-time retro gamer who finally broke down and bought some new shit recently.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, hey EA, want me to spend time buying and playing your new games instead of yet another playthrough of Burnout 3? Make a game better lmao I WILL buy it

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Going to work is lost revenue.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, game companies should be lobbying for UBI for everyone

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a sense I guess? But then it’s still their fault for not keeping it available for purchase.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or they pull a Nintendo "Heres a game we made 20 years ago. That will be $50"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well at least that was three games. If you’re talking about the Mario collection and I’m not forgetting some other dumb thing they did.

[–] Honytawk 6 points 1 year ago

Yes, just as much as when someone dares to enjoy a different hobby.

We are just statistics to them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'd say no, because they don't own your time by default.