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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

If it's EA then "skimmed profits off the top of" is probably more accurate than "made".

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A shitty gaming studio that loves to ruin game franchises

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

EA and Ubisoft are responsible for ruining more of my favorite game franchies than I think all others combined.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

But you can feast on your sense of pride and accomplishment!

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

Rockstar games grabbed a pirated MAX PAYNE 2 and more!, slapped a price sticker on 'em and uploaded to steam! 🤷🏿‍♂️ LMAO

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (7 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] 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"

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[–] 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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Odd contradiction. I support pirating when a person can't access media legally (whether due to financials or just dick-moves by corps). However, this is the same logic that writers are striking against with streaming and I sure as hell support them.

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