I think I've heard every excuse to pirating games in this forum, and not one of them holds any water.
1) Gaming companies are evil and take advantage of you - Then don't buy their games if you dislike them so much. Oh wait. You actually like their product? Then pay for it. Its called free enterprise, not "smash and grab"
2) I don't have enough money - I repeat, get a job. If you have a job and are horribly upset that you can't buy every game and every system that comes out, thats called life. Get used to it. I want a 2003 Corvette, but you don't see me going out and stealing one do you? Why? Its called illegal and ethically represhensible.
3) WAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAHHHH!!! - Grow up.
This issue isn't about opinion. Its not about freedom of information. Its not about technology, and its certainly not about Linux. Its about doing whats right. Its about having a modicum of ethics and doing what is right for the gaming industry and yourself.
There is no grey area. Those who pirate games are wrong. There is no way in which it is right.
As for $32,000 dollars being a lot of money, thats insane. Take away taxes, car bill, oil changes, breaks replacement, rent, utilities, credit card bills, school loans ($30,000 worth), cell phone charges, gas money, food, cable, telephone, 401K plan, mortgage fund and the 1 night a week at the bar and I'm living paycheck to paycheck. In 3 years I've managed to squirrel away $345 in my savings which I'm slowly building for my eventual need of new tires.
I own 5 XBox games and rent the rest. Could I have a lot more if pirating became common place? Of course, I could have with my Dreamcast. But I didn't because I know its wrong morally and legally and I care about more than just myself.
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