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And that’s why the only correct choice is a piracy. We just cannot afford to waste that kind of money on unfinished games. Especially while the economy is getting worse and worse.

Or one could play FOSS games. However, in such case I would still recommend supporting the developers as much as one can, if the game is enjoyable. Usually, those games are better than any AAA game that came out lately.

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Katana314@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
Man, I wish I could have a Lemmy community that bans pirates from all discussion.

Either a game is shit, made by abusive managers forcing crunch time, in which case there’s no moral issue with pirating it but also: Why would you want to for a shit game? Or, a game looks great, is fairly made by inspired artists looking for a return on their risk, in which case: Why are you not paying them for their work?

And I also have no patience for anyone claiming the latter type of game doesn’t exist. Stop gluing your eyeballs to AAA ads while constantly whining about them, and find some recommendation lists. My GOTY list for 2026 is already packed.

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kurcatovium@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’d say the other option is being patient gamer. I only buy at discounts year(s) after release. It’s a win win in my book:

it’s way cheaper

no beta testing, games are patched by the time

the moment of purchase I might have a PC that is powerful enough for older game

if the game had denuvo, it would probably be gone at the time due to its licensing costs
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