On PC piracy is a lot easier. If they take my game, I take it back.
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dudeface@lemmy.world 1 day agoThis has all been the case on PC for a long time and there isn’t much complaining over there
sdcSpade@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
VexLogic@feddit.online 1 day ago
On PC we have a plethora of options to get our games the way we prefer. GOG is a fantastic company that sells games old and new that are DRM free. Meaning when I buy a game from them I get all of the files for said game and am free to do with it whatever I want, no launcher or internet required.
Not to mention there is always piracy for those that are so inclined.
And those two are just the tip of the iceberg. Console players have to get their games from the console’s store and that’s it.
dudeface@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You understand that all this talk of piracy will just ensure that developers only target consoles in the future like they used to right?
It may be relatively strong sales in PC right now but I am sure they will collectively cut that off and you will be left with indie releases on GOG
VexLogic@feddit.online 1 day ago
That kind of feels like conjecture in my opinion. While yeah piracy is absolutely a problem on PC, that doesn’t mean that everyone on the platform is doing it. There’s still a ton of money to be made from sales on there.
dudeface@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Well it is, but the writing is also on the wall, computer hardware increases will have more of an impact than consoles which are subsidised
I don’t think it out of the question that to play the newest game on PC your only option will be to stream it from PlayStation or xbox as that will work on cheaper hardware that more people have
At that point the piracy backup goes out the window