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Originally Posted by iPhantom
-facepalm- How do you think Counter Strike, Half Life and all these popular games you see got so up in the list? Piracy. A lot of companies admit it. Valve does. Not all games provide demos, and the demos are SO limited. You enjoy crap out of it. Seriously, are you a real gamer? Or are you just pulling these out from nowhere just to prove an argument?
I'm not confusing manufacturing with the creators of a game. I've seen games price lifting up suddenly... because people would just buy it anyway (due to popularity). Games are ridiculously overpriced at 60$, 70$... your point to pay because someone made it is invalid, a honest person would judge the price based on the game, if it's worth or not.
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And Valve is fighting piracy with some interesting new techniques that involve looking at their products in new ways. And it is working. Admitting there are a lot of pirates is not the same as endorsing them. Valve is finding ways to fight you, and I hope other companies follow suit in successful ways.
I wouldn't call myself a "gamer" but I have consoles and I play them often. I DL demos at the PS3 store and 360 Marketplace and if I like the demo I'll buy the game. Like I said, I don't buy a lot of games, so when I do I make sure it's something I want. I am not sure what me playing games or not playing games has to do with it.
I am not saying you should pay "because someone made it". I am saying it costs money to make games, and therefore costs money to play them.