do you pirate?

[ShadowStitch]

I look at piracy like a test drive.

With the restrictions on returning games, and the increasingly low quality of many titles (combined with misleading, overhyped advertisements) there's a situation where you can go to the store, spend 30~50$ on a game, get it home and realize within the first half hour that it's absolute garbage...but then you're screwed! You can't return it, all you can do is trade it in for store credit or hope to sell it to someone else. In many cases it's like selling a lemon car.

Personally, I can honestly say that 90% of the games I pirate and try out, I absolutely hate, and would never play again. I toss them, and the game company is in no worse financial shape than if I'd borrowed the game from a friend... after all, if I borrowed it and hated it, I'd never buy it anyways.

BUT....if I LIKE the game... I almost ALWAYS end up buying it. I want to support the industry and support companies that make good games.

I miss the days of PSM demo discs, so you could try out a few minutes of a game and see if you were hooked BEFORE you spent money on it.

 

[sonofx51]

I like most people I know pirate more than I buy. It is too easy sometimes not too. I buy what I play repeatedly.

 

[xShinobi]

I pirate more than i buy because i only pirate nds games so i buy all the nintendo wii, ps2 etc. games but i dont really buy those often.

 

[golden]

Piracy is like drugs. You start; then you can't stop.

 

[OG LOCC NESS]

I only buy consoles if I know I can pirate with them

 

[Doggy124]

I only buy consoles if I know I can pirate with them

Agree with you.
If PS3 can run rom, I'm sure it will get better sale.

 

[enigmaindex]

PC: Bought=0 - Pirated=Around 100gig
NDS: I have bought one game for DS and 150+ pirated
GB: Bought teh Pokeymanz
GBA: Mainly emulated it, never really bought any.
N64: Bought shitloads maybe 50-60+, most notably SM64 and Zelda's
PS1: I chipped that myself and i never bought a game for this
PS2: Got it chipped after i bought 4-5 games
Wii: Bought 2-3 games havent touched the Wii in 5-6 months
PS3: Bought 5 or 6 games

Good thing this doesnt expand into Movies and Software haha.

 

[Mars]

For DS I pirate about 50 games and I purchased just 5.
On my PS2 however, all my games are legit.
I pirate most PC games, although I do purchase some for online play.

All in all, I pirate more than i buy.

 

[Chotaz]

DS

 

[xalphax]

not that its going to surprise anyone but one of my chinese friends literally got no legit copy! not a single one!

now THATS hardcore.

 

[Twiffles]

I only do it with US PSP and DS games. I bought every console I have, and never "cracked" one open ever. Since almost all console games are worth the money. Now PC, I've only done it once... With this one H-game... >_>

 

[shane1972]

Hi,

I only make back ups in case the video shop copy gets broken he he.

Cheers

 

[DarkAura]

Why is it called pirate and not ninja? Everyone knows that ninjas are better than pirates.

I only pira..ninja my DS games. Everything else I buy.

 

[VVoltz]

Why is it called pirate and not ninja? Everyone knows that ninjas are better than pirates.Â

I only pira..ninja my DS games. Everything else I buy.

Pirates are better, for example, you cannot play a "ninjaed" NDS Rom.

Sounds Dirtie

 

[omatic]

I used to buy PSP games, then they started falling apart on me. I have 3 UMDs that are in pieces right now, so that's the end of UMD purchases.

I buy DS games, though.

 

[Talaria]

Why is it called pirate and not ninja?  Everyone knows that ninjas are better than pirates. 

I only pira..ninja my DS games.  Everything else I buy.

Pirates are better, for example, you cannot play a "ninjaed" NDS Rom.

Sounds Dirtie

No you got it wrong, its referred to as a Jutsu'd NDS Rom. And yes i ninja some of my DS games but I occasionally buy them if they are really good (like P.W 1-3). And I often get DS games for my Birthday and at Christmas. So i say Half and Half. Ninja's FTW!!!

 

[DarkAura]

Why is it called pirate and not ninja? Everyone knows that ninjas are better than pirates.Â

I only pira..ninja my DS games. Everything else I buy.

Pirates are better, for example, you cannot play a "ninjaed" NDS Rom.

Sounds Dirtie

You can so play a ninjaed ROM, it's just been stolen from the government, cuz that's what ninjas do.

Edit: I just knew VVoltz would reply, and debate over whether ninjas or pirates are better. Go ninjas!

 

[Ducky]

You are a pirate!

 

[King Zargo]

I only pirate games that come out first in US or JAP region's and work on PAL. For the rest I buy in stores.

 

[xJonny]

Arr! Never with any console which require you to open up and install a modchip.