Does anyone feel bothered that a lot of people on this site do not pay for their video games? Im no saint myself, I mean I have almost every rom for every system in the past 20 years or so. If things keep going the way they are now, will video game prices sky rocket? Or is there no impact on the market due to piracy?
What concerns me is the ease of piracy. Any jackass can buy a flash set on the internet for $30 and never pay for a DS game again. Im guessing due to the quantity of people buying flash sets and not paying for games, the companies are actually at the point where it will hurt them.
I make an effort to buy the games I truly like. I have an extensive reserve list at GameStop (lol) of about 30 games coming out in the next year. But the sad truth is, there are still lots of games I dont pay for, and the companies suffer for my laziness. On the flip side, however, there are lots of terrible games coming out. Look at the recent releases for the Wii. I could program these games fresh out of game design classes on my own. They are garbage. People shouldnt be paying $50 for this trash, either.
Im just curious how you people feel about the situtation.
What concerns me is the ease of piracy. Any jackass can buy a flash set on the internet for $30 and never pay for a DS game again. Im guessing due to the quantity of people buying flash sets and not paying for games, the companies are actually at the point where it will hurt them.
I make an effort to buy the games I truly like. I have an extensive reserve list at GameStop (lol) of about 30 games coming out in the next year. But the sad truth is, there are still lots of games I dont pay for, and the companies suffer for my laziness. On the flip side, however, there are lots of terrible games coming out. Look at the recent releases for the Wii. I could program these games fresh out of game design classes on my own. They are garbage. People shouldnt be paying $50 for this trash, either.
Im just curious how you people feel about the situtation.