Why should I buy games when I could pirate them?

How would you feel about piracy then ??? The game publishers are no work of charity. They are in entertainment business. The revenue generated by their published games is the main motivation for them to create more enhanced game. read more

If one person were to pirate a game, there wouldn't be an issue. There would be no reason for one person to buy a game, if everyone else bought it. Piracy is discouraged, however, because if a significant amount of people pirate games, games will decrease in quality even further to accommodate the loss in profits. read more

Then, Steam sales came along, and I realized that I could buy most of the games that I wanted for a fair price, if I could wait a little longer after release. This showed me that the hassle of updating custom firmwares, and learning to pirate, wasn’t worth it anymore. read more

Games that are buggy, a pain to open, and can only be installed on one computer; cloud-based movies that you never truly own; books and music that can be removed from a device or account at any time, without warning. That is why I pirate: When I buy something, I want to own it. read more

I always did pirate them earlier because there was no other way to get the original copy of the games in my small town. However, now, thanks to Steam, I buy all of my games. I guess it depends on an individual's POV. I knew what I was doing was wrong but at the same time there was no other way to buy games so I never thought about it too much. read more

They are the reasons why i purchase all of my games, and do not pirate them. And far as downloading a game to try and then buying it is not a viable excuse as we have more places to look up reviews, play throughs, and game opinions then ever before. But i do understand that if you have no money for games, none of the above reasons are going to apply. read more