Dramatic Shitposter to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 months agoOnce a pirate, always a piratediscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square247fedilinkarrow-up11.42Karrow-down1162
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1imageOnce a pirate, always a piratediscuss.tchncs.deDramatic Shitposter to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square247fedilink
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilinkEnglish42•8 months agoGabe Newell agrees with you. He said that piracy is almost always a service problem, not a pricing problem.
minus-square@pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish5•8 months agoYup, I remember that interview. It was about pirates providing translations for the pirated games, that weren’t included by their creators. Fair pricing is also part of that. Like when Netflix first came out, even with its pretty restricted catalogue, it was a good deal at the time.
Gabe Newell agrees with you. He said that piracy is almost always a service problem, not a pricing problem.
Yup, I remember that interview. It was about pirates providing translations for the pirated games, that weren’t included by their creators.
Fair pricing is also part of that. Like when Netflix first came out, even with its pretty restricted catalogue, it was a good deal at the time.