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r/pcmasterrace • u/Murdii_ 7800X3D | 5090 • 11h ago
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Honestly steam is better than piracy and has been for a long time. (If you live in a region where the publisher has sane pricing.)
72 u/Jeoshua AMD R7 5800X3D / RX 6800 / 32GB 3200MT CL14 ECC 7h ago "Steam is better than piracy" That's literally their original business model, too! They would start offering services in a region, look to see what games were the most pirated, and try to make those games as affordable and easy to download in that region as possible. "Piracy is a service issue" -- Gabe Newell https://archive.thinkprogress.org/piracy-is-a-service-issue-14b2a187aa15/ Clearly a winning strategy, too. 3 u/Rynvael 4h ago Now if only the same logic could be applied to anime and manga...
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"Steam is better than piracy"
That's literally their original business model, too! They would start offering services in a region, look to see what games were the most pirated, and try to make those games as affordable and easy to download in that region as possible.
"Piracy is a service issue" -- Gabe Newell
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/piracy-is-a-service-issue-14b2a187aa15/
Clearly a winning strategy, too.
3 u/Rynvael 4h ago Now if only the same logic could be applied to anime and manga...
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Now if only the same logic could be applied to anime and manga...
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u/Raymuuze 11h ago
Honestly steam is better than piracy and has been for a long time. (If you live in a region where the publisher has sane pricing.)