| It's a reference from an old interview with Gabe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQweFurRz4g > It's a bit like saying it's okay to sneak into a movie theater because the prices for movie tickets are too high. It is not just the price, though. In some regions, for some media, the movie theater doesn't exist or the movies are not localized (no subtitles / dubbing). Nowadays you need several subscriptions to watch all of the content you would normally watch. There are also different tiers now for video quality. Essentially it is a lot more attractive to go to your local tracker and download the movie / anime / tv-show which will be of better quality and will be localized. On the other hand, I haven't pirated a single game for over 10 years. People will continue to consume content. But they aren't going to pay for what feels like a complete ripoff and manage 10+ subscriptions just to do it. If that is the way the industry is going then piracy will simply continue to thrive. |