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Console Players Are Pirates

Posted by Zonk on from the yo-ho-ho dept.

According to a study by Macrovision one in five console gamers is a pirate, or uses pirated software. Interestingly the study, detailed on GamesIndustry.biz, also found that "three quarters of them would have paid for the games if they hadn't been available for free." Coverage also available on IGN.

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  1. Really? by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One in five console gamers robs and plunders at sea without a commission from a recognised sovereign nation? Seriously, couldn't we call piracy piracy and copyright infringement copyright infringement? We might as well call them terrorists or communists, count and publish some meaningless percentage value, but it wouldn't really matter as long as we keep confusing the very things that we are supposed to count. Please stop using BSA propaganda terms.

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  2. Re:Same with crippled shareware vs the "honor syst by grondu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Conclusion? Most people only pay if they have to.

    That applies to sex also.

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