To Pirate or not to Pirate

[The Joker]

Buy secondhand??

I buy secondhand games from zaps in brightwater commons.
The problem with that is the popular or new release titles are almost never available..you seriously have to go there every day to check.

[DarkWater]

I buy secondhand games from zaps in brightwater commons.
The problem with that is the popular or new release titles are almost never available..you seriously have to go there every day to check.

Yeah...but luckily I'm never in to much of hurry to get the latest and greatest. I always have games to play in the meantime.

Getting Eternal Sonata next week (R208 new from Take2)

[Voicy]

Thats great mate but there are some people that can't afford to buy original games. I buy copies but I almost always buy the originals of my copied games. Piracy will never die out..it'll keep growing cause of the demand for cheaper pricing on games.

On that point, is it considered wrong to 1st pirate a game and play it - and then purchase the original once you've played it and thoroughly enjoyed it ?

For titles you don't buy, I would imagine it being the same as 30day money back on an item you purchase from a store... you use it and do not find pleasure in it and discard it with no money spent or item kept.

Also ... if you have an Xbox title ... is it still considered wrong if you use a pirated copy for PC? To me it would be the same as making a backup of a music cd you own so you can listen to it on your hifi and in your car. Same product, different platforms. Why should you buy it twice?

I dont know...

[The Joker]

On that point, is it considered wrong to 1st pirate a game and play it - and then purchase the original once you've played it and thoroughly enjoyed it ?

For titles you don't buy, I would imagine it being the same as 30day money back on an item you purchase from a store... you use it and do not find pleasure in it and discard it with no money spent or item kept.

Also ... if you have an Xbox title ... is it still considered wrong if you use a pirated copy for PC? To me it would be the same as making a backup of a music cd you own so you can listen to it on your hifi and in your car. Same product, different platforms. Why should you buy it twice?

I dont know...

All very good points mate.

I think ive only ever bought 4 copied games that i didn't buy the originals for...I'll list them. Test Drive unlimited(Cause I couldn't find an original)
Turok(Cause i didn't really enjoy it..and i couldn't wait for the original to hit the shelves) Need for speed Pro street(Totally dissapointed..didn't even bother finishing the copy) Red faction 1( cause I couldn't afford the original back then)

[Keldarza]

I buy secondhand games from zaps in brightwater commons.
The problem with that is the popular or new release titles are almost never available..you seriously have to go there every day to check.

Zaps is kinda cool like that. Unless it's a game a really have to have, I usually wait for the price to drop, give it 4 to 6 months and they become reasonable.

[Necuno]

Those what i know is going to be the #$@#$@# i preorder; rest i pirate or demo first and if i like it i go out and buy it.

[sycogrim]

I buy secondhand games from zaps in brightwater commons.
The problem with that is the popular or new release titles are almost never available..you seriously have to go there every day to check.

The good thing about ZAPS second hand games is that they manage to keep them in pretty good condition I have also bought second hand games from them...

[Voicy]

@ Tinman...

Can we perhaps put a poll up for this one?

[goswald]

It just feels right buying the games...

[sycogrim]

It just feels right buying the games...

I dont disagree with you... im like a little kid on ten cups of coffee when something really catches my attention and I just want it soooo badly I cant wait to buy I want it like right away so ill download it