Yeah I'm on the fence. I know piracy is wrong and all, but with some of the half-baked releases that get pushed out these days along with the fact that nearly no one does demos anymore, this is usually the only way to tell whether the game is worth the asking price (let alone whether it works on your PC), and I've no shame in admitting I've pirated the odd game before buying. Being primarily a console gamer, I've no issue paying for games I know for sure will run smoothly on my system. PC games used to be substantially cheaper, but that trend is also changing rapidly (might just be the weak rand, I've not looked into it enough), and with some games performing awfully on systems well above the recommended requirements, it's a bleak future if piracy falls away and you have no choice but to take the risk if you want to play a game. I know Steam offers refunds, but I'm still in the minority that prefers physical copies, which in my experience your chance of getting refunded are slim to none.
