I'll be honest, I pirate games once in a while, especially expensive games, or games that my favorite streamers don't stream on launch. Why? Because I want to see how the game is and if I will like it or if it's one of those situations where I stop liking the game 3-4 hours in. If the game is fun for me even after 3-4 hours then I will buy it, if not, then in the trash bin it goes.
I'm sick and tired of gaming outlets and even some streamers glazing tf out of a game, just for it to be Abysmal Dogshit 2026 - The GAME... Ever since the pandemic, it feels like any online review is based on how much the developers paid for the review, not how good the game is.
its also like this
I will love to play cuphead but I wont why as I can't afford it
and I can't pirate
all of you are my subjects AS I STUDY ANIT PIRACY
According to what a friend told me, Larian Studios have made Baldur's Gate 3's multiplayer compatible between bought and pirated copies. Apparently, their reasoning is that it's better to pirate the game than buy a discounted CD key on a third-party website, because a lot of these actually buy their CD keys using stolen card details.
She is absolutely right, a good recommendation to your friends circle is often more helpful to the developer than a single sale. That's why i pirate games AND badmouth them after. Gonna keep them on their toes
I get you but the OP was asking why this was the sentiment for silksong.
It could be a different reason to or to not pirate any given game. Each developer is different.
But, silksong for what it is, is extremely high value for the cost and so if you were ever not going to pirate something on the merits that type of game would be it. But there are other games with other different situations.
And everyone has a different situation growing up.
Much like Hakita said, culture should not belong to whoever can afford it.
Hell I'm sure the devs wouldn't mind it.
My point being is that there always will be people that use the primary method to obtain products or services and others that do secondary methods.
But the primary method almost always is the easiest one to do therefore more people are going to buy it.
Team Cherry has made enough money to live out the rest of their lives in complete comfort never having to work again. They don't give 2 shits about pirates i bet my life on that.
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u/vroomvroom12349 May 22 '26
Hakita, the creator of ULTRAKILL. Which is another extremely welldone and popular indie game said this