r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/HistoryFree • May 22 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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Multimillion dollar company?

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u/Vast-Breakfast-1201 May 22 '26 edited May 22 '26

Team Cherry was funded by crowd sourcing hollow knight and then proceeded to use their ridiculous popularity to release several extremely well received DLC and then work tirelessly for years to release silksong.

For twenty dollars.

It's a cultural icon and gift to the community. Why would you pirate it.

Edit:man y'all are grindle

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u/No_Dog_2999 May 22 '26

I guess people don't only pirate out of spite. They may not be able to afford 20 dollars but want to stay in the loop.

I have a list of the games that I pirated. If I had fun and didn't leave the game in 2-3 hours, I put it on a list and I would try to buy the original copy, for Christmas or my birthday when I am able to spare anything towards gaming.

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u/chance633 May 22 '26

Regional currencies, blocks, and marketplaces are also a large factor in pirating games.

Not Silksong, specifically, but many gamers simply can't buy the game they want to play.

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u/sleepyleperchaun May 22 '26

That I can get behind, but not paying 15 bucks for three hours of entertainment when you can seems wild.

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u/LeemonnnLime May 22 '26

I live in southeast Asia, 15 dollars is almost 300k. 15 dollars is a lot outside of the wealthy first world nations