Complains about piracy

>complains about piracy
>buys used games
why is this allowed?

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Because its different as the person who sold the game no longer has access to it

There's literally no difference, you're not paying the developers when buying an used game, so it is the same as piracy.

Are you saying that used games are as bad or worse than piracy?

What do you work for Sony or something?

There is literally nothing reportable you fucking sperg.

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The fact that you thin the two are one in the same just confirmed that most of Sup Forums or Sup Forums in general is retarded

Actually, it is WORSE than piracy since you're giving away your money to a complete stranger rather than the developers.

>Complains about piracy
>Still borrows games from friends

WOW

hello newfag, read the rules

he would break his foot doing that

Buying a used game means the developers already got their money when it was sold brand new.

Also OP is a faggot.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Pirating a game means the developers already got their money when it was sold to the file sharer

Daaamn you got burned.

The used game had to be bought by someone in the first place, so the devs got money from the initial purchase. With piracy, the devs never got any money.

Understood?

That's one copy. Surely you aren't this stupid

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>One pirated copy
>One used copy
no difference

>buy game
>play game
>trade into goystop
>other person buys that used copy
>plays it
>trades it in again
repeat forever

yes difference. only one person has access to the used copy at once, while thousands of people have access to the pirated copy at once.

Each used copy was originally bought new so that's about one new sale for every used copy out there. Pirates only buy one copy, regardless of how many copies were pirated.

>Hmm should i support a soulless multi million dollar retail company by buying this used game that may or may not even work or save my money and invest it in something smarter
>lol nah

You underestimate how stupid pirates are or the mental gymnastics they'll do to pretend they aren't worthless parasites.

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Or just maybe support the devs and buy it on gog or steam?

>that sleazy moron who buys dirty used games for only 5 dollars lower than MSRP at Gamestop

Absolutely disgusting. And I know at least some of those people must browse Sup Forums.

>Argue over the retardation of buying used games
>present counter argument
>U-uh just support the devs retard

Um, no its not the same retard.

>buy game, giving devs the money for that single disc
>sell it to friend
>can't play it anymore, but friend can

none of that transaction goes to the devs, but they already got the $60 from the original transaction.

>pirate game online illegally
>no money is spent at any point in the process.
>no money goes to devs

This comic is still retarded

But that's only one copy when it's pirated, you dense cunt. Used copies account for hundreds of thousands of sales of new copies originally.

how many instances of
>i bought this used game and liked it, i'll buy a new copy to support the developer
do you think there are compared to
>i pirated this game and liked it, i'll buy a new copy to support the developer

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It's irrelevant how many "have access" to it. The only thing that matters is how many times a developer got paid for the game. Buying used does not pay the developer.

>literally no difference

He just explained the main difference, though. The difference is that buying a used game is a transfer of ownership; the original owner loses one copy and you gain one copy. With piracy, you gain one copy, and that's it.

When people sell used games, publishers don't get paid for each time someone owns the game, but they've still gotten paid for each copy currently owned. With piracy, there could be a million people simultaneously in possession of a million copies and the publishers won't see a single cent.

That's completely irrelevant. You're just admitting that piracy is worse than buying games used. Honestly, it's baffling that this is so hard for you to understand

>no money is spent at any point in the process.
>no money goes to devs
readso, you're saying is that buying used copies is worse than pirating because you can't play it anymore once you share/sell it

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Why do you think that? We can't read your mind, you know.

Right stand saves the forest with its infinite paper. Piracy ftw

>pirate - give noone money
>buy used - give gamestop money
>devs get nothing either way

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This is the perfect answer, and what I've been trying to say all this time.

You fucked up

>buy game, giving devs the money for that single disc
>sell it to friend
>developer has been paid for one game

vs

>buy game, giving devs the money for that single disc
>friend pirates a copy
>developer has been paid for one game

Used games are illegal though

This is a pretty good counter. You didn't use the same font though.

rule 7

fag

Lazy, didn't even name the file properly either.

You're literally retarded.
>buy game
>sell to friend
>developer gets a sale

>random bloke buys game
>sells to friend
>developer gets a sale
That's a total of two sales, got it?
>you pirate the game
>friend and bloke download this copy for free
>developer gets one sale
Got it?

>buy game
>sell to friend
>friend sells to random bloke
>dev gets a sale

>you pirate the game
>friend and bloke download this copy for free
>developer gets one sale
Where did this magic one sale come from? Are 3 pirates worth a sale now? Is there a program in place that detects when 3 people have pirated and prints out the money for one legit sale to buffer the losses?

Shit I didn't know that.

>Buy game
>sell it to friend
>friend gives to friend
>friend sells to pawn shop
>Pawn shop sells to someone else
>someone else gives it to kid
>Kid lets all of his friends borrow it
Got it?

moron. only rule broken is the one OP broke.

Got it?

I think that there is absolutely no reasoning with people this mentally inept. Either you completely missed what I was trying to say or you're just fucking with me. Hopefully it's the latter.

Nice try memer but not an argument.

Got it?

He's presenting his counter argument which entails that if you buy a game there is a possibility that more people than just one will play through it in it's entirety and not buy a new copy to support the developer much like what would happen if you pirated it.

There, I spelled it out for you. Got it?

That's so stupid that I can't even make fun of it, but here's a reply anyways.

Buh inept u no reson wit people ment al

mis m poin tho got it

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Yes, but that doesn't always happen. There are plenty of used games that are only bought once. This is not the case with a pirated copy. Thousands of copies are distributed freely while the devs only get the price of one.
>got it xD

Who are you quoting?

The argument is that both pirating and buying used do not pay the devoloper.
In your counter-argument, you had one case where somebody is buying used, and one person is pirating.
But in an act of extreme stupidity, you added a SECOND person to the used game scenario that is originally paying for the game. No fucking shit the developer gets paid when somebody pays them for the game. Add as many people as you want buying the game to either scenario, it doesn't change the fact that neither pirating or buying used do not pay the devoloper.

What I'm saying is that they're not the same thing.

Buying a game legally, then selling to a friend gives the dev all the money they would need for that unit. The friend who buys it used is trading the quality of the product for a reasonably decreased price, and the initial buyer doesn't cannot play it anymore.

The illegal way results in multiple people spending no money because they downloaded an illegal copy online, and the dev makes no money off any part of this.

It could happen, just like with piracy.

Which means used = piracy

you are stealing from devs

And at the end of the fucking day what fucking matter is that every CUSTOMER should pay the owners of the game. So in literally every path of this debate, buying used games is still wrong.

Stop fucking doing it.

Have you ever stopped and thought at the grand scale of used games at your local gamestop, eb games, best buy, walmart, and pawn shops littered around just your town? Not just your town, but in your county? State? Country? This isn't just limited to the amount of people that A) Owns a decent PC B) Has the patience to sit down and learn about pirating, find a decent site that isn't a cesspool of viruses and actually download the file C) Be lucky enough to get it working the first time

How many times in your life have you borrowed or bought a game from a friend of yours. Or how many times has a friend borrowed from a friend that's borrowed from a friend? The number is so large that it can't even be properly recorded yet piracy is obviously the cancer that is killing the gaming industry.

Not him, but piracy is illegal because the publisher doesn't get anything, while used game sales are legal because the publisher has still been paid for each copy owned at any given time.

We could go back and forth all day, but here is what I'm trying to say
>pirate a game
>thousands get access
or
>buy a new copy
>sell it
>someone else buys it used

It really doesn't matter how many times this game is sold again. It will never amount to the number of times that a pirated copy is distributed.