It is a question that I have asked myself in several coercions I must admit that living in a third world country with salaries of 60 dollars a month, it is impossible to buy original games since a triple A launch game comes out at that price, of course when the sales come it can even cost 25 dollars but it is still a lot of money for us, of course this does not justify piracy, nor the consumption of piracy in video games, but it is definitely an important factor, I remember Dayoscrip saying that he expects more games with low resources and better paid by the companies, but I think the masses want to see how much can offer the graphics today as they help a lot to the narrative of the video game, that we can see easy expressions in the actors of the game can bring us closer to the video game as an art form.
Now then, if the video game Anela be considered an Art where is its conservation, the companies every day develop new platforms, new methods of distribution, unfortunately with that great growth comes the sierre of platforms, games as services, previous versions of the game, among others.
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There are the cases of the closing of platforms like sega, Nintendo 64, Ps1, Ps2, and even the ps3 store, this type of behavioral decisions make impossible the conservation of the video game as a means of entertainment, on the other hand piracy through emulation among other strategies have allowed many games do not die at all, so you can play them as they were originally, today is very exploited the idea of taking remaster and remake to return to have a touch of nostalgia added to our lives.
This post is not intended to justify piracy but I am definitely one of those who believe that legal video games and piracy can coexist without problem, look at the case of GTA V is one of the best selling games in history ported to many consoles, still having a large audience that plays it, it was profitable in its first week of release, which tells us that well developed video games encourage the buyer to have the original version of the game, plus the online content is unique to the original games.
I believe that piracy allows access to games that otherwise would be impossible, companies spend a lot of budget to prevent piracy of their games with intrusive programs like DENUVO, it is better to invest that effort, money and time in developing games that allow players to have a decent experience.
Piracy is bad, pure and simple. It's stealing, with that being said in my younger days I often did it so I could test games. If I liked the game I bought it if I didn't like it I didn't buy it.
However with this being said, I think Piracy and Emulation are two different things. Pirating a game that a studio can still make money off of, is as good as stealing. However, pirating or emulating a game from the early days of gaming, from a studio that is no longer around, or a game that is no longer making money, IMO is perfectly acceptable.
For instance, I would never pirate the newest Zelda game, but I would download an emulator to play, say, Ocarina of Time.
I agree my friend, that's why I say that I do not justify them, even if it were not for piracy many would never try some games, emulation comes faster than the games are no longer released, especially now that remastered a thousand times each game.
Piracy is not stealing, it is copyright infringement and there are important distinctions. I would never say piracy is "good" but if someone copies a game they never would have bought, nobody is losing money. Of course, someone who copies a game isn't necessarily honest about whether they would have bought it or not...
if you believe piracy is wrong then using emulation to play pirated ROMs is also wrong. There is no distinction. Companies can always make money on IP that they own by re-releasing older games and they often do so in various collections or even more commonly now as digital downloads. Ocarina of Time for instance was available to play via the Switch.
If an older game is re-released in the same state that it came out in, then yes, I would say that it is also wrong. If a game is so old that a company either A. has no interest in re releasing it or B. The company is no longer around, or C. New copies of that game are no longer being created than I see no problem with emulating the game, as the company isn't losing money.
If you didn't pirate the game you'd only have a few options of going around playing it either by A. buying it, B. getting a borrowed copy, or C. Buying it second hand.
Of course Piracy isn't stealing in the legal sense, but IMO it is in a moral sense. It's the same thing with most things that fall under copyright infringement. The point is you're getting a product for free that a comapany is selling, without said companies permission.
that's what it's all about my friend, piracy as a means of converting video games is basically necessary.
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