• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      My rule is that if they don’t sell the game for the original system anymore, then it’s not stealing.

      Stealing from who. The used market?

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        Which they and every other gaming company have tried to kill at one point or another, and I fully expect them to try again next Gen. They probably hope that the people who pay attention and care are getting older and won’t make as much of a fuss as we did with the last three generations.

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          3 months ago

          Thankfully hacking systems has never been easier. I’m literally downloading games on a fan Eshop for my Wii U as we speak.

          Serves them right for closing it all down

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      Barring me from getting old games in a modern platform will not stop me from playing old games on a modern platform.

      The sooner they realize that and plan accordingly by releasing their old catalogs for appropriate pricing, the sooner they will get what they want and piracy and emulation will plummet.

      When people have a cheap and easy way of doing something without wondering if they’re about to get SWATed, they’re way more likely to actually do that.

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      It’s not easy having to pay to keep a warehouse with every arcade cabinet, game cartridge, and game disk ever made, but we can’t be violating copyright, now can we? Think of the corporations!