Would you consider pirated games really safe? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I've always bought my games on steam or OFFICIAL key resellers (GMG) since I was an adult, but sometimes it has got really expensive.

Do you consider 'cracked games' safe for your PC, your data, and finally your privacy?

You should always support developers, but it's not always possible.

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[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You do, especially if its a new game.

I had seen other comments mentioning the same and had considered mentioning that is out of reach for a lot of people but then didn't.

Like my PC is running STALKER 2 great on the lowest settings, but if I had to run it through a VM first I would lose a lot of performance and probably dip below 60fps.

Most games people want to pirate are brand new so telling them to do something like reformat their (probably only) PC to run baremental Linux with a Windows VM for the game is just silly and unreasonable. At that point you may as well just buy the game if you need a whole extra computer to pirate it safely.

I couldn't possibly run brand new games in a VM and I only have one computer that can even play modern games. Silly suggestion.