What happened to the PC games (or what happened to consoles)? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by LeylaLove@hexbear.net to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I got out of video game piracy for a while, but I'm coming back. One thing I have been absolutely SHOCKED by is how finding PC game torrents is actually kind of difficult from my normal sources. Now it'd be one thing if I just wasn't seeing games, but for some reason Playstation and Switch have far more uploaders and seeders on the sites. This is something that would have been unthinkable when I was into piracy. But from a quick glance, it looks like the Switch has a bigger piracy scene than PCs do right now. This was so extreme I couldn't find a torrent for Minecraft past 1.12. I found a download, but not a torrent. Or I couldn't find any of the old versions of Five Nights At Freddy's on PC, but could find them on other platforms. Things I'd consider true PC staples of the past decade with absolutely nothing popping up in my normal sources.

I'm not asking where to find PC torrents (although I certainly wouldn't mind). Are consoles actually becoming more popular to pirate for?

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[-] Imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 11 months ago

There's hardly any reason to pirate something on PC other than to avoid paying for it.

This is literally the most common reason for any type of piracy.

[-] min_fapper@iusearchlinux.fyi 12 points 11 months ago

To quote the mighty GabeN: "Piracy is a service issue, not a price issue"

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

what looks cheap to you in the USA certainly isnt at all in the rest of the planet

[-] seaturtle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

And there's also kids who don't have credit cards yet too.

[-] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Except when publishers don't opt for regional pricing and games cost absurd amount of money because of poor exchange rates

[-] Phen@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah, but the difference is on the PC it's easy and comfortable to buy games if you have the money for it, so piracy is a choice. On consoles it's often a hassle and the services are shit.