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Ultrakill dev says it's fine to pirate his game if you don't have money to spare: 'Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

It's generally not an accurate statement to say that piracy drives down sales, at least when you look at overall measurements. You're definitely correct in assuming pirates want to support developers (and media creators in general) that they enjoy the works of, because pirates are by far the largest purchasers of content compared to traditional content purchasers

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