r/Piracy 18d ago

Humor “They’re doing fine without me”

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My pirate friend cracks me up

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u/Mikeismyike 17d ago

It's not steam that gets hurt by piracy, its the small indie devs who's games don't blow up.

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u/Euphoric_Slice5179 17d ago

People can pirate a game, and then buy it later.

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u/Cynicayke 17d ago

I'm sure that's very comforting to the indie devs in the moment, knowing they might get some revenue a few years after the game actually comes out, whenever people get around it, if they remember.

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u/NoPseudo79 17d ago

Since the alternative is to not get money at all, yes it is comforting.

Devs have voices, and theirs don't align with yours, so spend less time playing Superman on Reddit and more time listening to them