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[โ€“] whats_all_this_then@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I used to pirate games because I couldn't buy them. Now I pirate games because the publishers are greedy cunts who do layoffs to appease shareholders, shutter studios that make good games, and pull all the shit Sony's pulling this year ๐Ÿ–•

[โ€“] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

One year Sony installed rootkits on everyone's computers.

[โ€“] irreticent@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago

They fixed it by making it much worse!

This was an interesting read. Good to know that from now on I should treat official CDs just like pirated content: with caution.