Hacking Emulation Gaming Is it morally correct to pirate games that cannot be obtained officially from the company that made/published them?

[lucasfergui]

Just curious about the people's opinion

 

[Quore]

Kind of a obvious question, but yeah

 

[Jayro]

Yes. I pirate Blur for PC, because nobody will sell me a legitimate Steam key for the game. So fuck 'em, I have no other choice. It's the best modern combat racing game out there, and I just wanna buy a legit copy.

 

[Jayinem]

Not really, just because you can't officially obtain it doesn't give you the right to steal something. Like Nintendo with Mother 3 they haven't ported it to America so I should be able to pirate it right? No, what if they do it later, it is still their property not yours to possess. But who cares really, morals for something like that are not necessary. Morals for more serious things are necessary like don't have sex with a child. But as far as pirating a game it's just if you can live with yourself or not, it's just you feeling guilty no one else cares nor will they punish you.

 

[Cylent1]

yes and no!
I beleive that it is not piracy under that circumstance especially if you paid for it once.
However I also beleive that we are the idiots for keep buying their shit and letting them get away with going alll digital!

 

[Frankbel]

How it is possible that people pair terms as rape and steal to piracy? WTF
Duplicating some code is nowhere close to harm someone.
Yes, I do pirate gaming since the nineties of the past century. And I have tons of stuff paid, much more than everything I could have unlegitimately duplicated.

 

[Jayinem]

How it is possible that people pair terms as rape and steal to piracy? WTF
Duplicating some code is nowhere close to harm someone.
Yes, I do pirate gaming since the nineties of the past century. And I have tons of stuff paid, much more than everything I could have unlegitimately duplicated.

How do people fail so bad at reading comprehension? I didn't compare rape and piracy, I said one was who cares and the other was serious.

 

[CoolMe]

Absolutely yes. And folks comparing it to non-consensual sex/or child rape are crazy.

 

[ghjfdtg]

Legally? No. But morally i see no problem here because if there is no one selling it legally to you then there is also no damage done.

 

[ChaosEternal]

I'd say it's neither. I don't think it's morally harmful, but I can hardly see how it's morally good either. It's amoral.

 

[Blakeskits]

Lil Samson can NOT BE PLAYED without dropping 1000$ or emulation. Games like this are pretty much any game not on PS5, PS4, XBONE, Xbox series, Switch, or PC via modern launchers

 

[Kioku]

Speaking strictly in retro gaming? Yes. I feel no guilt in downloading games from a bygone era. In recent years? No…

 

[CoolMe]

Lil Samson can NOT BE PLAYED without dropping 1000$

Also, even if you do Nintendo doesn't get a dime from it. That should be THE deciding factor.

 

[Blakeskits]

Also, even if you do Nintendo doesn't get a dime from it. That should be THE deciding factor.

If a game is stuck on PS2, PSP, Vita, OG Xbox, or any Nintendo console before the switch. then the companys get NO MONEY from you playing them

 

[CoolMe]

If a game is stuck on PS2, PSP, Vita, OG Xbox, or any Nintendo console before the switch. then the companys get NO MONEY from you playing them

It's the same either way which is exactly my point.

 

[Blakeskits]

This post was likely made due to Citra shutting down or the general talking of emulation in the gaming community. Yuzu was shut down "fairly" rightfully caused by the people using it wrong and Yuzu taking the blame for it. Citra should still be in the right but is merely guilty by association. I don't think Nintendo was specifically out to get Citra shut down, as the haven't done this for other popular emulators that many people use ONLY to play pirated games

 

[Maximumbeans]

Speaking strictly in retro gaming? Yes. I feel no guilt in downloading games from a bygone era. In recent years? No…

My stance too. I'm not buying a working GBA, charger, and game the publisher doesn't care to sell anymore from some random person on eBay when I can use the hardware I already have.

 

[WalterSlovotsky]

Morality has never factored into my decision to pirate anything. I wasn't going to buy it in the first place, so it can't be counted as a lost sale.

 

[DinohScene]

You cannot justify piracy period.

 

[hippy dave]

You cannot justify piracy period.