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We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee…::We analyze a new study where the EUIPO suggests online piracy is on the increase within the European Union.

  • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    The number of sales don’t matter for the buyer. The games got cheaper. MUCH cheaper.

    There could be arguments mares along increasing production cost lines, but they still don’t scale with the past growth rate of the industry.

    Yeah, the costs has risen way faster.

    • poopkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      There is also much more competition. While it’s hard to get a singular number that encompasses all platforms, if we assume that Steam has had a relatively constant proportion of the user base over the past 10 years, according to Statista, the number of titles released has nearly grown exponentially.

      Furthermore, the average price of a game in 2023 is just $15. I don’t ever recall paying $8.50 on average in the year 2000 for video games; back then even the cheapest games went for $25, which would be equivalent to $45 today.

      • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Exactly! The games have never been cheaper, even if you disregard inflation, which is just plain wrong.