- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@derp.foo
- piracy@lemmit.online
- piracy@zerobytes.monster
- cross-posted to:
- hackernews@derp.foo
- piracy@lemmit.online
- piracy@zerobytes.monster
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.
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.
Exactly! The games have never been cheaper, even if you disregard inflation, which is just plain wrong.