Kinda shows how "Mightier than thou" they are, Just because they're a business or whatever doesn't mean they're entitled to say what happens and what doesn't on the internet.
User generated content is most of the internet (Because anyone "using" it is a "user", see how that works?), and if they want to block that just so they can use it ONLY to sell their products, well, that's selfish. (and would pretty much turn it from "the internet" into "the worlds biggest shopping catalog)
I've pirated games before, have bought most of the ones I did, and don't see why they want to eliminate piracy so badly, as it doesn't actually make them lose money, just potential sales IF the "pirate" chooses not to buy their product, and with a price tag of 60-90 dollars a pop, I can see why people would want to test something before buying like 30 of them on top of the console or PC cost.
I have also purchased modded consoles and the like before, and now own a legit 360, simply because they continuously get "Banned" or "Bricked" causing you to have to buy an entire new console and mod kit to get all the free content (or whatever you modded) back, so in a way, the company still makes money off pirates as they have to keep buying consoles to mod (which cost a lot more than the individual games they might get for free)
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User generated content is most of the internet (Because anyone "using" it is a "user", see how that works?), and if they want to block that just so they can use it ONLY to sell their products, well, that's selfish. (and would pretty much turn it from "the internet" into "the worlds biggest shopping catalog)
I've pirated games before, have bought most of the ones I did, and don't see why they want to eliminate piracy so badly, as it doesn't actually make them lose money, just potential sales IF the "pirate" chooses not to buy their product, and with a price tag of 60-90 dollars a pop, I can see why people would want to test something before buying like 30 of them on top of the console or PC cost.
I have also purchased modded consoles and the like before, and now own a legit 360, simply because they continuously get "Banned" or "Bricked" causing you to have to buy an entire new console and mod kit to get all the free content (or whatever you modded) back, so in a way, the company still makes money off pirates as they have to keep buying consoles to mod (which cost a lot more than the individual games they might get for free)
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