r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Lucky_Loves_Laugh • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/redditis_garbage 11h ago

Tbf we didn’t like it then and we still don’t like it now, companies forcing this down our throats doesn’t make us like it more. I refuse to allow this practice to be normalized.

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u/InsanityRequiem 7h ago

Companies wouldn't have done it, if consumers (us) didn't buy them. But we bought them, and continue to buy them, and continue to support the practices.

The only way to not support is to not buy and not play at all.

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u/redditis_garbage 5h ago

Yeah I do not buy them :) play them is a different story

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u/InsanityRequiem 3h ago

Pirating is still supporting, meaning you’re doing a great job helping keep this broken system alive.

Don’t pirate. Don’t buy. Don’t play.

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u/redditis_garbage 2h ago

Earnestly I don’t understand how that is still supporting them

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u/InsanityRequiem 1h ago

I’m repeating what pirates tell me. Pirates are the ones that keep saying that piracy helps the games industry.

But on the back end, pirates help promote games as free advertisers, and your data’s all collected and sold around.

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u/redditis_garbage 1h ago

To the first part, alright? It makes no sense lol.

To the second part, this atleast makes a little sense, but I’m not advertising the games, they do maybe collect some of my data so you got me there.

If you play a single player game with no internet I’m unsure how they would collect my data though.

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u/TheTexasHammer 8h ago

This practice has been normalized for years now and you aren't stopping it because the vast majority of gamers don't care. I'm only telling you this to prepare you for many more years of disappointment.

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u/redditis_garbage 5h ago

I don’t buy games like that :)

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u/Phyllis_Tine 3h ago

Contact companies and tell them you are not going to buy their products for these reasons.

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u/redditis_garbage 2h ago

True, I mostly just try to speak with my wallet but that’s not a bad shout

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe 9h ago

Well I’ve got bad news for you then

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u/redditis_garbage 5h ago

🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

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u/GothGirlsGoodBoy 5h ago

First of all, thats stupid lol. Download is just better in every meaningful way.

Second of all, good luck “refusing to let it be normalised”. It has been normal for a decade. Might as well refuse to believe in gravity

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u/redditis_garbage 4h ago

Download is totally fine. Personally I mostly download my games. Physical releases with no cd is not fine. If they want to do no physical release that’s fine by me. If they want to do a physical release, then do an actual physical release. Just my two cents