your first argument is a crappy excuse ... especially on 360 where almost everything got a demo , especially xbla games .

And you could always try a full game at the store

No one forces you to buy every 60$ Game. If you would choose your games like me and buy just these games you really want and play then 60$ are fine. Hacking and modifying consoles is just iniquitous according to all the people who worked for your system or game.

All this Hacking Shit and everything simply casts a damning light on us real gamers who pay honestly for our games!

You could rent from Gamefly, or if that is not available you could simply purchase used games and return them within their return window.

Both options are completely reputable ways of demoing games.

It should be noted that the price of games has remained pretty consistent over the last 20 years.

i dont entirely agree but it's at least more believable that someone claiming he got to hack a 360 or ps3 to try a game (utter BS) . You can't usually try a pc game at stores .

I'm still baffled that publishers dont just release those full 60 min or more game trials with a bit of protection on pc.
That way they dont even have to waste time and efforts developing a demo .

They know either way that if a punk is motivated enough he'll get the full pirated version anyway .

I'm a PC gamer and I don't agree.

If you can't support the gaming industry then you cannot possibly call yourself a gamer. I don't need to play every game out there that gets released. I think if someone makes a good game they deserve my money, and if they don't then why would I want to play it?

Also, pirating a game because they did not release a demo is a poor excuse to do it, your just trying to put the blame on them rather then yourself so you can pirate guilt free. If a game is too expensive for you, then purchase games on steam when they have a sale for it.

You can always read reviews, watch gameplay videos on youtube or even rent the game (non PC) to figure out if a game might fun enough to get, but stop trying to find excuses to being a pirate.

"If you can't support the gaming industry then you cannot possibly call yourself a gamer."

That's BS. A consumer doesn't need to give a damn about the industry. He should be convinced to buy the game, not choose to inject an industry to gain quality titles.

It's like the seller and buyer are exchanging roles.

It's not nice to assume the worst out of people in general. I'm sure more than half of people in (1st world countries at least) would not steal if they could get away with it.

The issue with downloading games is that almost 90% of the people who do download do not consider it theft. That's why their conscience is clear.

(Note: US Citizen. Minimum wage.)

Following up on your rebuttal about video game purchases, people who pirate only try to find that window right after the disk has gone gold or has been leaked to the net a couple of months prior.

I am thinking people who pirate have no real way to manage their own money to buy such a luxury.

I mean, I only get 8 dollars an hour and yet I am planning to get the Hero Edition of inFAMOUS 2 in June. Saving up 20 dollars every two weeks, I already have it made to purchase it before it comes out. If anything, I will have the pre-order paid off by the middle of April and still have enough money from my paycheck to use for food, clothing, and living. I really want that backpack and figure alongside the game.

I don't make as much money as others, and sure I won't be able to purchase all the great titles that are coming out to the PS3, but the excuse that the games are expensive is fairly ludicrous. I only work one day a week and I still have the money to pay for my games. Right now, I am still trying to find out the windows for some of the exclusive titles like The Last Guardian and (potentially) Versus XIII, and multiplatform titles such as ACIII or Armored Core V so I can spread my money out evenly without feeling the sting of losing 60 dollars on the release date. Also, the swag that comes with collector editions are a nice incentive to try and spread my income evenly while knowing my limitations to what I can and cannot buy.

If there is an opinion on a game prior to the release, take it with a grain of salt. Also, here's the kicker, you can get your money back from your pre-order by cancelling it, if you know a hacker or reviewer gave distasteful reviews on the game you wanted to buy.

But, the excuse of games being expensive is subjective, and really is up to the gamer to be responsible with his or her money on purchases they make. People who say games are expensive I believe somewhat inept in managing how they use the money they own (or if they are piggybacking on a financially able individual he or she is living with).

tl;dr: If games are expensive, saving money does work. 60 dollars for a game that is 6 months ahead is 6 weeks of work (or one week, with one paycheck). In the end, planning for a purchase is the most important part as a consumer who claims to be frugal.

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Let me be clear. This is sarcasm