Comment on Steam Deck / Gaming News #20
Sophocles@infosec.pub 1 day ago
I’m interested to read your interview, I’ve often wondered what motivations are present for the minds behind services like that. I wonder how many are from a benevolent will to share entertainment & preserve games, and how many are simply just financial
PerfectDark@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Thanks for the interest!
In 2023 / 2024 I was in contact with what I suppose you’d call the ‘big three’ of modern piracy - FitGirl, Dodi and Empress.
Empress was clearly in it just for the money. She was exactly as you’d expect her to be from her interview and general ranting back then.
Dodi said he did so because he grew up very poor in Egypt, he stated that pirating games was the only way he and his friends could hope to enjoy gaming and culture. That the companies lost no money or sales because there was simply no way they’d be able to afford the games. Though, to be fair, he has afforded to put himself through medical school since he started…so I’d say he also enjoys the proceeds.
Fit was the most calculated, and I think knowledgeable of the three. I think she is a pirate at heart and does it for an ideal, though she too (the most of the three) has enjoyed a lot of money for her efforts.
I’m super interested to see how this Switch pirate interview goes, since like I mentioned - its not been done before!