The Economy Is Turning Us Into A Nation Of Pirates, Apparently
David over at Kotaku has an interesting post about a study conducted recently by the IEAA, which found that in these tough economic times, 64% of Australians are much more tempted to turn to piracy to get their gaming fix, rather than pay full price. Arrr, what a surprise that be.However despite the temptation, 74% of the people surveyed still understood the negative impact piracy has on the economy. The threat of consequence also seemed to have a sobering effect on potential pirates, with 73% saying that knowing they could be punished would dissuade them from pirating software.
It’s an interesting read – make sure you head over to Kotaku to read all the findings if you are, or have ever thought of, pirating games.
[Kotaku]
Comments
Considering the price of games we pay in Australia that is not surprising at all.
its unbelievable that its cheaper for me to get a ps3 game shipped with fed ex to Australia then it is to actually buy it in Australia.
Prices here are just crazy expensive. especially pc games. riddick costs 99 at EB.
i paid 60 including shipping for my import copy. only thing i can say is IMPORT!.saves you heap.
i do confess that i download a game here and there to try it out. however if i like the game, ill buy it. people say “why dont you download the demo instead of pirate” well thats because most of the games now, you have to pre order before you get the bloody demo or you have exclusive demos.
… end of rant, well sorta…