> Video game pirating was mostly killed by viruses. At one point it was too just too risky. It wasn’t, teenagers don’t give a shit, and torrent sites like Pira

> Video game pirating was mostly killed by viruses. At one point it was too just too risky. It wasn’t, teenagers don’t give a shit, and torrent sites like Piratebay had trusted uploaders (green/pink skull) and comments. Steam sucked initially but it kept increasing its value add (cloud saves / settings sync, easy voice chat before Discord, Steam Workshop for mods, etc) and simultaneously the sales got better and better. Why pirate a game when you can wait a couple of months to buy it for 66% off, niceties included.