Seven out of ten video gamers said they'd pirated at least one game in 2022, with 51% admitting that they pirated more in the last year than they did previously.
Not all that surprising that piracy has become so big in Russia. If people can’t access something legally they’ll still find a way. Wasn’t there a proposal to essentially legalize piracy back when Western businesses started pulling out of Russia? Or at least loosen the restrictions against piracy? Not sure if it ever happened, but it’s hard to see that percentage of piracy go down unless relations between Russia and the West normalize. Or unless Western businesses quietly start doing business there again once they think no one cares.
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Not all that surprising that piracy has become so big in Russia. If people can’t access something legally they’ll still find a way. Wasn’t there a proposal to essentially legalize piracy back when Western businesses started pulling out of Russia? Or at least loosen the restrictions against piracy? Not sure if it ever happened, but it’s hard to see that percentage of piracy go down unless relations between Russia and the West normalize. Or unless Western businesses quietly start doing business there again once they think no one cares.