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Guy never bought a game on the Epic Store... Owns 200+ (www.reddit.com)
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Way to stick it to em!

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because I have my entire extensive library on steam, I’m kind of stuck with them. And while they are not abusing that presently, I’m fairly confident they will someday.

Yeah. I am confident that long term access to classic games is a torch only sufficiently carried by software pirates.

Don't get me wrong, I adore things like the Atari 50th Anniversary collection, and what Evercade is doing with esoteric arcade titles. (And I delight in throwing money at them.)

But only a small fraction of the greatest games get that kind of loving licensed treatment.

For the rest of gaming history, software pirates are essential.