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[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago

I've owned all of Nintendo's portable consoles (except for the 3DS), a Wii and I currently have a Switch. I have like a thousand euros worth of games on it, all bought through the store.

But I'm tired of this relentless fuckery, and when my daughter's old enough to use the Switch, I will hack my switch and pirate the games I haven't already bought.

Same with streaming, for years I paid for 3 or 4 services, but I'm tired of those fuckers nickel and diming me, and making me jump through hoops to play my paid for content on Linux, so I canceled everything and now run jellyseerr+Jellyfin which is a much better experience.

However I haven't pirated a single PC game in like 20 years, because Valve and Steam are awesome and the prices are fair. Same with Spotify, though Ek is a tool so I'm starting to look for (legal) alternatives.

What I'm getting at is, I don't mind paying for my entertainment, but when I start feeling like a cash cow for fucking assholes you better believe I will sail the high seas.

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