arcticstoat writes "While it generally costs more to buy a gaming PC than a console, a lot of PC gamers hope to save money in the long run by invoking the great unwritten PC gaming rule; you can get some of your games for free if you pirate them. According to id Software's CEO, Todd Hollenshead, this is a surreptitious money maker for PC hardware manufacturers. Hollenshead says that the situation is 'this dirty little secret among hardware manufacturers, which is that the perception of free content — even if you're supposed to pay for it on PCs — is some sort hidden benefit that you get when you buy a PC, like a right to download music for free or a right to download pirated movies and games.'" Link to Original Source
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