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  • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 years ago

    To say even more correctly “license”

    If you have a “license” game, you would absolutely mention it in a conversation about the game

    So, like if a russian person is talking about a game and doesnct mention that this is a “license” game, then it’s pirated

        • blindsight@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Nobody casually says they’re "playing licensed [GAME]”, they just say they’re “paying [GAME]”, but they might say they’re playing a pirated copy. This meme is saying that, in Russia, people just say they’re playing a game, and the assumption is that it’s pirated, unless they specifically clarify that it’s a licensed copy. The expectation and use in conversation is reversed.

    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 years ago

      In areas in eastern europe and russia, piracy is very common. Its the main reason why if you ever look at steam price charts by country, countries like russia and ukraine consistently place near or at the bottom for converted pricing, while countries like australlia get the short end of the stick