Originally Posted by Carnifex
Oh, and if 50 bucks is that dear to a person, they should be saving more or working harder, imo. If it's a choice between buying a game or food, I suggest the food! I don't think anything makes me see red more than people ever saying stealing is ok, or warranted.

You forgot the third option: don't buy at all or wait few months unitl the price is very low (or on a Steam sale). Steam and digital distribution prices are cheaper than the price of an empty recordable DVD to burn pirated games on.