I got out of video game piracy for a while, but I’m coming back. One thing I have been absolutely SHOCKED by is how finding PC game torrents is actually kind of difficult from my normal sources. Now it’d be one thing if I just wasn’t seeing games, but for some reason Playstation and Switch have far more uploaders and seeders on the sites. This is something that would have been unthinkable when I was into piracy. But from a quick glance, it looks like the Switch has a bigger piracy scene than PCs do right now. This was so extreme I couldn’t find a torrent for Minecraft past 1.12. I found a download, but not a torrent. Or I couldn’t find any of the old versions of Five Nights At Freddy’s on PC, but could find them on other platforms. Things I’d consider true PC staples of the past decade with absolutely nothing popping up in my normal sources.
I’m not asking where to find PC torrents (although I certainly wouldn’t mind). Are consoles actually becoming more popular to pirate for?
I feel like you’re searching in the wrong places, because I can find literally any PC game I want as long as its not using Denuvo.
Probably. It’s just odd to me that all the ones I use/used a lot have pretty much zero PC games. Torrentleach isn’t really a gaming tracker, still just odd that console piracy has grown so much in the past few years.
Heres my take…
PC are being priced out for people who just want to game. GPU prices have skyrocketed since the pandemic and the quality of prebuilts, in terms of value and build quality, has plummeted.
This makes consoles a much more reliable and better value for the money option. Also handheld gaming has grown exponentially with the steam deck and switch being so good. Which in turn creates more demand for console piracy.
That makes a lot of sense. I thought it was really odd that there were 50+ pages for Switch games but only like 3 for PC games. Reason would say that if you’re buying a $2000 PC, you’re less likely to have a desire to not pay for games. Even I’ve moved away from PCs and switched to Android emulation because of price.
I’d definitely be more likely to buy a Switch or PS4 than a new PC right now. And I’d probably be pirating on them
I still think building a pc using used last gen parts is probably still the best bang for your buck if your starting fresh but its also a huge hassle compared to just buying a steam deck
And cryptocurrency mining. That drove a lot of GPU prices through the roof before the pandemic.
Also, most young kids play games on phones and tablets, because parents don’t need to buy an expensive console or PC.
Check this out this short by a game developer if you want to feel old…
Check this out this short by a game developer if you want to feel old… Now this is surprising
GPUs are dirt cheap right now.
Very recently, and “dirt cheap” is a stretch. Dirt cheap compared to the pandemic years, sure.
Why torrent Minecraft? Use UltimMC (based on MultiMC) if you want a cracked launcher.
How does it compare to PollyMC? It was super easy to use and you can play both offline without an account but also online with a Mojang Account. (Java versions)
Admittedly I didn’t actually try to play it online since I just looked it up for a nephew.
I used the Linux AppImage, just download and run it and you’re good (might have to install new java runtime depending on what you have already), but there’s also Windows and Mac versions.
p.s. I’m not really into Minecraft and don’t know what’s up, but apparently there’s some drama or something and PollyMC (with 2 'L’s) is not to be confused with PolyMC (one ‘L’).
Its as easy if not easier. Download it from github and check it out. Its all the feautures of MultiMC with support for cracked. PolyMC is based on MultiMC so it might have a bit more feautures.
PolyMC is safe. If you read anything else, it’s simply political bullshit.
PolyMC (one L) is not safe, not with a crazy schizo in charge. PrismLauncher is the decrazied fork of PolyMC.
The owner is a schizo depending on your politcal views and principals.
The owner is a schizo regardless.
for anyone curious, the owner seems to be a right-wing shithead
(see how easy that was to say without being ableist and weird about it?)
Yeah, OP of this thread (me) actually has schizophrenia. Being a right wing shithead isn’t the same as being schizophrenic. Schizo is just the new way people have of calling people “autistic” like people did a decade ago.
Recently became an unexpected foster parent. I have my old account, don’t have the money to buy a 2nd copy right now.
As I said, you can use UltimMC, its cracked, meaning that you have everything, but you cant join servers, only cracked ones. Good luck!
The prebuilt binaries are down :/
https://rentry.co/megathread-games
If you’re confused try dodi or fitgirl repacks. They are very trusted and straightforward to use. Just be sure you’re on the real site (Listed in megathread)
I only have problems finding PC games that use Denovu that haven’t been cracked. For obvious reasons. Even finding super niche indie content is relatively easy on most big trackers.
