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> 2) People cannot afford good computer usually also cannot afford to pay for the game.

I wonder if they had any kind of proof of this. I would think that there are plenty of kids who could get their parents to pay five bucks for the game, but not 500 bucks to buy a fancy new computer.

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If you look at the flip side people who can afford an expensive gaming pc can probably also afford a game which isn’t nearly as expensive

Willingness and ability to pay for one thing doesn't mean willingness to pay for other things. There are plenty of cheapskate rich people and people who consider themselves poor on six figure salaries.

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