Piracy is still very much present and an incredible amount of fake retro products have now been seized.
Over the years you have been able to enjoy the best games in history on a multitude of platforms. Today, retro games are still a really interesting attraction for many users of this hobby, however, not everything is as nice as it seems. The Italian Police have seized 12,000 consoles that had 47 million pirated games from the 80s and 90s, of course, this is illegal and the loot amounts to more than 47.5 million euros.
According to France24, all these products had been imported from China and of course, the intention was to resell them on the market and in specialized stores. The loot is really impressive and the Italian police unit specialized in ending the trafficking of counterfeit products has managed to close it. one of the biggest cases ever remembered in the world of video games. The numbers are truly staggering.
Of course, piracy is something that has been fought against for a long time, but considering the number of consoles and games that have been confiscated this time, it is clear that this case was about something much bigger than pirating a couple of games. This time, the Italian citizens who were arrested face a sentence of up to 8 years in prison And of course, all the seized material has already been destroyed.
As time goes by, the possibilities of play are greater.
In the past there were not too many ways to enjoy games, today that has changed and in addition to physical and digital games, there are also subscription services. PS Plus or Xbox Game Pass offer really extensive catalogs that allow you to enjoy hundreds of games so you can have great adventures at a really affordable price, at least considering the number of installments they offer.
Without going any further, the Microsoft service also offers its launch on the opening dayso games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 or Indiana Jones and the Great Circle are just a small taste of everything you can play thanks to Xbox Game Pass. Despite all that and after seeing this news, it's clear that there will still be users who choose to pirate, although as you can see, it doesn't always work out.
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