Why? It's 0 cost to the company because these guys weren't going to buy the game anyway. And like others have said, the games are too expensive. They can lower the prices if they want more people to buy it.
Content creator: *makes thing* Content creator: "Ok guys, here's the condition if you want to enjoy the thing that I made. You just have to pay X. Since I made this thing, I feel it's ok for me to set the terms of its use." Customer: "Well, I don't want to pay X." Content creator: "Oh, well I'm sorry to hear that, but that's what it costs." Customer: "Nah. I'm just going to enjoy the thing that you made, but not pay you for it." Content creator: "But...that's not the deal." Customer: "What? You haven't lost anything out of this. I just want to have it. Give it to me."
^Pirating games in a nutshell.
And what about people who want to play the game but can't afford it/don't want to pay for it? They're just pathetic pieces of shit according to you, right? ---
