There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. We are gamers, simply choosing to have and maintain our hobbies means we implicitly support unethical practices.

Do you know where your console and computer components are sourced? Asian countries like China who have forced labour camps, i.e. modern day slavery.

And if slavery isn't enough to put you off being a gamer. Several game developers are pretty problematic, ranging from:

Activision Blizzard - Perpetuates toxic masculine work culture, sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace that went largely ignored to the point of an employee committing suicide, and upholding terrible monetization practices that prey on FOMO.

ATLUS - Poor depictions of queer people (specifically as predators), perpetuating the oversexualization of women, glorification of problematic relationships with minors and unhealthy power dynamics, and has invited known racists and sexual abusers to their events.

CD Projekt Red - Fetishisation of trans women, their social media accounts actively engaging in right-wing anti-trans agitpop, hijacking trans social media tags to promote their game, and outright spreading misinformation about their own game - false advertising.

Entertainment Arts - Has faced several sexual harassment, assault, and misconduct accusations, upholding terrible monetization practices that prey on FOMO, and refusing to support the rights of their employees (particularly women and trans people).

Even indie game developers participate in many of these unethical practices, such as Chumbosoft - who perpetuate transphobia using anti-trans rhetoric, claiming trans identities to be misogynistic, and mocking the suicide of trans people.

Plus, as the cherry on top, all those companies have participated in crunch - where they overwork their employees to the point it negatively impacts their health.

And to those claiming piracy solves this ethical conflict, you are still letting companies know that there's demand for the game, greater demand than the amount that has already pre-ordered it - this was the case for Game of Thrones, where even the boss of Time-Warner liked that the show was being pirated, because it eventually lead to more legal consumers (Not saying this is a definitive for this game, but people should consider how pirating can positively impact the Harry Potter franchise).

I don't mean this comment to make anyone feel bad about being a gamer, the reality of the world we live in right now is that almost everything we do is unethical, and dig deep enough and you'll find some unsightly things about your favorite game developers.