[Zara]

Originally Posted by LoboGuara This make no sense to me o_O. I know some people want an open console to play their original games and preserve the discs, but the majority of people want just a way to play pirated stuff and will never buy a game.

It makes perfect sense. People who buy games will buy games even when the console is 100% open. People who pirate games would probably never buy them either way so now you got a bunch of people (including myself) that won't give up their 3.55 consoles and they DON'T buy any new games because they CAN'T play them. I'd buy a crapload of games tomorrow if tonight somebody figured out a way to play them on 3.55, I don't need to BACKUP them, I just need to buy a game, come home and run it on my 3.55 CFW PS3. Since that's not happening, I haven't bought a single game for PS3 since Portal 2, Sony hasn't seen a single cent from me in a long time and I know I'm not the only one. I'm buying games for the 360 now.

Also, the fact that I'm on 3.55 and have the ability to pirate the $hit out of everything doesn't excite me at all. I didn't even bother to pirate big games that were fixed like Uncharted 3, FIFA 12 or Battlefield 3 even though I'd get them for free because I don't care about those games, the ones I care about don't work on 3.55 so I never bought them. Only thing I actually pirated on my PS3 is the PSN version of Metal Gear Solid (from PS1) and I don't even feel bad about it since I have the original PS1 version in my collection. If there was an option for me to access PSN with my cracked console, I'd buy it AGAIN but they never gave me that option.

So yeah, having an open console would increase piracy, that's for sure but there are still some decent people out there, people who like to support the developers that make their favorite games so I know it would also mean selling more consoles and games too, I can bet on it.

[LoboGuara]

Originally Posted by Zara It makes perfect sense. People who buy games will buy games even when the console is 100% open. People who pirate games would probably never buy them either way so now you got a bunch of people (including myself) that won't give up their 3.55 consoles and they DON'T buy any new games because they CAN'T play them. I'd buy a crapload of games tomorrow if tonight somebody figured out a way to play them on 3.55, I don't need to BACKUP them, I just need to buy a game, come home and run it on my 3.55 CFW PS3. Since that's not happening, I haven't bought a single game for PS3 since Portal 2, Sony hasn't seen a single cent from me in a long time and I know I'm not the only one. I'm buying games for the 360 now. Also, the fact that I'm on 3.55 and have the ability to pirate the $hit out of everything doesn't excite me at all. I didn't even bother to pirate big games that were fixed like Uncharted 3, FIFA 12 or Battlefield 3 even though I'd get them for free because I don't care about those games, the ones I care about don't work on 3.55 so I never bought them. Only thing I actually pirated on my PS3 is the PSN version of Metal Gear Solid (from PS1) and I don't even feel bad about it since I have the original PS1 version in my collection. If there was an option for me to access PSN with my cracked console, I'd buy it AGAIN but they never gave me that option. So yeah, having an open console would increase piracy, that's for sure but there are still some decent people out there, people who like to support the developers that make their favorite games so I know it would also mean selling more consoles and games too, I can bet on it.

I disagree, maybe because in my country piracy is a common thing and regular people will never pay for an original disc (brazilian taxes) if they have an opportunity to get/download a pirate copy.

Im not a pirate, pay for my games but im almost an exception, part of a minority who cares about supporting game developers here


But now I can understand the point, thanx for the explanation.

[japsander]

i class myself of a bit of both.

i will "test" a game, if its good i buy it.
if not i delete it as its not worth my time.
i dont gamble so im not paying for something i may/may not like

[Wolfie708]

I was actually shopping with gf yesterday and took her (ok, dragged her lol) into a game store, and instead of buying a game for my PS3, I bought a game for her XBOX360 as Sony have made it impossible for me to play new games on MY console.

In all honesty, the only real thing my PS3 gets used for now is to watch films on and play emulators.

They have lost money on the continued PS3 revenue because they are d1ckheads. Even the most honest person on the planet wants to be able to do what he wants with his gear.

[OoZic]

There is always a boss above boss:

(Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp forecast a record annual net loss of $10.2 billion on Friday, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a sea of red ink as they struggle to fix their broken TV businesses and overcome criticism that they have lost their way.

source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...81206P20120203