ps3 getting pirate copies in peru

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ok here is my take on the thread creator: im peruvian 2 so you know, first of the mod chips are created in euopoe, china, etc.. soo NO, here in peru they dont create chips. then been all loyal ps3 users most of us here check a couple of different websites regularly to check on news: i have checked all over the net to try to find modchips..... FAILED. piracy in the ps3 is almost non existant. besides hardware in the ps3 is far more complicated than the 360 n wii.

+ BD blanks are SOOO expensive right now they would mamke a big profit, and no the psp-3000 can not play games off the memory stick( at least the pirated) legal ones you can.

plz as a fellow peruvian check your sources cause i know there isnt any modchip coming "soon"

i am from lithuania witch is north east of europe and the piracy is almost legal buisnes the 360,the wii,ps2,psp are hacked and games costs as much as a dvd disc in the store for psp its downloadable :( i also buy original copies and i am proud of it :) and some of my friends call me an idiot becouse the original copies of the game cost alot in here

Thats alot for a chip since games will be expensive still on a BD. I dont understand how smaller countries have such a problem with piracy.wooooode

I live in Malaysia (if you know where or WHAT that is) and piracy is like, unfortunately and embarassingly, part of our culture here. The price of original games and movies here are rough conversionsof the American price and that is very expensive for Malaysians because the cost of living is just not the same! For that reason, piracy is everywhere in many East Asian countries like Malaysia. The 360 has been having pirated games for awhile now and they sell for like, RM10 ($3) each whereas the average cost a PS3 game is RM200 ($60). Meaning, you can get 10 pirated 360 games for the price of one original PS3 game, so many people opt for piracy and the 360 over the PS3.

I for one (in my country), want to support Sony and the PS3 though it's not gonna be cheap. I haven't gotten a PS3 yet, but I will soon and I really hope that the PS3 never gets pirated games and I actually believe it never will..

I think piracy for the PS3 won't exist because it's a big investment that I don't think many pirate syndicates are willing to make. Firstly, blank Blue-ray Discs aren'tcheap and secondly, the burners aren't exactly cheap as well.

Besides being a big investment, it is also a risky investment as they may not sell THAT much. Even if PS3 games get pirated, the console and pirated games'll still be more expensive than 360's and many people who'd support piracy in the first place would just want whatever's cheaper.

These are just my thoughts, doesn't necessarily mean anything. The PS3 has been around for more than 2 years now and there hasn't been any piracy which I think that says something. I do hope that PS3 games will never be pirated. It makes me feel even prouder to own the console, especially in this country. I dunno, maybe it'll be incentive for publishers to support the console more than the 360 or whatever..

if pirates couldn't pirate then we would have less pirates buying systems :lol: look momma i made another funnymachiavell8x8

Anyone can tell me when the PS2 started seeing piracy? How long did it take pirates? If it was less than 2 years, thenI think PS3 might be safe 'cause so far, nothing has really been happenin..

PS2 was within months wasnt it??? Pretty sure I remeber a guy from my school getting it chipped reaaaal quick.

I dont see the point of getting it chipped...I mean you end up with like 250 games...of which how many are good?? Minimal...and with the risk of losing online play - no thanks

people there are no pirated games for ps3 and i think there will never will be but if it did happen there is no way im buying value less crapy pirated games

PS3 is the best and we should always support it:D

I never thought this day would come. I have 23 original ps3 games and that is the most money I have ever spent on any console. I am Egyptian and I am proud I buy original games but to say the truth some people make it harder to buy original games. For example: In Egypt all ps3 games are 110$ and up. Old games never get a price cut meaning games like assassin's creed, uncharted and even fifa 08 still sell with that price. Games like killzone 2 sell even higher. Thank God I live in the UAE, here new games cost around 54$ and games over 4-5 months get a significant price slash. I was just going to buy (Bioshock-Madden 09-Fallout 3) for 70$ !!gedo

same here in pakistan games prices never go down even if they r old . anyway pirated gamez for the 360 nd wii have been available since these consoles were realeased so no big deal bout ps3. those pirated gamez will make their way to pak soon enough

Good job on not buying the low lifes pirated games. I commend you. Now, report them.raven_squad

What I find strange is that despite piracy the 360 sells many more cross platform games than the PS3. It currently has a larger install base, but it still seems odd.

I think Sony is better of losing any sales to people who want to play pirated games since they lose money on each unit sold and need to recoup the loss through sales of games.

Everytime you pirate a game, God kills a video games producer.

Take Australia for example. There are many games that Sony will flat out just not sell out there, even when they'd already done all the proper translations, or even for a game that doesn't really need localization. In lieu of this, many stores will basically sell pre-modified consoles and the like because doing so finally enables those players to finally play the games that they've been denying the country over the years.

Sony tried to take some of the stores there to Australian court, and the court ruled in favor of the modders because the modifications "enabled choice where there previously was not." So, I'm not saying they're the exact same situation, but I do have a feeling that if the country of Peru is also starved for gaming selection as well, then the local society is simply deciding that they've had enough of being left out and are going with the modchip to get their choice back.

It's not that much different from importing games from other regions, except that you're not paying the over-inflated game and shipping rates as you would with just importing. And even importing requires custom hardware most of the time in order to play correctly on your own components.codezer0

This may have been a [questionably] legitimate reason for circumventing copy protection in the past; however, I am sure the majority or people modifying consoles were not doing it so they could import legitimate copies of games.

Playstation 3 is region free when it comes to games, so Play Asia (or similar) should be able to supply you with legitimate copies of imported software on an unmodified console. There's no excuse for circumventing copy protection measures for the purpose of playing another regions' games on PS3.

[QUOTE="raven_squad"]Good job on not buying the low lifes pirated games. I commend you. Now, report them.demonslayer987

If the ps3 got hacked, it would be on all the big news sites. Not to mention on the scene sites and modchip stores

If that's true that's amazing. Pirating Blu-Ray discs?

I'm not sure if people realize how crazy that is, those people should be working for major electronic companies for that :o

[QUOTE="demonslayer987"][QUOTE="raven_squad"]Good job on not buying the low lifes pirated games. I commend you. Now, report them.raven_squad

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[QUOTE="demonslayer987"] you guys just wanna sound like loyal fanboys, i would buy pirated games, heck its cheaper and the economy nowadays. I wouldnt report them, sony has enough money already with the T.v and everything, we shouldnt care about whether we're making them lose money, we should care about our moneysupa_badman

Ummm, your missing the point entirely though. :| If everyone shared that mindset, the game developers would be running out of money. It would no longer be profitable for them, and they would go under. It costs MONEY to make games. For alot of developers, more profit ends up meaning better games with higher production values. And as far as Sony is concerned.... they don't even need the Playstation brand to remain one of the largest electronic companies in existence...if the playstation comes even close to being a burden on them there's nothing stopping them from just letting it go really... I don't know. Maybe I am naive. But I would rather be that then a thief.

Oh, and yeah. I understand. :P No biggie.

Give me a break. PS3 is not hacked and hearsay from a salesman in Peru is what you are talking about? PS3 will get hacked some day but not from this Peru Salesman. LOL.

Sony has done very well at preventing piracy, developers should bow down and optimize exclusively on sony consoles before porting

But yeah, piracy does help the sales of some consoles. 360, ds, wii, and psp.

Theres so many people waiting for a hack before finally getting a psp go

Which is why i never chipped my ps2.

I reckon pirating games is low.

well obviously you have a internet connection and ps3 games are region free....anyway for you to import?

I would really like to know how much the pirate games cost??? and how much for imported games?? It seems to me that for a few more Reals, or more Sols... that the import would be better with the Free Online content.

I know in Peru that the cost are outragous, same for Brasil as they JUST got the PS2 sold in that counrty FROM Sony. But its partly the Governments fault for charging such high import fees.

it was reported over a year ago that chinese hackers hacked the ps3. it funny how people keep claiming the ps3 is hack proof. what a joke grow up everything can and well be hacked!!!!!!! they sell blank bluray disks for my home recording studio that also has a bluray burner.its funny how government files,credit card,banks get hacked. but ps3 fanboys well constantly claim the ps3 so supperior its unhackable lobotomized wisdom at it's best!!

Funny how when browsing torrent sites you notice games for every console, except the ps3.

I want to bring up MW2. It's an understatement when I say TONS of people pirated that game. People got it really early and sure those people who got it got banned, but that game still got a lot of money in spite of it, and you can bet your ass that Infinity Ward is going to come up with another game no problem.

Imo, if you can give out a good quality game that's popular, chances are you wouldn't have to worry a lot about pirates. Seldom have I heard news about a company getting hit hard from pirating. Let alone a big company.

This may have been a [ questionably ] legitimate reason for circumventing copy protection in the past; however, I am sure the majority or people modifying consoles were not doing it so they could import legitimate copies of games.

Playstation 3 is region free when it comes to games, so Play Asia (or similar) should be able to supply you with legitimate copies of imported software on an unmodified console. There's no excuse for circumventing copy protection measures for the purpose of playing another regions' games on PS3.

piis3

If the ps3 could play copied games then it would be selling more than the xbox360 but it hasnt been hacked yet so it want play copied games and that it isnt likely to change for a couple of years.hurray for sony and down with piracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!conistant

Idiots. $300 also could end up costing you up to $250,000.

$300 is the same price as the ps3. I'd rather buy the games.

[QUOTE="gedo"]I never thought this day would come. I have 23 original ps3 games and that is the most money I have ever spent on any console. I am Egyptian and I am proud I buy original games but to say the truth some people make it harder to buy original games. For example: In Egypt all ps3 games are 110$ and up. Old games never get a price cut meaning games like assassin's creed, uncharted and even fifa 08 still sell with that price. Games like killzone 2 sell even higher. Thank God I live in the UAE, here new games cost around 54$ and games over 4-5 months get a significant price slash. I was just going to buy (Bioshock-Madden 09-Fallout 3) for 70$ !!Clay-End

same here in pakistan games prices never go down even if they r old . anyway pirated gamez for the 360 nd wii have been available since these consoles were realeased so no big deal bout ps3. those pirated gamez will make their way to pak soon enough

Its the same here in Nigeria,i always feel as if someone held me at gunpoint when i pay $110 for a CD either new or old knowing fully well that the original prices are $60 and below,but i'm still glad i pay to support the developers work

Its the same here in Nigeria,i always feel as if someone held me at gunpoint when i pay $110 for a CD either new or old knowing fully well that the original prices are $60 and below,but i'm still glad i pay to support the developers work

megaspiderweb09

How can you be sure the money your paying is going to the devs? I mean the guy you paid could've gotten the game from the black market or something. Unless it's a legit retailer of course.

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Its the same here in Nigeria,i always feel as if someone held me at gunpoint when i pay $110 for a CD either new or old knowing fully well that the original prices are $60 and below,but i'm still glad i pay to support the developers work

Aero5555

How can you be sure the money your paying is going to the devs? I mean the guy you paid could've gotten the game from the black market or something. Unless it's a legit retailer of course.

Well its very true they may have gotten them from the Black market,but why would they buy from the black market,its not like the games were banned from coming into this country.I'm very sure most of them ordered them from original stores but i would be stupid to think some of them dont go black market direction

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Which is why i never chipped my ps2.

I reckon pirating games is low.

Denji

Despite what people might say on their "high horse". When you're "poor", it's the only option you have. Especially when they tend to "over charge" things that don't really need to be. I may have the money to buy a game now (since PS2). But back in the PS1 days, I barely had money at all. $10 vs what? $70 ~ $90? Especially if the chip itself was only $20. Realistically, what's a gamer who could only really spend $10 at best, going to do? Because I know anyone here will change their tune pretty quick when they're sailing along the poverty line without the possibility of buying legit copies. (especially how the prices were back then) I didn't chip my PS2 though as I had money to buy games since then.

I wasn't going to stop gaming because "you had to be wealthy". Piracy kept it alive during that time. And before anyone replies "how did you get a PS1 then?" It was given to me.

So in a sense, I feel (to a degree) piracy helps those who really couldn't pay all that much to begin with. Because I've been there and I had no other choice. But with that, I'm glad you cannot pirate with the PS3 ($300 and it's too expensive to do so anyways) Video games should be available to everyone.

Piracy is wrong no matter what. Just because you can't afford something doesn't make it right for you to steal something. So please don't try to justify yourselves because you were to poor to buy the games.

[QUOTE="demonslayer987"]

[QUOTE="hot_shot_9"]

Which is why i never chipped my ps2.

I reckon pirating games is low.

Denji

Despite what people might say on their "high horse". When you're "poor", it's the only option you have. Especially when they tend to "over charge" things that don't really need to be. I may have the money to buy a game now (since PS2). But back in the PS1 days, I barely had money at all. $10 vs what? $70 ~ $90? Especially if the chip itself was only $20. Realistically, what's a gamer who could only really spend $10 at best, going to do? Because I know anyone here will change their tune pretty quick when they're sailing along the poverty line without the possibility of buying legit copies. (especially how the prices were back then) I didn't chip my PS2 though as I had money to buy games since then.

I wasn't going to stop gaming because "you had to be wealthy". Piracy kept it alive during that time. And before anyone replies "how did you get a PS1 then?" It was given to me.

So in a sense, I feel (to a degree) piracy helps those who really couldn't pay all that much to begin with. Because I've been there and I had no other choice. But with that, I'm glad you cannot pirate with the PS3 ($300 and it's too expensive to do so anyways) Video games should be available to everyone.

[QUOTE="WhiteEagle91"]

PS3 can't play pirate copies , and theres no freaking chip for it .

Some of you guys belive everything you read on here ...

sm0ke311

agree

it is impossible with ps3

[QUOTE="sm0ke311"][QUOTE="WhiteEagle91"]

PS3 can't play pirate copies , and theres no freaking chip for it .

Some of you guys belive everything you read on here ...

Keir21

agree

it is impossible with ps3

everything CAN be hacked, but that does not everything IS hacked. The ps3 currently isn't so they are correct in saying it is impossible to play pirate ps3 games.