Capcom: PS3 Has the Lowest Rate of Piracy on Any Platform

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2011/09/30/capcom-ps3-has-the-lowest-rate-of-piracy-on-any-platform/

I think they are right in some ways. Since PS3 took years to be jailbroken, adopters before the jailbreak usually don't want to lose feature such as PSN and online gaming.

When I check the number of PS3 torrents on the internet, their numbers are quite small.

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

BranKetra

I can't relate piracy to game development difficulty. Mind explaining?

All of you are wrong. There is no real beneficial way to backup PS3 games as Blank blu ray disc are still too expensive to make copies with on any scale. Some PS3 games are even just too big for people to even download, so they don't bother with the amount of trouble it produces. Maybe when Blu rays discs become like a few bucks it will be a viable option for them. Also there is no current way to play PS3 backups without a lot of fiddling so most modders don't bother with it.

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Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

I can't relate piracy to game development difficulty. Mind explaining?

And that because of the BRay.AtariKidX

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

BranKetra

Its beeen said to be not that muh diffrent, you just have to approach how you code it diffrently down to the way SPU's work, a few devs have saif is bad (valve) then changed their tune once they got it down.

What about the 3DS?

What about the 3DS?

peterw007

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What about the 3DS?

dipsetboy17

Exactly...therefore it has the lowest rate of piracy.

Emulators / firmware hacks / flashcarts haven't been created yet for the system.

The only reason PS3 has the lowest rate of piracy (not including the 3DS) is because you need a system below a certain firmware in order for illegally acquired games to work.

Doesn't it also have the smallest userbase?Planeforger

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

Its beeen said to be not that muh diffrent, you just have to approach how you code it diffrently down to the way SPU's work, a few devs have saif is bad (valve) then changed their tune once they got it down.

And that because of the BRay.AtariKidX

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[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

BranKetra

Its beeen said to be not that muh diffrent, you just have to approach how you code it diffrently down to the way SPU's work, a few devs have saif is bad (valve) then changed their tune once they got it down.

Here are the main reasons:

1. The hackers who worked on custom PS3 firmware (enables illegal games to be run) received an ultimatum from Sony: "We know where you live. Stop and we won't press charges or continue and go to prison."

So PS3 hacking is no longer in active development.

2. The PS3 wasn't publicly hacked until this year. In contrast, the Wii and 360 have been hacked for at least 3 years.

3. Illegal PS3 games only really started to surface a couple of years ago, unlike illegal Wii / 360 games which have been out for many years.

[QUOTE="AtariKidX"]And that because of the BRay.TheShadowLord07

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]

Isn't the PS3 notorious for being difficult to develop games on? That could one reason.

I can't relate piracy to game development difficulty. Mind explaining?

[QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

[QUOTE="AtariKidX"]And that because of the BRay.JohnF111

When you de-compress game assets from Blu-Ray ISOs, PS3 games hardly take up any more space than the 360.

Obviously there some exceptions, but most of the time size is irrelevant.

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]not really. blu ray movies get pirated too you know?>

peterw007

When you de-compress game assets from Blu-Ray ISOs, PS3 games hardly take up any more space than the 360.

Obviously there some exceptions, but most of the time size is irrelevant.

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[QUOTE="JohnF111"] I think it more relates to the size of the games rather than type of disc. I sure as hell won't download 25GB+ of data just so i don't have to pay for it a game, i'm not that cheap and tacky.JohnF111

When you de-compress game assets from Blu-Ray ISOs, PS3 games hardly take up any more space than the 360.

Obviously there some exceptions, but most of the time size is irrelevant.

Have you ever tried copying your PS3 disks to your harddrive?

Once you extract the .ISOs, tell me how much space they take up.

um yeah?

We knew this long ago don't think there are many trying to argue its the highest pirated platform. *that distinction belongs to the pc*

Therefore it also has the highest sales! Right?ManicAce

Right! Because everybody knows that a pirated game = a lost sale!

/sarcasm

[QUOTE="ManicAce"]Therefore it also has the highest sales! Right?peterw007

Right! Because everybody knows that a pirated game = a lost sale!

/sarcasm

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="peterw007"]

When you de-compress game assets from Blu-Ray ISOs, PS3 games hardly take up any more space than the 360.

Obviously there some exceptions, but most of the time size is irrelevant.

peterw007

Have you ever tried copying your PS3 disks to your harddrive?

Once you extract the .ISOs, tell me how much space they take up.

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[QUOTE="JohnF111"] Blu Ray game assets are already decompressed, meaning they take up more space on the disc.JohnF111

Have you ever tried copying your PS3 disks to your harddrive?

Once you extract the .ISOs, tell me how much space they take up.

I own a PS3 and I buy all my games.

I also copy my games to my computer harddrive so that I have a digital backup in case the physical copies break.

And when I extract them, I find that there's always a lot of space in the disk that's being unused.

Why is that so difficult to understand?

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="peterw007"]

Have you ever tried copying your PS3 disks to your harddrive?

Once you extract the .ISOs, tell me how much space they take up.

peterw007

I own a PS3 and I buy all my games.

I also copy my games to my computer harddrive so that I have a digital backup in case the physical copies break.

And when I extract them, I find that there's always a lot of space in the disk that's being unused.

Why is that so difficult to understand?

but for how long?

And that because of the BRay.AtariKidX

[QUOTE="AtariKidX"]And that because of the BRay.mattuk69

very few PS3 games are over 20gb

PS3 was also the most easy to pirate, even more than PC

the problem is, if you dont have a 3.55 or below PS3 you cant hack it, even when you hack it, you cant play the newst games or play online, so most people who tried out CFW updated their PS3 allready

gratz to capcom for making games so incredibly unpopular that people don't even want to steal them.

Because no one wants to play PS3 games :lol:

TROLOLOLOLOLOLOL

As a cow I will say "obviously the best platform out there".
As a lemming I will way "nobody wants to play flops".
As a hermit I will say "We're best at piracy and everything else".

As a sane person I will say "meh".

[QUOTE="mattuk69"][QUOTE="AtariKidX"]And that because of the BRay.HaloinventedFPS

very few PS3 games are over 20gb

PS3 was also the most easy to pirate, even more than PC

the problem is, if you dont have a 3.55 or below PS3 you cant hack it, even when you hack it, you cant play the newst games or play online, so most people who tried out CFW updated their PS3 allready

which make it harder to pirate compare to PC

and no one has mentioned how expensive the PS3 is??

Playstation 3's cost way more than a 360, Wii, and PC in most developing countries. That is where the bulk of pirate software is sold and distributed. No duh it will have the lowest rate of pirates.

Why would you pirate a game if you can't afford the darn machine to play it with? :P

Of course there are other factors but seriously? Do you think I'll give up every cent of my pay for 8 Months just to afford a PS3? No!

which make it harder to pirate compare to PCr12qi

Hasn't been cracked.

Hasn't been cracked.

nhh18

You'd need a Bluray Burner, Bluray Discs, and GBs of bandwidth just to pirate one game. When you consider these costs and the hassle to pirate a game, most people just go down to gamestop and spend $20-$60 and be done with it.

You'd need a Bluray Burner, Bluray Discs, and GBs of bandwidth just to pirate one game. When you consider these costs and the hassle to pirate a game, most people just go down to gamestop and spend $20-$60 and be done with it.

FashionFreak

The ps3 just had the best security, partly due to blu-ray. It was never really about the size of ps3 games or the costs of blu-ray discs/burners. The security on the ps3 makes it difficult to hack and difficult to get a GOOD hack