Have pirates given up on hacking and uploading for the PS3?

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Supernova82 said:

The inability to hack PS3 is adversely affecting PS3 console sales. I wonder how many PS2's and PSP's have been hacked?

It adversely affects hardware sales, but positively affects software sales.

You need a special tool to open up the PS3 without breaking it. It costs around the same price as PS3.

 

Err ... no it doesn't, it just takes a screwdriver.

Blu-Ray discs are around $10 each for a blank disc.

Someone already posted a link to Amazon where blank discs cost around $4. BDs are far cheaper than cartridges used to be, but that never stopped bootleg cartridge games being mass produced in Asia back in the 16-bit era.

The hardware mod. hack of the PS3 has done been done yet, so pirated PS3 games would not be able to run on PS3.

True, there isn't any hardware or software mod to play pirated PS3 software yet.

Piracy of PS3 is not worth it to pirates.

Piracy is big business in many parts of the world. You can guarantee that it would be worth it to pirate PS3 games if they could.