S.T.A.G.E. said:
Shoestar said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Shoestar said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Shoestar said:
A lot of people don't buy PS3s because simply, it's impossible to play pirated games on them. Some people only buy a few pirated games... they only buy originals when they want to play that game online. |
bullshit. A lot of people are buying PS3's because the games are there and the price dropped. This is where the pirate demons follow. They will eventually crack it.
As for PC gaming those numbers were predictable.
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You are not the sharpest tool in the shed, are you? oh well... a little bit of statistics for you :)
The X360 was hacked in the 1st year it came out with less than 5mil X360 sold...
The Wii was hacked within 6 months it came out with less than 10 mil units sold.
The PS3 has been out for over 3 years, sold over 30 mil units (only 5mil units approx less than the x360). Sells more than the X360 World Wide every year except its launch year with only reason while it is trailing behind is because it launched a year later than the X360. Fact, the PS3 is not hacked simply because it's freakin damn hard to do... MUCH MUCH harder than anything that existed prior to it... It isn't because of sales numbers that the PS3 wasn't hacked.
Moreover, I could search for the thousand of articles describing how MS screwed up with the security leaks, and how complicated the hardware security for the PS3 is and list a few of these articles for you... but ur not significant enough :)
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You're obviously not getting my point and secondly I do not respond to ad hominem attacks. The The 360 was at a somewhat fair market price the instant it launched. The PS3 was nowhere in that ballpark and took it three years just to reach market price. This makes it easier for hackers and potential pirates to mod and get their hands on newer games. The PS3 firmware has long since been cracked (in 2007). The main reason it isn't spreading like the 360 is because the 360 is DVD-9 and the PS3. Recording Blu Ray discs would cost just under actual sales price to copy/burn (somewhere around $40). The size of the disc space also hurts the need for piracy on a PS3. Third of all, if you are caught with a hacked PS3 game Sony will ban you. For the few people who are dumb enough to do that it wont be hard enough for Sony to wipe the slate clean with them. Microsoft have/ and continue to axe plenty of people, but when it starts the bug is hard to stop.
Sony is just as bad as Microsoft. The only difference is its pointless to burn blu ray discs. It's just too expensive. You know nothing of what you speak, especially if you believe their firmware hasn't been hacked.
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Again, you astound me with your ignorance. Did you know that a Blu-ray disc sells for less than $4-5? PS3 games are unhackable and haven't been playable ever since the PS3 came out... However, a great many pirated MOVIES burnt on Blu-ray discs are being sold. The price? $8/Movie. The price of an original Blu-ray movie is about $70-$80. The price of an original PS3 game is about $100-140. Obviously, the price of Movies in the US are about $35 and games at $50-60 each but even you can see the significant price difference between a blank BRD and a full priced Game/Movie.
I travel a lot, and during my last trip to the UK, I saw Blu-ray discs for less than 3 pounds each...
All this to point out the fallacy in your logic.
And to your other point, The X360 was hacked when it was about $450($500 depending on your region). It never even had a price cut before it was hacked. The X360 was hacked in 2006. The PS3 has been below $450 since 2007. Again, you logic is flawed beyond measure. I suggest you refrain from posting again... or at the very least, google a bit your points and purge your statements of any "FUD".
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I see we like to find minor mistakes in our arguments don't we? I'll play your little game (instead of stooping to your level with ad hominem attacks) The Xbox 360 was never $500 (since you're using dollars). It was $399 which was a fair asking price during 2005 and sold pretty well even though not very many people thought they could trust Microsoft. The Elite launched at $399 as well and the arcade launched at $279. My biggest mistake was not pointing out at what time my info came from which was around 2007. I couldn't care less for gaming piracy today so that research ended there. If you want to feel superior go talk to someone who you've managed to make believe they've somehow fallen beneath you.
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I don't care how much you've traveled either. This is my last talk with you....you definitely are classless.
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First of all, yes, I'm using the $ as a default monetary value for measurement. All countries in the world do not use the $. I said it launched at up to $500 "DEPENDING on your region". Did you know that the Euro is significantly stronger than the US$? Hence, when the X360 Launched at 399 Euros + live, it ends up being something close to $500 + LIVE?
In the US, it launched at $399 + $50 live subscription = $449 vs the $499 all inclusive launch of the PS3(comparable - not the $600). We are after all comparing likewise value, are we not?
Regardless, how can you even even make a valid statement when you say that you research came from 2007 when the PS3 came out on November 17th 2006 in the US...? Do you realise how limited any opinion/argument you make is when you are blatantly choosing to ignore over 60% of the data just to try to defend your point?
More importantly... it doesn't matter anymore... you just admitted yourself that your argument is flawed by claiming you only have info of 1 out of the 3 years. Ignorance is not an excuse...
(reason for edit: fixed typos, wrote 399 instead of 400 in case I get bugged for inaccuracy)
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