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Regardless of the nitty-gritty details of the price, I don't think a price difference as small as this actually makes a big impact on piracy ...

In contrast, consider what piracy would cost on the PS3 if a mod-chip existed:

  • Mod-Chip: $50
  • Blu-Ray Burner: $500+
  • Writeable Blu-Ray disc (per game): $20+

Unless you're stealing a lot of games it is so impractical to steal PS3 games (using the same approach as the PS2/Wii) that no one would bother to try to ...