ils411 on 13 May 2008
| BKK2 said: Console gaming is bigger here, but it's dominated by pirated games. |
I can attest to that. Piracy is the major factor in buying a game console here where I live, which by the way is considered as a gray market by both Sony and Microsoft. To give a brief history as to which console won in the pastPlaystation>>>>>>>>N64/Sega Saturn – playstations were easily modified and “game copies” sold for less than $1US Playstation2>>>>>>>dreamcast/xbox/gamecube – playstation2 was again easily modified and “game copies” sold for less than $3US. Though the xbox was also modified but the lack of “game copies” availability killed it. DS=>PSP – both are almost as popular as the other with a slim edge to the ds. Ds=r4 etc etc, psp=custom firmware. Xbox360/wii>>>>>>>>>ps3 – xbox360 can be modified through hardware or through dvd drive (or something like that) same goes for the wii. and “game copies” sold for less than $10US and if it weren’t for the 360s crapy build, probably most of the ps2 owners here would have already jumped ship and switched to the x360 or the wii. In a nut shell, which console can be hacked is the winner. Though you cant blame them for this mentality. Original games here = an arm and a leg. Psp360wiids = $90-$100 US per game. Personally, I hope Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo crack down on these damn pirate bastards so that their consoles would be officially released here and I can go out and buy an xbox360 and not worry about the rrod. Plus I wont have to work about my ps3s bd dying.
