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    What I don't understand that the pricing model in asia already takes into account piracy lowering prices of software across the board because piracy is so rampant. This game will be cracked only punishing the people who purchased. This is a good reason to just stay with consoles.

    May 06, 2008 3:32pm PDT
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    What I don't understand that the pricing model in asia already takes into account piracy lowering prices... : echoinggreen

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      > This is a good reason to just stay with consoles. Yes, where the same companies enact the same sorts... : three-dThis person is cool!
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        And keeping users from reverse engineering the games and keeping everything running in a "black box" is a... : SilverSnakeThis person is cool!
        • The point is that it doesn't. Ever. If it's made by humans, it will be cracked by humans. But people want... : three-dThis person is cool!
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          Stop piracy? Are you trying to say that there is no piracy on consoles? Where have you been? : OmegaRed59
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            Current piracy stats (from various torrent sites) puts console piracy AHEAD of PC piracy. : thewindcriesmary
            • I'd like to see some more details on those stats. Since console gaming is so much bigger than PC gaming r... : granfalloon
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            I said if the black box is working as intended, which it doesn't on the 360. But so far it seems to be wo... : SilverSnakeThis person is cool!
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              "So far". It will fail, it always does. There is no way to stop people from pirating, and there's no way ... : three-dThis person is cool!
              • The 360 held up pretty well and for the next one what they pretty much have to do is add a checksum check... : SilverSnakeThis person is cool!
    • Consoles are headed down the same road. They are taken on to much of the pcs aspect. The games are relea... : samduhmanThis person is cool!