Thread: PS3 Hacking Progress

Originally Posted by DRP

The bad thing i can say about hacking consoles is that it ruins the companys because it takes away profit from companys and if alot of ppl do this there will be no more game companys because less people will be spending money so i stick with the older consoles they dont make games for

Sony doesnt care about this whole pirating issue only the stock holders and game developers do . They get paid by selling the console not the games. When people DL games its the game developer who gets screwed. Look at nintendo, they have the wii and ds. Both a innovative console and the games arent that hard to copy. They sold millions of wii's and ds's. Its just the stockholders/game developers who are making the fuss.

ps. not trying to burn you

Originally Posted by lil_shawn87

Sony doesnt care about this whole pirating issue only the stock holders and game developers do . They get paid by selling the console not the games. When people DL games its the game developer who gets screwed. Look at nintendo, they have the wii and ds. Both a innovative console and the games arent that hard to copy. They sold millions of wii's and ds's. Its just the stockholders/game developers who are making the fuss.

ps. not trying to burn you

You don't have any idea how the industry works do you?

Originally Posted by The Doctor

You don't have any idea how the industry works do you?

How does it work in your opinion? Not meaning it in a sarcastic way

IMO:

Company A makes a new console called A+.

Game developer B says wow im going to buy the dev-kit and pays company A for the dev-kit.

company B releases game C but finds out that game C is downloaded more than sold.

Company B gives a respond about the anti-piracy and tells company A they need a new system with better anti-piracy programming etc. bla bla bla

But does it really matter for company A's stock price? No. simply because:

A: They get paid for selling the consoles and selling the dev-kits.
B: The costs from above are all calculated in the console's variable cost price. Better the variable cost price better the sales.

Just look at the Wii. All the big titles are from nintendo itself, if I dont mistake myself. You can hardly find any good 3rd party games on the Wii but did it make the Wii sell less, because it didnt have GTA 4 or MW2?

Its all about marketing and pricing IMO in the gaming world.

Originally Posted by lil_shawn87

How does it work in your opinion? Not meaning it in a sarcastic way

IMO:

Company A makes a new console called A+.

Game developer B says wow im going to buy the dev-kit and pays company A for the dev-kit.

company B releases game C but finds out that game C is downloaded more than sold.

Company B gives a respond about the anti-piracy and tells company A they need a new system with better anti-piracy programming etc. bla bla bla

But does it really matter for company A's stock price? No. simply because:

A: They get paid for selling the consoles and selling the dev-kits.
B: The costs from above are all calculated in the console's variable cost price. Better the variable cost price better the sales.

Just look at the Wii. All the big titles are from nintendo itself, if I dont mistake myself. You can hardly find any good 3rd party games on the Wii but did it make the Wii sell less, because it didnt have GTA 4 or MW2?

Its all about marketing and pricing IMO in the gaming world.

most console makers actually make a loss on the consoles made, they make money from skimming off the top of the price you pay for a game, it's like a surcharge for using thier system

About 17-35% of the price you pay for a game goes directly into the pocket of the console maker, exactly how much is determined at the time of contract signing.
If the game maker loses money so does the console maker and if enough money is lost they'll stop making the console because they'll not make sales on a console that has no games.
This is why the Dreamcast died well before it's time.

Originally Posted by The Doctor

About 17-35% of the price you pay for a game goes directly into the pocket of the console maker, exactly how much is determined at the time of contract signing.
If the game maker loses money so does the console maker and if enough money is lost they'll stop making the console because they'll not make sales on a console that has no games.
This is why the Dreamcast died well before it's time.

Dreamcast died because sega just couldnt realise the payback periode.

BUt if we stay on topic, ps3 is a great system and a shame that nobody has hacked it yet. Since blu-ray burners only cost 100 euros now

Does anyone know how to get access to his blog? I want to keep up to date with this.

He no longer has his PS3 blog, and his Iphone blog is invite only

Hope this helps

For some reason my PC will not read the PS3 games. Many say that it can but my PC and my laptop will not read PS3 games.