ilyace
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Be a smart gamer, not a pirate.
I think you need to have TF2 to qualify for that
Be a smart gamer, not a pirate.
How would you possibly know that before playing it.Pirating PC software is a bit different than games. You can find free alternatives to all the software you have listed. You don't "have" to pirate any of that software, you want it and you pirated it, simple as that.
I do not enjoy pirating games, when I find a good game that is coming out I would buy it and I am very tight on money (that's why my 360 game library is small but titles like COD4 can keep me occupied until my next game purchase). When it comes to PC piracy I generally would pirate a game just to try it out (take Demigod for example, I wanted to try it out and after trying it out I decided it was bad so I stopped playing it within an hour). I've also downloaded PURE for the computer and found that it was an excellent game and enjoyed it very much, I would have no problem paying for that game.
Paying for your games also adds more value to the game IMO. Whenever I've pirated a game I tend not to play it as long as I might play a game I've paid for. I won't beat the game, I just have no incentive to do so.
There is no way to justify piracy. [HIGHLIGHT]Be conservative with your money and pay for games you know you will enjoy and will get your money's worth.[/HIGHLIGHT] I would love to own several games but am unable to right now, so what am I doing? I'm waiting until they come down in price to make a purchase. There is no law saying that you must buy a game when it comes out. There is no law stating that you must play all AAA titles that come out for a console.
Be a smart gamer, not a pirate.
How would you possibly know that before playing it.
Easy - Demoes, reviews, videos and rentals will generally give you more then enough of a good idea on how good the game is.
As for music, there's enough free music initiatives to give you a good idea on whether a song (or even an album) is good enough - Spotify, Last.fm, Playlist.com and Youtube have more then enough music for you to satisfy your music cravings.
As for movies, generally video trailers and movie reviews give you a good enough of an idea. Plus, Cinemas are fairly cheap anyway, and so are DVDs. Movie rentals are even cheaper again.
Demos: Not every game has one, And some of the ones that do, don't give you an good enough representation of what the game is like. Dead rising is probably the only game I can name in recent memory, that I brought (and liked) based on the demo.
Reviews: The opinion of somebody that gets paid to rush through a game, and make a snap judgment. is not an opinion I'd make a purchase based on.
Video: The least valid option out of all the ones you listed.
Rentals: I haven't seen a blockbuster store in almost 4 years. Hollywood video is an hour and a half away, And gamefly tried to sue me when the fucking mailman stole burnout revenge, so they can eat a dick.
And I'm not giving reasons to pirate. Cause I buy a lot of games, I still buy Cd's and blu rays.
I'm just pointing how what works for one person does not work for all.
Sorry but in my opinion even if iso does promote piracy and make Sony stop making PSP games its mostly there fault anyway for having a bad marketing stratdgey.
It's easy to tell if a game is worth buying: Find a reviewer or site that shows similar tastes and reviews to yourself. I myself enjoy reading 1up's reviews and only read their reviews. Lately some sites have been also releasing video reviews in which they show you the gameplay and describe the game's pros and cons. Just based off of those two sources I am generally able to out if a game is worth buying.
Demos - After playing Call of Duty 4's Multiplayer Beta I decided that it was a game I had to own (and i disliked most of the previous COD game settings so this was a fresh face). I've also played the Red Faction demo and must say, blowing up shit is fun - I'm definitely going to get that game
Video - Shows gameplay mechanics - just look at the upcoming batman game - I already want that game based off of the videos and opinions that have been released so far.
Usually blogs such as Kotaku, Joystiq and some 1UP articles hype games they like up, generally those are games that most hardcore gamers would enjoy. Also just ask for opinions from other gamers, I'm sure they'll be willing to give their take on a game
What are you talking about? It's the pirates fault for pirating rather than buying the game.
I dont think it was so much their marketing stratedgy. I think it had to with the fact that they thought the homebrew scene would never reach what it has, and once it did start how were they ever able to keep up. Now Apple has made them look like fools with the Iphone, because it has become what they PSP should have been ( in the sense of becoming an handheld ICON ). Thats why its sooo surprising to me atleast that SONYbrought out the 3000, amd then turn around an put all the attention on the PSP2. to reclaim the #1 as electronic powerhouse. Think of it from SONY's POV....we got owned by kids..and thats how they see us....cause they cant see us.
Thats not a bad point, but the Iphone has just as much pirating, if not more for the Iphone, as you can download games free on the spot from the system itself, and the developers lose more money from this then Apple. The PSP 3000 wasnt an attempt by any means to bring back the PSP, it was just a minor hardware revision, all companies do it. All systems have piraters, it just depends on how many of them pirate and steal games, its not at all because of pirates that the PSP has not had a decent flow of good games. Sony is an 8 billion dollar corporation, they arent losing any more money from PSP games as they are from PS3s sold. Its just the PSP was a clear victim of its enviroment, when it was released in 2005, Sony knew they had to release it soon before the market would have been gulped up by Nintendo's DS. And they did a good job, the PSP had one of the best software launched I have ever seen. But I feel as if after the launch, they had a PS3 to focus on to get released and then once it was released, they had to focus on games for it. Now its four years later, and they are finally buckling down and giving the PSP the software it needs.
I really dont feel like Sony really doesnt give a crap about homebrew users. They patch the mistakes in there firmwares sure, but only because game developers would be pissed if Sony did nothing to stop piraters, they show some effort. But its not like they all sit in a room with each other planning out what they shall do in the next firmware to stop hackers.
I'm so sick and tired of reading the word piracy.
How sanctimonious are you people?
You basically make it a hobby to break DRM which is just as bad as piracy.
And then you type things like filthy pirates.
If people buy a PSP ...
Then only run Homebrew on it ...
It still kills Sony's business model.
It's just as bad as stealing the PSPs off of the shelf.
hacker == pirate
If people buy a PSP ...
Then only run Homebrew on it ...
It still kills Sony's business model.
It's just as bad as stealing the PSPs off of the shelf.
hacker == pirate