Sony will unveil new ways to combat PSP piracy soon - Blu-ray Forum

Shin-Ra · 06-19-2008, 02:50 PM

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We know about it, we know how it’s done. It sometimes fuels the growth of hardware sales, but on balance we are not happy about it,” said Reeves, telling attendant developers that Sony will unveil new ways to combat piracy soon.

What could it be?

AranhaHunter · 06-24-2008, 05:35 PM

Hopefully it'll be something good and worthy, everytime they tried to combat it through FW upgrades they got owned. I don't own a PSP yet but apparently even the CFW upgrades are better than the Sony ones.

Mouse · 06-24-2008, 05:53 PM

Maybe they will incorporate all (or most of) the features that the Un-official firmware updates do so there will be more people keeping the Official updates and that would mean fewer bricked units. Which in turns means more operational hardware units out there. That's the reason I will never install anything onto my PSP that is not Officially from Sony themselves. Even all my accessories are Sony brand.

cruzzer cruz · 06-24-2008, 05:59 PM

They'll discontinue the PSP

It's genius!

dpomp · 06-24-2008, 06:01 PM

they will release a new psp with dual analog sticks. and 2 left/right triggers. that way people will buy these and they will already have the latest firmware on them that doesn't allow the installation of previous editions of firmware?

Rapstah · 06-24-2008, 07:46 PM

It's not the firmware revisions that allow people to downgrade, it's the developer mode pin in the battery.

Mikeblu · 07-06-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cruzzer cruz

They'll discontinue the PSP

It's genius!

wow they'll sell even more

Gamekid · 08-07-2008, 05:25 PM

I have seen all kinds of wild stuff done on psps, wiis, and ds's. Piracy is, and always has been a problem. Like so many other things out there, it's a never ending battle.

Marine Mike · 08-07-2008, 05:47 PM

The funny thing is that the 'piracy' thats going on isn't even affecting the distribution of the PSP. In fact its probably increasing the sales. Yet they are trying to 'fix' it, lol.

Septimus Prime · 08-07-2008, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Marine Mike

The funny thing is that the 'piracy' thats going on isn't even affecting the distribution of the PSP. In fact its probably increasing the sales. Yet they are trying to 'fix' it, lol.

The "problem" is that it affects software sales, where there's also a lot of money to be made.

Of course, you can also argue that the inflated hardware sales can potentially lead to greater software sales down the line.

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06-24-2008, 05:35 PM	#2
AranhaHunter Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Trading Score:1	Hopefully it'll be something good and worthy, everytime they tried to combat it through FW upgrades they got owned. I don't own a PSP yet but apparently even the CFW upgrades are better than the Sony ones.

06-24-2008, 05:53 PM	#3
Mouse Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas, USA Blu-ray collection:83 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:1	Maybe they will incorporate all (or most of) the features that the Un-official firmware updates do so there will be more people keeping the Official updates and that would mean fewer bricked units. Which in turns means more operational hardware units out there. That's the reason I will never install anything onto my PSP that is not Officially from Sony themselves. Even all my accessories are Sony brand.

06-24-2008, 05:59 PM	#4
cruzzer cruz Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Bronx, NY Blu-ray reviews:1	They'll discontinue the PSP It's genius!

06-24-2008, 06:01 PM	#5
dpomp ₯ Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Texas PSN: dpomp131 Blu-ray collection:231 Trading Score:19	they will release a new psp with dual analog sticks. and 2 left/right triggers. that way people will buy these and they will already have the latest firmware on them that doesn't allow the installation of previous editions of firmware?

06-24-2008, 07:46 PM	#6
Rapstah Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	It's not the firmware revisions that allow people to downgrade, it's the developer mode pin in the battery.

08-07-2008, 05:25 PM	#8
Gamekid Power Member Member since:Feb 2006	I have seen all kinds of wild stuff done on psps, wiis, and ds's. Piracy is, and always has been a problem. Like so many other things out there, it's a never ending battle.

08-07-2008, 05:47 PM	#9
Marine Mike The Busey Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:120 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	The funny thing is that the 'piracy' thats going on isn't even affecting the distribution of the PSP. In fact its probably increasing the sales. Yet they are trying to 'fix' it, lol.

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