Video Game and Movie Piracy

[Reavyn]

Originally Posted by Quailboy

See, with my 360, I had to pay for about $120 in equiptment and did ALOT of research for it, pirating isn't easy. Not alot of people choose to do so because the initial hassle is so bad.

About imports, exctly..I love japanese games..but they wont run on a stock 360, so I have to mod it anyways..why not just burn it then?

When you could have spent that time doing something actually constructive instead of working on a plan to steal stuff?

[Hyakushi]

Originally Posted by TheLastFortnight

Well I guess there's nothing wrong in playing copies of very old games such as ISO's on emulators, because they're very old and hard to find, so even the companies themselves don't mind the emulation of their old games, especially because they help to divulges to people the sequels of these games.

Also some old Japanese games were never released in English so the ROM version playing through emulators are the only way for some people to play them.

Buying pirate copies for me has at least one severe consequence - most of consoles have protection against backup copies in order to prevent people playing the non-original versions of the titles, meaning even if you buy a game you can't just copy it and burn again to play in the case you damage the original. Unless you use a mod chip of course.

Also some companies disponibles their old games to download for very low prices, if you're using a modern console and want to play old games.

Thats true

[Quailboy]

Originally Posted by Hyakushi

Making a game is not rocket science but it is hard work and like everyones hard work they expect others to respect what they do and how they do it.

Other do respect it, I love video games as an art form and I do respect it..others choose to take the hard way and buy thier games for full price, others buy used copys, some choose to pirate..which of the 3 is easier in the long run?

MMM, if your going to close it after you provide your oppinion on the subject, I lose respect for that, I realize its against JF rules but placeing your input in the thread and then closing it from further discussion dosen't seem right.

[Reavyn]

Originally Posted by Quailboy

Other do respect it, I love video games as an art form and I do respect it..others choose to take the hard way and buy thier games for full price, others buy used copys, some choose to pirate..which of the 3 is easier in the long run?

Hate to tell you, but you can't respect something and steal it at the same time. You have not respect for games if you are pirating.

[Quailboy]

Originally Posted by Reavyn

Hate to tell you, but you can't respect something and steal it at the same time. You have not respect for games if you are pirating.

Thats not true at all.
I would like to start a flame war off of this but, I'm too nice for that.

I love and respect games, but in my current situation I cannot afford to buy all of them that come out that I would like own legally. I dont pirate all of my games, just until I have enough to buy real copys.

[JackIsLost]

when a great game comes out, there will be fans willing to buy the actual copy. take street fighter 4 for an example. me, my brothers, family and friends were all waiting for the release. each of my brothers bought a copy, all of my friends and family had one copy in their household. we did not think twice about if we should wait for a "fake" copy to hit the internet. about any other game that is not worth waiting for i simply do not play, nor download. if it is not worth the money, it's not worth the time. next games to buy = StarCraft2 and Diablo 3

[Quailboy]

Originally Posted by JackIsLost

when a great game comes out, there will be fans willing to buy the actual copy. take street fighter 4 for an example. me, my brothers, family and friends were all waiting for the release. each of my brothers bought a copy, all of my friends and family had one copy in their household. we did not think twice about if we should wait for a "fake" copy to hit the internet. about any other game that is not worth waiting for i simply do not play, nor download. if it is not worth the money, it's not worth the time. next games to buy = StarCraft2 and Diablo 3

See, I wasn't waiting for the release, I got the game a week early.

Edit.
I am awaiting MMM's epicly long responce and the closing of the thread all in one -_-

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Quailboy

What do you people here at JF think about it?

Stealing cars off of lots. What do you guys at JF think about it?

Originally Posted by Quailboy

Personally. I think its fine..until companies can find a way to stop it, I say the consumer should not have to deal with outragous prices, esprcially for Games.

Personally I think it is fine..until car manufacturers can find a way to stop it, I say the consumer should not have to deal with the outrageous prices of cars.

Originally Posted by Quailboy

Who here really wants to buy games for $60 a piece?

Who here really wants to buy cars for $20,000 a piece?

Originally Posted by Quailboy

A reason I would choose to pirate games is because sometimes I have to patch them to work on my consoles. Even if I were to import them, they wouldn't work.

I reason I choose to steal cars is because sometimes i have to find new ways to hotwire them to make them run. Even if I were to import them my keys wouldn't work.

Originally Posted by Quailboy

I really dont think Piracy has to do with the price of games going on the rise.
Regardless of how many pirates there are, there are always going to be little kids, parents and "honest, good-hearted" people to buy the games in mass amounts.

I really dont think Stealing has to do with the price of cars going on the rise.
Regardless of how many thieves there are, there are always going to be new drivers, parents, and "honest, good-hearted" people to buy the cars off the lots.

Originally Posted by Quailboy

Another reason for 360 game Piracy? The console itself is defective, even if the system is left still while playing a game, sometimes will become unreadable..how the hell wants to spend $60 on a game that they take care of yet the system has to mess it up? Not Me.

I'll stick to my $15 10 Packs of Blanks.

Another reason for Stealing? The cars aren't perfect, and sometimes my hotwire doesn't work and the car won't go...how the hell wants to spend $20,000 on a car that they take care of, but is messed up? Not me.

[JackIsLost]

Originally Posted by Quailboy

See, I wasn't waiting for the release, I got the game a week early.

Edit.
I am awaiting MMM's epicly long responce and the closing of the thread all in one -_-

it's not about getting it "early" the time i spent waiting for it i youtubed how the japanese people are playing and looked up combo's to try later. i much rather wait for a real release than wait for my bar to hit 100% and pray it works. the problem with pirated games is that people get so much games that they get bored of them quickly. if you wait for one certain game to come out such as your favorite series, you will hang on to it longer. i don't know, i guess i rather play the same old game over and over. have your fun

[Quailboy]

Originally Posted by MMM

Stealing cars off of lots. What do you guys at JF think about it?



Personally I think it is fine..until car manufacturers can find a way to stop it, I say the consumer should not have to deal with the outrageous prices of cars.


Who here really wants to buy cars for $20,000 a piece?


I reason I choose to steal cars is because sometimes i have to find new ways to hotwire them to make them run. Even if I were to import them my keys wouldn't work.


I really dont think Stealing has to do with the price of cars going on the rise.
Regardless of how many thieves there are, there are always going to be new drivers, parents, and "honest, good-hearted" people to buy the cars off the lots.



Another reason for Stealing? The cars aren't perfect, and sometimes my hotwire doesn't work and the car won't go...how the hell wants to spend $20,000 on a car that they take care of, but is messed up? Not me.

This made me smile MMM. Thank you.
You have made video games seem as important and needed as cars. Good for you ^_^