Sony: 'Piracy can fuel hardware sales'

[Shrygue]

via Computer and Video Games


SCEE president David Reeves has admitted that while piracy on PSP "is a problem", it can fuel hardware sales.

The piracy and homebrew scene has thrived on PSP since hackers busted the console's protection software wide open just months after its 2004 release.

"There is a piracy problem on PSP," he said at the recent DevStation conference in London (MCV reports). "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," he said, while explaining that Sony will soon be introducing new measures to tackle piracy on the handheld.

[osgeld]

they can take all the measures they want, but as long as theres really nothing to play on it theres no reason for us to upgrade

[BelmontSlayer]

No matter how many times they change the hardware or create new encryption keys, a new way to circumvent the security will be found. There is no such thing as perfect security as everything has an flaw that can be exploited.

[kharaboudjan]

well, im still on 3.10 OE-A and im perfectly fine about that

[JKKDARK]

Of course, but the developers will leave the PSP if its software sales are not good.

[jamotto]

I'm not sure what they can try that they have not already. They would have to start over with a new system and not make the security mistakes they made with the first psp at the beginning.

[LilSwish722]

I'm not sure what they can try that they have not already. They would have to start over with a new system and not make the security mistakes they made with the first psp at the beginning.

Maybe they'll put in a programming that'll call the FBI everytime it detects an iso

[darkdex52]

No matter how many times they change the hardware or create new encryption keys, a new way to circumvent the security will be found. There is no such thing as perfect security as everything has an flaw that can be exploited.

Yea? But how about Playstation3? IMO still so far a perfect security.

[NoQuarter]

Piracy was part of sony's plan all along,been saying it for 3 years now.They play both sides of the coin when they gamble,how could they not have learned from they previous experience of the psx and ps2?

There are TONS of games for the psp,that's not even an argument for piracy.Heck,it doesn't make sense.

I predict the so called security will be obviously weak and half hearted,mainly a way to appease licensed developers who are (justifiably) upset.Truth be told, (if this is indeed the case) I would agree with sony's strategy.

I believe the future is a totally open system,period.

[Justise]

Maybe they'll put in a programming that'll call the FBI everytime it detects an iso

or launch a satellite that fires every person it detects to play games without having the current game Umd inside.