The state of piracy on PSP

[Dbgtgoten]

hmmm i don't think those are big numbers think about it could be more and psp developers are still making games so they must have some renevue in the positives coming out i agree with the people who are like in greece its not fair especially if they can read english already and anyways its not that bad i actually liked the price of patapon in the us 20$ very catchy game but i wouldn't have to worry about those numbers compared to the pc because the pc being widely used more than you can say for a psp tends to have more piracy just cause everyone uses it prices for games get to high nowadays like brawl i like that its 50$ i'd pay for it to have it but if it was like 60$ like x360 games i'd be iffy they getting money hungry with the numbers since the new consoles came out at least the wii provides us with 50$ games =/ sad really

oh and btw that comment about if you don't have the money don't pirate makes no sense cause even if you pirate you can't claim that as a loss cause you weren't gonna buy it in the first place cause your a poor person x_X not that i am justifiing it

[phsychokill]

yep what justice has said is true in the uk psp games are around £30 and its $2 = £1 so thats $60 a game that can only be played on a small screen if sony had thought it through and let us have a tv interface from the start and the game firms hadnt made long games that you cant just drop in and out of more games would of sold. the ds has better sales than the psp for the reason the majority of the games you can pick them up for a short time then put it down and you have compleated something were alot of the psp games are aimed at being like console games instead of handheld games that can be played say between bus stops or on a break.

[kyyubidx]

the psp game price problem resides in none simple fact... the UMD format... Its expensive to produce and that is the simple fact that makes game prices so high... What strikes me as odd is this: if £1 is $1 and 1€ is about $0.60 why the hell do european gamers have to pay 40-50€ when american gamers only pay $40... that SO unfair!

[Qmark]

What strikes me as odd is this: if £1 is $1 and 1€ is about $0.60 why the hell do european gamers have to pay 40-50€ when american gamers only pay $40... that SO unfair!

Value Added Tax.

[phsychokill]

£1 is $2
£1 is about €1.60

the reason europe pays more is the game firms look at the ps3 hardware price for example sony put the price here originaly about the same in £ as it was in $ its just the way the game firmst have always worked plue europe has higher rates of tax more so in the uk.

[kyyubidx]

that's why i ALWAYS import... it way cheaper... eBay rules... I got lumines on ebay for like 15€... whilst i had to pay 50€ for GTA: LCS

edit: just did some research... Patapon is 50€!!!! :S:S:S

[phsychokill]

I use to get alot of imports but they stopped being as cheap and customs have started picking up on imports more got a season of lost from america and it got caught paid about £5 tax then about £9 to royal mail for the plesure of having to pay tax or in their words "customs clearance fee"

[kyyubidx]

well someone should do something about it... i know it easy to say but it sucks... and its bringing the whole industry down...

[phsychokill]

the fact is you cant do much about import tax the only way to stop it would be for the firm to chard tax and declare it as paid before it gets here. any other way and customs would just complain your avoiding taxes. its like i can go to main land europe and avoid british tax but anything i bring back i have to beable to proove i will personaly use within 3 months. seen quite a few funny excuses for people with vans full of alcohol or ciggerets.

[kyyubidx]

i think governments should do something about it... lower game industry taxes or something... its unthinkable... I mean... I was looking at some stores and the new Alone in the Dark is being announced as available for reserve and the price will be 70€ when it goes on sale... For the same price as two copies of the game you can buy one PSP... Which is, btw, unreal... Not saying i support piracy or condone it... But i can't blame people who do...