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New piracy technique on PS4 in Brazil confirmed real, Sony might take legal action
- Thread starter Stereogatari
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I'm sure those who are doing this are getting a big laugh right now but in the end they won't be laughing.....Cheaters in games believe they're invincible but get caught eventually, banned, etc...and those who meddle with hacks & piracy are no different. There's a saying...."You play with fire, you get burned with fire". If you were a developer, worked on games and saw your work going for Free...how would you feel?
BibiMaghoo
Member
This has nothing to do with cheating. You cannot hack or cheat with this method, only play games you don't own.
Stereogatari
Banned
The majority of pirates are fine with playing offline. The only burning getting done is of the games.
mangochutney
Member
You know they take a cut of game sales, too. So it isn't just 'Bobby K will be on our arses over lost sales if we don't fix this'.
Publisher lost revenue is also Sony's lost revenue. So it is ludicrous to suggest Sony deep inside might not care because they're making 1% margin on a console sale.
Birgitte2004
Member
Joke post? Or (more likely) you read the title and not the first post?
stan423321
Member
Majority of pirates I know are perfectly aware of this, they simply find their enjoyment more important than anything regarding people they don't personally know.
A little like soldier at war mentality, except they could absolutely live without that content.
It depends on how you look at it.
Is the PS4 hacked as in hackers got the keys? Nope.
But people can modify the hardware/software, so their "customers" can play games, that they haven't paid for? Yes. I would call that a hardware hack.
They flash another PS4's data onto a PS4 and that seems to work.
The PS4 is definitely not meant to let you play games, that you haven't paid for. At least it's supposed to stop people from duplicating games an unlimited amount of times. This method lets people do exactly that and that's what Sony cares about. It doesn't really matter how it's accomplished. Sure, getting the keys would be way worse, but people pirating games is really bad already.
Not surprised to be honest. Prices are still very high here in Brazil, it's only worth to be a gamer if you are a PC gamer.
For example, the Witcher 3 for the PS4, right now the retail price is R$ 229 and I just bought it on steam for R$ 85, that's ~63% lower.
When the prices are high piracy always find a way, unfortunately.
For example, the Witcher 3 for the PS4, right now the retail price is R$ 229 and I just bought it on steam for R$ 85, that's ~63% lower.
When the prices are high piracy always find a way, unfortunately.
The Hermit
Member
This wont spread like the DS or Ps2, thats for sure.
Too cumbersome and still expensive.
What the above poster said, here in Brazil PC is the way to go. (Expect for the hardware, that's still a bitch. Theres no decent gsync monitor here
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Too cumbersome and still expensive.
What the above poster said, here in Brazil PC is the way to go. (Expect for the hardware, that's still a bitch. Theres no decent gsync monitor here
)
Duxxy3
Member
What is incorrect about my post? Sony did go way out of their way to ensure that the USB port was locked down. That did not stop people from hacking the system and pirating games. You can argue about definitions if you like, but the end result is the same.
But the USB port isn't really locked down, Sony has simply removed system wide support for legacy USB devices.
It's mostly an API change, and developers are still free to implement drivers for these devices if they wish (and can, because there are some legal reasons - like licensing fees to third parties -that may prevent them to do so.)
Games like War Thunder, or more recently Driveclub and Project CARS, have shown that many of these legacy USB devices can perfectly be used on the console.
Duxxy3
Member
Yes and no. Some games are using specific drivers (which IMO they shouldn't have to do), but it's still not good enough. No logitech wheels work on the system (please correct me if I'm wrong), and the only way to get legacy arcade sticks is a convoluted method where you need a dualshock 4 as well at the arcade stick.
Even the cronus/titan devices have issues with the PS4.
You're wrong.
So wrong.
These devices are a joke, trying to trick the console into believing you're playing with a controller when you're not.
That's not the proper way of getting device support on the console.
Vigilant Gambit
Member
Actually, you do need a controller for each player in addition to the arcade stick.
Ah my bad, I thought Duxxy3 was speaking of adapters a la CronusMax.
Having to keep a controller powered on for the missing/unsupported buttons is not that convoluted, though.
The same thing happens when I play Driveclub with my T500RS wheel, and it's really nothing to be mad about: the only times I have to use the controller is when I'm browsing the Playstation Store or users' PSN profiles from the game. Or need to hit the Share or PS buttons, obviously. Every other menu can be accessed using the d-pad and buttons on the wheel.
Not a perfect solution, for sure, but still better than not being able to use the devices at all, right?