GT4 Backup

[Jay_83]

Originally Posted by SurfDrifter

Due to the fact that GT4 cannot be backed-up (up to now) and that this must be the most wanted game of all times in PS2, I believe that this game must be the biggest commercial hit ever. Every person on the planet playing GT4 is using an original game!

Imagine the profits for Polyphony Digital and SONY and to tell you the truth Polyphony worths it! They developed a great game which is endless and the graphics are fantastic! Reflections on the car, shadows, fantastic landscapes and my favourite car ever included (DMC De Lelorean)!!!

And i don't like racing games! Only Gran Turismo, since the days of GT1!

Well I for one hate pirates mate. All backups I GENUINELY own the original of and if you don't (As the above can be taken to suggest) then you really shouldn't be posting it on a public forum.

It's only gonna be a matter of time before games companies go bust due to the fact noone's paying for the game and instead is simply feeling they have the right to STEAL somebody elses work. I work in the IT industry and I appreciate just how much effort goes into these things.

Support the developer, buy the game. If you're not sure if it's worth it just bloody rent it.

[lufcfan]

Here here.
I usually get all my games pre-owned etc so they are much cheaper. The odd one I'll buy from new, i.e: GT4 which I got Wednesday (cool game btw) and the Grand Theft Auto series etc...

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by Jay_83

Well I for one hate pirates mate. All backups I GENUINELY own the original of and if you don't (As the above can be taken to suggest) then you really shouldn't be posting it on a public forum.

It's only gonna be a matter of time before games companies go bust due to the fact noone's paying for the game and instead is simply feeling they have the right to STEAL somebody elses work. I work in the IT industry and I appreciate just how much effort goes into these things.

Support the developer, buy the game. If you're not sure if it's worth it just bloody rent it.

Well said Jay_83.

[ottoman]

ah. the old piracy issue. A lot of people say that piracy is killing the gaming industry. Personally i think its sh*t games that are killing it.

That and Sony making a console then being actively involved in researching, developing and selling a cd or dvd burner that will allow piracy....then whinging about it when it happens!

I personally don't pirate games as most ps2 games aren't worth wasting a dvd-r on.

Regards

p.s having said that the good games that exist are totally awesome and well worth the money. Sony should be much more heavy handed about what games licensed developers can release

[Warlock]

I agree, Instead of spending billions developing a new console they should invest a few million developing games that can push the limits of the console we already have.

[spedmetal]

Originally Posted by Warlock

I agree, Instead of spending billions developing a new console they should invest a few million developing games that can push the limits of the console we already have.

I can agree with that.

[reddragon105]

also agreed.
if i pirated a game it would be because it's not worth buying. if i owned a game on dvd-r that i did not have an original copy of it would be because i never intended to buy that game because i didn't consider it worth playing. i buy games i consider worth playing. hence, the industry has not lost any money, because i have not pirated a game that i would otherwise have given them money for.

i also think it's a good idea to push the limits of existing consoles. isn't it interesting how we get a new console with brilliant graphics surpassing it's predecessors, yet years later we get games with graphics that put them to shame - on the same console. using the exact same hardware, developers have managed to squeeze extra performance. compare Gran Turismo 3 and 4, or Red Faction and Timesplitters, early PS2 FPSs, with recent FPSs. it's also interesting that with consoles you can get so much more than PCs. what spec of PC would you need to run Gran Turismo 4, if it were available? certainly a PC with more than a 300mhz CPU which is what the PS2 had.
if they spent more time working with the hardware they had, they would save a lot of people time and money in upgrading. throwing more powerful hardware at games to make them slightly better is complete overkill compared to what they could achieve with a few lines of better code

[Neipas02]

Eh.. Reddragon we all see your point.. BUT Piracy is a NO-NO, no matter how you look at it.. You can't sugar coat it by saying you wouldn't have played it anyhow. If that were the case you shouldn't have wasted your time copying it to begin with.

I agree with Warlock and Sped on the development issue as well.

[Jay_83]

@ reddragon105

Totally disagree mate. If you don't think it's worth buying then you just don't buy it. It doesn't mean it's ok to do a copy of it!

What you're saying is no different than me going into a store, stealing some stock then later when pulled by security saying "I wasn't gonna buy them so they're not losing any money"