(22/11/2011 07:52 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  

(20/11/2011 07:30 PM)ProperBritish Wrote:  The reason the PSP sucks so much in the West is because so many people hacked it, and as a result bought no games for it.

Just like how successful the PC platform is?
What about the iPod/iPhone/iPad and how much they've been jailbroken?  Last time I checked, people are overcomming all the Apple hurdles to make apps for them.

Don't get brainwashed by studios that piracy destroys a market.  It has been shown by a number of studies that it doesn't, and in many cases has a reverse effect.
A game/console fails because it's poo poo in some way (even if it's marketing), not because of piracy.


Anyway, one's individual decision has very little impact on the success of a console.  Unless you're in a position of power or have great influence, it's best to accept that following your own morals probably get you nowhere (but personal satisfaction perhaps).

I agree with you Zinga, every console I can think of, the first I can think of is the SNES, got pirated and piracy always had little impact if the console itself was decent, which to be honest, the PSP was really not >.<