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01/14/09
Personally I got my PSP slim and hacked it with my aging original PSP battery as insurance that I'd have a cracked PSP in case the first was damaged. I buy good games, but rather than juggle a bag full of UMDs, I rip them to the memory stick. I also use an ebook reader (Kittybook) and emulate old consoles on it.
If it has firmware and I own it, I hack it. It feels unnatural not to take advantage of the technology that's at my fingertips already.
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I'm sold...
...whats that? You can't put AAs in it?
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Datel have always seemed like a leech on the industry to me...
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I really wish sony would open it up to let people run their own programs, within limitations. Like say a third party browser someone whips up, but not allow a loader of "game backups". Even though people would circumvent whatever they do, and go outside Sony's system, at least I'd be able to have whatever useful apps I want without being accused of piracy.
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That battery doesn't do anything anyway... Not until the preIPL is bypassed.
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You don't see Ford getting heavy on people to delimit their cars, or stick big spoilers on them, or house builders kicking the crap out of people who knock through their kitchen into their dining room..
I own the console, if I want to modify it, paint it, or stick it up my butt. I bloody well will!!
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@MayContainNuts: When you stick your console up your butt, please: no videos. I still haven't recovered from glassinmyass.com (thanks for nothing, Jaffe).
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Also you aren't allowed to modify your car in a way that would make it easier to steal goods or commit other crimes for example by removing the number plates so that you don't get caught by speed cameras and can steal petrol.
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@Hooded_Robin: Yeah. I know how MS is with mod chips...They do have a couple that are undetectable.
@NotInThisEconomyYouWont: What will happen if you do?
@Revenge_of_Nekojin: As crazy as it sounds, I actually back up what you just said. It is true for better or worse. That's one of the main reasons the PS2 came out on top.
Yep. I've heard that argument for the PS3 as well. It does hold water...I should know but I won't post what I know. =_)
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i hope the PSP-3000 doesn't get hacked :(
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Piracy != Homebrew.
I enjoy my Stepmania port on my PSP. I also enjoy ports of PC Indie/Freeware/Open Source games on my PSP.
Hacking isnt bad. Hacking for Bad Purposes is Bad, but that's just redundant.
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Sony isn't sueing because of low PSP sales, the PSP is selling decent... their are pissed that the increase of hardware sales are not improving the software sales which means that people are modding them and are pirating the software.
Yes the DS is easier the mod and pirate games but guess what? Nintendo doesn't care too much because they make a profit from the hardware, who are pissed are the developers. Why do you think you see so many cheap budget titles on the system or crappy ports? because developers don't want to invest so much on the system...