Maybe it is more sinister. The protection seemed to mainly be directed to stopping illegal imports, or that's at the top of the list on this subject in the PSX mags. Don't know why because all the imports seem to cost more and aren't always in English. Maybe if the station wasn't protected the games would be cheaper?
Richard -----Original Message----- From: Dave Whitmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 18 April 1999 10:31 Subject: Re: CLOSING ARGUEEMENT ON -> SimCoupe & protected disks & Copyright >(sorry, I know this isn't 'PSX Users':)) >Not only that. Have you seen those 'chip' cartridges available at the >shows for £8 upwards? Plugs in the stations parallel port and you >don't need to have the station chipped. They were selling them by the >bucketload(1) in at a show in Manchester yesterday. >I think Sony are burying their heads in the sand over all this, or >something more sinister. I mean, I always thought that the strategy >was to make the money on the software and sell the machines as cheap >as possible. However, like the Amiga, it seems to be the availability >of pirate stuff that drives people to buy the machine in the first >place. So they're selling more stations than ever, and the only people >who really suffer are the developers. >The thing is, if these chips are illegal, then most of the PSX owning >populace of the North West of England are criminals. Dunno about other >places. >Dave >(1) Well, not literally. Just a handy excuse for a footnote.
