Evangelion: Jo is first anti-CFW PSP game, more to come? |
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French site PSP Gen has got some curious and interesting tidbit regarding certain games that can actually recognize a Custom Firmwared PSP, which in turn blocks you from being able to play it. On such game is Evangelion: Jo, currently available only to the Japanese market.Said the post (duly translated):
Sony and the software house to pass counterattack. E 'of the news yesterday that the game Evangelion: Jo, for now this only on the Japanese market, is able to recognize the presence of the PSP Custom Firmware that is started. This is done by making a check on the RAM of the console, and whether this is positive, the game will not start. The solution to the problem might be but just around the corner. Like the CF-A 5.02GEN has a feature that allows you to emulate an official firmware, soon also the last 5.50GEN CF will benefit from this option. We will keep you updated when new.
An anti-CFW check, you say? If this be true, then Sony is apparently upping the ante on their drive against homebrew. But at the same time, they'll just be driving more people towards piracy. Sound tough, but not exactly the win-win situation we'd rather have.
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to re: re: edit that.
"This will just waste there time as i see a Easy fix around it. "
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If #2 happens then people will be even more inclined to the dark side than using their own backups.
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You're a filthy pirate and you know it.
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sony can run programs on there psp software because it is not unsigned.
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just plain stupid. i hope it gets cracked just out of spite!
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its "their", not "there
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can anyone tell me theres anything wrong with that? i don't care about the damn ISO's...but the UMD's?
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This will be no different. They will just remove the checks
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"an easy"
cmon...
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also I dont pay for PSP games because they are so *****ty some times only games I bought were.
ATV off road fury
GTA Liberty City Stories
GTA Vice City Stories
Medal of Honor Heroes 1
Medal of Honor Heroes 2
almost all the others is like paying $30 for a revamp PS1 game.
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If you don't like the games that's fine, but to say you just don't pay for them (which implies you still download them) is just piracy.
I use CFW too but pay for my games. I've imported over 50% of my collection becuase Europe has piss-poor support from Sony (we get games last and pay most for them). Give Macross Ace Frontier a go, it's awesome :)
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the only people this is supposed to satisfy is greedy f@cking $hareholders
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I also believe that this will be quick because their are lot of eva junkies out their lol, and im one of them.
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hackers don't like data nazis.
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In either case its already possible to get around the games security if someone actually cared enought to play this game.
I would like confirmation on how firmware from memorystick works???
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Utterly tragic - what a sad p3nis you really are.
To me fellow pirates - Shiver me timbers!!! They've tried to kill us for generations me hearties - and they all end up drinking a salty brew down in Davy Jones locker!!
Death to the men in grey and their wh0reslaves that work for free!
Yar - de har- de harharrr! Catch us if ya can ya frilly w@nkers! You patch - we patch - you patch - we patch..
Patches all round - slap em on yer bad eyes, me hearties!! Let em have it!
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In either case its already possible to get around the games security if someone actually cared enough to play this game.
I would like confirmation on how firmware from memorystick works???
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nuff said
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Look at PC games. Piracy is very high with it, because people don't want to deal with the copy protection.
BioShock I remember reading only allowed you to install the game a limited set of times. This really pissed people off and why buy it legally when maybe in the future you can't use it.
For my experience I had a modded PS1, I bought Sony games for it and it didn't work because of my console.
So my choice was to unmod my console or never buy a PS1 game again.
I think a similar thing is happening now with the PSP, people who buy the game legally might face a similar dilemma concerning the PSP.
This I think will drive more people toward piracy. People hate inconvenience.
Don't forget how Sony use to brick psp with that motherboard TA-085, even if your running homebrews, not pirated games,
Sony chose to brick your machines, by doing this creates contempt and people are no longer loyal and will turn towards piracy.
Loyalty is very important for Video game companies, they succeed and fail because of it.
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