Mod Chips Up, Game Industry Revenues Down?

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday March 31, 2004 @04:37AM from the plus-five-insightful? dept.

securitas writes "In his latest Game On column, the Boston Globe's Hiawatha Bray describes Xbox and PS2 game console hackers as software pirates who use mod chips and damage game industry revenue. The focus of the column seems to be on the use of mod chips as a way to circumvent game copy controls and glosses over legitimate uses, although he mentions some of them. Without offering any research or concrete numbers, Bray facetiously writes, 'But how many mod chip users are interested in making honest backups? You could probably fit them all into the trunk of a Cadillac, with space left over for a spare tire.' Are the majority of mod chip users 'pirates' or are they legitimate users with legitimate applications for the modifications that Bray hasn't considered?"

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Re:What a dilemma... by IWorkForMorons · 2004-03-31 08:05 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Personally, I think the grandparent poster subscribes to the moral adage of a geek friend of mine: If you find a woman with a kid, you know she puts out.
And I'd personally like to say: FUCK YOU, you self-righteous bastard. Not ONCE did I ever think I was getting anything in return for this. And I especially didn't expect to get a good fuck out of the mother for it. I did this, because it was the only way I could give this kid what he wanted. I did this to spare his mother from hearing him ask "If I'm really really good, can I get this game for my birthday?", and then feel guilty if she couldn't. So fuck you. Sometimes there are people who will help without expecting anything in return.