4 ms·
Isn't console game piracy effectively dead as of the current generation (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, etc.)?
by vernie 8y ago
Isn't console game piracy effectively dead as of the current generation (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, etc.)?
- manfredo 8y agoMultiple root access hacks were created for the PS4, I assume some used it to pirate. Console piracy is general has effectively always been rarer than on PC, presumably due to the higher technical barrier. Dragging a cracked .exe into a directory is a lot harder than installing some sort of Homebrew on your console.
- cheeze 8y agoPS4 and Switch both have kernel level hacks which have allowed folks to boot pirated copies of games. But for the most part, I'd say that yeah priacy is effectively dead. The ease of hacking the consoles and running pirated games isn't there (IMO) and thus the percentage of users who are doing it is very small. Much more an enthusiast community moreso than a community of pirates who want to play games. This could all change, but I don't think that the piracy scene for the newest generation is anywhere close to the last two. Hell, I remember flashing the firmware on my xbox 360 disk drive within the first year. Or soldering a modchip into my OG Xbox. RIP that console, best console ever.