Will you chip your console????

DarKWateR

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Sorry i just had to start this thread :D

Yes = Chip console, ditch the warranty, and be able to play copied / imported games

No = Keep the warranty...and only play original PAL Games

And go!!!!
 

alexkellaris

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Why Why Why?

Its like the whole global warming effect, everyone thinks that they alone can't make a difference, some people even argue that it doesnt exist, and that they are not contributing to its effects.

Its the same with chipping your console and buying pirated games, if everyone starts doing it, then the company's that make the games won't be profitable any more, and fewer and fewer titles will be released, only the Gaming giants will be able to push out games and there will no longer be competition in the market.

And like we are seeing already, gaming titles are being cancelled before they are even complete.

By chipping your console your contributing to destroying the gaming industry...
 

DigitalSoldier

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Sorry i just had to start this thread :D

Yes = Chip console, ditch the warranty, and be able to play copied / imported games

No = Keep the warranty...and only play original PAL Games

And go!!!!

My xbox 360 is to seksy to be chipped :D

But also with the latest firmware for the xbox 360 if you mod the console you wont be able to use xbox live
 

Vio

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Already chipped 2 consoles.

Please note that chipping is not necasarily for piracy but rather to play ntsc. Its all about getting around regioning.
 

GavinMannion

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Won't chip.

So Vio you haven't played any pirated games on your modded box? yeah right.
 

stoke

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If I did purchase one i'd expect it to be chipped. R450 for a game ... forgetaboutit. COMPETITION FTW !
i.e. PAL suppliers competeing against NTSC suppliers .. more suppliers = more choice = competition.
 

nthdimension

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Will chip if imported games are cheaper or there are games I want that are not available locally. If console companies want to have any argument against it then they're going to have to stop the anti-competitive practice of locking their hardware to specific regions. But real competition is totally alien to these people.

I didn't have to chip my Gamecube because I have Freeloader, which I need because not only are the games cheaper overseas, but Nintendo in their infinite stupidity only offer progressive scan on NTSC games.

If I had a PS2 I'd have it chipped because games are much cheaper overseas. And my research indicates that due to the general low quality of the product it is probably prudent to run games off a hard drive rather than relying on the laser being able to keep working with regular use.

But also with the latest firmware for the xbox 360 if you mod the console you wont be able to use xbox live
I'm sure some someone will come up with a fix for this latest attack on the legitimate users of the product. Microsoft have no right telling customers where they may buy their games.
 

DarKWateR

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According to some sites the ps3 games will be region free....only the movies will be region locked
 

Vio

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Won't chip.

So Vio you haven't played any pirated games on your modded box? yeah right.

No I haven't: not a single one, but with the chip I've been able to buy my games from lik-sang and us suppliers over the years and saved myself thousends of rands and play dvd's from any region.

I have a PS2 thats chipped and a cube that I used freeloader with.
 

Vio

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According to some sites the ps3 games will be region free....only the movies will be region locked

As far as I know theres allot of talk about it not being region locked but, i've also heard talk about it being a developers choice to region lock or not.
 

kronoSX

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i flash software and yes i chip my consoles,why because i can,and there is nothing anyone can do about it( i do own the originals)
THis type of threads is getting boring ,the same ****,just differant day

Why bother brothers you must discover the power of self
Know they self and find thy self
hate in they self
kill in thy self
While he sit back and collect the wealth
That you murdered for
A quote from jeru da damaja_sun rises in the east
 

Macguyver1

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Hmm

I thought you couldn't play originals if your console is chipped? so you buy an original and a copy of every game that you play?

Yeah threads like this to get boring and irritating to people who don't have the decency to pay for something that people put so much effort in to make.

1 Bullet 1 Pirate
 

Daveogg

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Bought a chipped xbox in NZ a few weeks back. Very happy its chipped, as i found the hacked sofware that it can run really usefull.

It's being used daily as a media streamer and occasionally as a gaming console.
 

shawnjooste

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No never. I make money from my IP, and I belive that gaming companies should make money from their IP. Simple really.
 
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