Once again: if paying for it isn't owning it, then not paying for it isn't stealing it.
this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
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That's why the term piracy exists.
In German we say Raubkopie which translates to "robbery copy". It sounds metal but linguistically puts it right next to actual robbery which is kinda insane.
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I stopped supporting Sony when they took away access to games I purchased for my PSP. I will not purchase another Sony product until I can play Patapon on my PSP go without pirating it.
You can, the store is closed, you can still download games to it. It's easier to just pirate them, however
I've tried, it didn't work. I have since moved on to emulation where I get a better experience.
Piracy is easy and so is not buying any of their new consoles. They don't have any games anyway so I'm not missing out.
If you have a PSP Street then Sony gave you the proverbial middle finger since both Media Go (PC Software to download and manage digital PSP games), and transferring games from PS3 to PSP doesn't work.
But if you have a PSP that can connect to WiFi you absolutely can still download PSP games. You just need to
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connect your PSP to WiFi a challenge in it of itself
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generate a Password for your account since Sony requires 2fa and PSP doesn't support 2fa. Its on your Sony Account settings somewhere from a browser.
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sign into your Sony account on your PSP
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goto account management
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select transaction management
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select downloads list
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select game you wanna download
Lots of guides out there for extracting PSP ISO or PS1 ISO from digital games on YouTube. Definitely worth looking into to preserve your collection
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Years ago when I still bought music from Apple my entire library disappeared. I could log in, but nothing was there. I didn't bother with customer service, in an hour I had all my music back and it was mine.
Wasn't it Sony that released an album that'd root your system? Bunch of criminals if you ask me.
Wow that's even worse than I thought. Especially that they included copyleft software.
Sony has always been an industry leader in consumer abuse.
Nah, that would be Nintendo
TBF, he said "an" leader not "the" leader
Eh, Nintendo is fiercely protective of their IP to a fault. I won't defend them, but I certainly don't view their practices the same as I view Sony's.
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In my opinion the wrong thing is getting the focus because legally Sony nor WB stole from anyone in the legal sense. I know it is unethical, but unfortunately that is not a winning argument in the business or legal worlds. The winning thing to do here is popularize the notion that "buying" from these services is not really buying and no one should do it. While at the same time popularizing the idea that any content tied to such a model is not worth consuming.
By pirating it it is just proving there is some value in these products even with all of the BS the rights holders tie them down with. The message needs to be sent in a way executives and lawyers understand that when you make your product customer hostile to obtain legally you make that product effectively worthless and the customer will go elsewhere for their entertainment. Including DRM has to cost them more than they stand to lose from those that will pirate it anyway. Because money is all executives and lawyers understand.
This would also effectively create a demand for smaller projects not tied down with all of that DRM shit that maybe some enterprising people would start to fill.
If buying is not owning, then piracy is not stealing.
IMO Piracy is completely justified regardless...
But that said, wouldn't it be the content owner rather than Sony (who is a third party platform) who is to blame for justifying it in this particular case? (based on the iamge here which seems to imply that the content owner is the one pulling the content rather than sony itself).
Dn't get me wrong, not saying the situation is good. or that Sony is a good company. Only that they don't appear to be the ones instigating this move unless I am missing some other info. FWIW, I lost all hope in the idea of a pro-consumer way of doign streaming content ages ago and have been flying the black flag for years so I guess this just doesnt seem like aynthing new to me. I willntt even consiedr paying for netflix, prime, disnet, hbo, hulu, or whateve else. Maybe if they stop being greedy fuckwits and come up with a something fair for consumers I'll consider but until then, fuck the loto f them.
edit: fixed a tpyo
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