Pirated Games

Piracy in games isn't very different especially when it comes to pirated games DVDs being sold at a much lesser prices and large number of downloads form torrent sites. The main difference is that games, being a concentrated market, arent talked about as much as movie and music.

A genuine PC game DVD can cost anywhere from Rs 500 and Rs 2000 and similar prices apply to games for consoles such as sony Playstation 3. On torrent sites, PC games are downloadable for free and console games sell for as little as Rs 30 outside railway station and in busy market places.

The obvious reasons for buying pirated games are, affordability-more than anything else- and very easy accessibility. As commonly seen, these games are sold in thin polythene bags with counterfeit labels. The media is low quality and prone to scratches. A single scratch can render the DVD unusable because many PC games contain compressed data which needs to be decompressed before installation. If one file is corrupt, the game cannot be installed.

 The downsides don't end here. If you manage to install the game, there's no guarantee if it will run properly because many games contain bugs and even Trojans and viruses. Downloading and playing pirated PC games is not so easy anymore, there's work involved such as patching and cracking before you can start playing. If you're thinking about warranties, pirated games aren't playable on consoles bought officially-ones that aren't equipped with mod chips-which are a violation of the warranty terms.

If you manage to play pirated games on a modded console, there's no warranty and support, either for the game or the console, whereas official players have these benefits.

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