GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us about Sony's launch of the PlayStation 2 console in China. Apparently Sony is
to release its console without any method of copy protection technology.
This is strange since China is believed to be one of the countries with the
highest videogame piracy rate.
 This surprising news has lead to speculation
that Sony's strategy is simply to make a quick cash-in on PS2's launch in
China (the launch is rumoured to be next month), with further reports
suggesting that the Japanese giant is banking on Chinese authorities
taking measures to tackle the pirates.
Sony's rumoured attitude to the launch of PS2 in China is in stark
contrast to Nintendo's anti-piracy measures, which it has taken with its
iQue console.
Nintendo's iQue, which plays N64 and SNES games and is due out in China
in December, comes with a 64Mb flash card onto which games are downloaded.
This apparently makes it incredibly difficult to pirate iQue
software. |
Source: PC Pro
