• Hubi@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Holy fuck, I had no idea. I just checked the prices online and they are absolutely insane. Why is it so expensive? I got the game and the console for like 20 Euros about 10 years ago. It’s not in great condition though.

    Edit: Oh, it’s just so expensive because of this video? That’s pretty crazy.

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      11 months ago

      Because scalpers expected this to be in demand after the news broke and set their bots to buy every cheap copy by unknowing private sellers in order to create a oligopoly and heavily gauge pricing

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        11 months ago

        But isn’t the whole point to play a burned copy of the game?
        This seems like scalping concert tickets to a concert that allows you to copy tickets in the printer.

        • PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          No, the legit copy of the game allows you to play pirated copies of other games. It bypasses the piracy check in the console and allows you to swap discs to a pirated copy of whatever other game you want.