alrite, i've got a question here. i just got my xbox360, maybe bout a month ago. and its modded alrite. okay fine.
so here it is that my birthday is coming up, and i've been contemplating whenever or not, to ask my brother to buy the original Star Ocean 4.

but the thing is, what's the benefit of these original games if i already have a modded console? since i can't go online to get all the goodies. so tell me.

the only thing i could think of, is that it could be for collection.

i still remember, when i was form2 that i bought my ps2, for my birthday i got myself an original Final Fantasy X. eventhough i've already gotten the lanun version and have already finished the game. felt proud of myself for owning an original one.

anyways,
please enlighten me. thankies.

well, that's subjective, i've seen people whom have original games, but finished none of them.
and i've finished a couple of games myself.

This post has been edited by maxZibel: Mar 4 2009, 10:52 PM

bout the guilt-free conscience point, the guilt, i seriously feel none whatsoever, reason being that it's so common in malaysia. the developers are rich enough even without my money. not that money is really a problem. but why not save, also i really don't see the benefit in it for me.

another thing is, i see most of the lowyat forumers seem to play original unmodded consoles. it makes me feel inferior. this inferiority seems to bother me a little.

This post has been edited by maxZibel: Mar 4 2009, 10:54 PM

i so totally knew you were gonna say this point, it's not that we don't know these things, we often see this reasoning everywhere, not just pirated games, a lot of other pirated stuff. i'm just saying we aren't ignorant. yes it is stealing. i do agree with you.

another thing, regarding the malaysian currency exchange rate, or whatchacallit, if you compare with other countries, say western countries, they don't feel a thing whenever they buy a game, know why, because it's considered reasonable. even in singapore, i don't see my cousin complaining bout the games being expensive. say, around 70 dollars. if i'm earning in their currency, i would probably say the same thing.

heh, you're probably gonna shoot me saying that, if that's the case, i shouldn't be buying any of the games or the consoles. yeah, i know i know.

yeah, bottom line, no benefit. And speaking of the right thing to do, since everywhere in malaysia people are doing it, it's like a social norm, so i don't feel a thing, whether right or wrong.

well, back to my Star Ocean 4, don't worry, i've already decided to get an original copy. it matter's not whether there's benefit or not. just that, in the future, i would be thinking twice whether or not i wanna get another one. i'm thinking of getting a PS3 too.

this has become like a piracy issue discussion thread. hehe.

man, i thank you all for your replies really. and to used2bcow too, said lots of worth pondering points there.

and there was one who said something bout bringing down the price, specifically in consoles, if that were to happen, i would definitely go for it.

ehh, i don't really get it, to get the updates and patches we have to go online, rite?
err, i've got a modded console, so i won't be going online anytime soon heh. so not much help going ori there. owh well.