The PlayStation 3 is the most recent videogame console to be released, as well as the most powerful and technologically advanced console on the market.
As such, its also been the most difficult console to crack, and its advanced Blu-Ray storage medium has also caused headaches for those looking to make copies of their PS3 games and also be able to play them.
The good news is that the mystery of how to copy PS3 games has been solved, as has the capability to actually play the copies on the PS3, which was previously impossible.
The bad news is that getting yourself set up to copy PS3 games is a pricey endeavour that simply may not make fiscal sense at present.
Lets start the issue of economics, which is a major hurdle right now when trying to copy PS3 games.
Its not that getting yourself set up to copy PS3 games isn't worthwhile or wont have the potential to save you money and peace of mind in the long run, its the simple fact that the initial investment can be daunting.
Getting a blu-ray drive for your computer to have the capability to read and extract the data from your PS3 games is the biggest initial hurdle.
Blu-ray drives can cost as much as $1,000, and other than copying games, may not have a whole lot of other uses at present.
That's a steep price to pay largely for the ability to copy games.
Next is the cost of the actual media itself, the blank blu-ray discs which must be used to copy your games to.
As blu-ray discs cost $5 each on average at present, there's little room for error when copying games.
Any coasters will set back your savings considerably.
Lastly, one must consider that PS3 games, and blu-ray discs in general, come outfitted with a very strong scratch resistant coating, which makes it much more difficult to damage them than previous CD and DVD technology.
When adding up all these factors, it makes one wonder whether its really worth it to copy PS3 games at present.
For some the answer may be no, while for others they'll be willing to look into it further.
While the initial costs can be quite prohibitive, remember that your BD player will be useful for years to come, and that copying even 10 games could make up the costs of purchasing a used BD player.
As for copying the games themselves, there's one final headache in store.
When copying games over to blank media, there is a special application that must be installed along with the game file, which only a few image file copying programs use, such as game copy pro and game copy wizard.
This application defeats the copy protection inherently found in blu-ray discs, which has otherwise made it impossible to play backup games on the PlayStation 3 up until this point.
While the initial investment is steep, the PS3 will be around for years and years to come, as will the blu-ray format that it helped launched to stardom.
It may not happen overnight, but your investment will certainly pay you back over time.
You now know how to copy PS3 games, which is the first part of the battle.
Now you simply need to get the tools necessary to do so.
As such, its also been the most difficult console to crack, and its advanced Blu-Ray storage medium has also caused headaches for those looking to make copies of their PS3 games and also be able to play them.
The good news is that the mystery of how to copy PS3 games has been solved, as has the capability to actually play the copies on the PS3, which was previously impossible.
The bad news is that getting yourself set up to copy PS3 games is a pricey endeavour that simply may not make fiscal sense at present.
Lets start the issue of economics, which is a major hurdle right now when trying to copy PS3 games.
Its not that getting yourself set up to copy PS3 games isn't worthwhile or wont have the potential to save you money and peace of mind in the long run, its the simple fact that the initial investment can be daunting.
Getting a blu-ray drive for your computer to have the capability to read and extract the data from your PS3 games is the biggest initial hurdle.
Blu-ray drives can cost as much as $1,000, and other than copying games, may not have a whole lot of other uses at present.
That's a steep price to pay largely for the ability to copy games.
Next is the cost of the actual media itself, the blank blu-ray discs which must be used to copy your games to.
As blu-ray discs cost $5 each on average at present, there's little room for error when copying games.
Any coasters will set back your savings considerably.
Lastly, one must consider that PS3 games, and blu-ray discs in general, come outfitted with a very strong scratch resistant coating, which makes it much more difficult to damage them than previous CD and DVD technology.
When adding up all these factors, it makes one wonder whether its really worth it to copy PS3 games at present.
For some the answer may be no, while for others they'll be willing to look into it further.
While the initial costs can be quite prohibitive, remember that your BD player will be useful for years to come, and that copying even 10 games could make up the costs of purchasing a used BD player.
As for copying the games themselves, there's one final headache in store.
When copying games over to blank media, there is a special application that must be installed along with the game file, which only a few image file copying programs use, such as game copy pro and game copy wizard.
This application defeats the copy protection inherently found in blu-ray discs, which has otherwise made it impossible to play backup games on the PlayStation 3 up until this point.
While the initial investment is steep, the PS3 will be around for years and years to come, as will the blu-ray format that it helped launched to stardom.
It may not happen overnight, but your investment will certainly pay you back over time.
You now know how to copy PS3 games, which is the first part of the battle.
Now you simply need to get the tools necessary to do so.
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