CESA, short for Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association, has been tracking illegal downloads of top selling handheld games. Out of all the titles – DS and PSP – Dissidia: Final Fantasy was downloaded the most.
According to their data, the PSP game was downloaded 5,281,223 times. CESA estimates a loss of 30,631,093,400 yen ($335 million) in sales. The dollar amount is questionable due to used game sales, price drops, and people who would never have purchased Dissidia anyway. In spite of those factors that number is still staggering.
[More PSP piracy figures at the link]
Nevada Dru takes a look at Dissidia Final Fantasy NT and why it is a classic case of less is more.
Hardcore Gamer: The fighting franchise starring the heroes and villains of Final Fantasy is back in action. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is the third main entry in the franchise and the first to be released on a home console. Dissidia Final Fantasy and its follow-up, 012, were both released on the PSP in 2008 and 2012 respectively. It’s been a long time since the series was last seen and game design has changed drastically since then.
Given that, what’s the difference? How have the Dissidia games changed since the franchise’s inception on the PSP to the recent release on PS4. Here are the major changes between Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
How do the two new Dissidia games stack up to the previous ones?
Although it doesn’t have Dissidia in its title, the Theatrhythm games are part of the franchise since they are spinoffs and feature Cosmos and Chaos
So there’s more than 4 games in the Dissidia franchise
And people get on Sony's ass when they remove OtherOS to prevent piracy like this. 350 million dollar loss for a game, holy shit!
and metal gear, resident evil, etc will sadly meet the same fate.
"people who wouldn't buy it anyway". maybe i'm silly but i wouldn't waste the bandwidth on games i don't care about. if they're interested enough to dl it they're obviously interested in it. cheap f*cks who can't even spring $5 for a rental.
understand why companies seldom to develop games for the psp. Games are expensive though, so you really can't blame entirely on piracy. I missed the days when games used to be 50 bucks a piece, which also means that you will be seeing some games being sold for 40,30,20 and even 10. I seriously don't believe that portable games should cost more than 30.
Truth be spoken
That really sucks.