At first I wanted the 3DS to be hacked, but now that I think about it it would be good for the console to remain unhacked for at least 3 more years so it doesn't lose developers support
Just gonna echo...
All I really want is region-free for the system. Licensing between JP, US, n PAL is just ridiculous and we should have the freedom to game (one of the things about the PS3 I really like).
If it means opening up the system to piracy, I can wait a few years for this, especially if it means that it will be easier to do once it's been perfected.
Eur. (As in Europe)
PAL is short for Phase Alternative Line. It is a color encoding system for televisions broadcasting at 576i, IIRC. It's not used (or shouldn't be used) to define a region of a game or console in any way.
EDIT: @Foxi4, you can thank me now. XD
Right, probably because they understand the fallacy over panicking about piracy.Hacked or not I really don't think the 3DS will lose much developer support. If piracy deterred developers then we wouldn't have games on a lot of consoles. Fact is that a vast majority of 3DS users won't pirate.
I know Renegade Kid said they wouldn't if piracy was deemed that bad but I don't think you'll see many big ones dropping support.
Also depends on how it's hacked/how piracy is supported. If it requires buying external hardware (like the DS) then that'll turn some people off as opposed to a simple hack with the tools you have at home (like the PSP).
I probably won't be hacking any of my consoles, especially in a day and age where technology and updates are so necessary to electronics. That goes for my Vita, my phone, my future 3DS (yes I give it a lot of shit but I'll buy it eventually, it's just not a priority), and so on.
Right, probably because they understand the fallacy over panicking about piracy.
As I posted on Jool's blog, if he drops 3ds due to rampant piracy, what platform will he move Renegade Kid to?. All the other successful platforms have rampant piracy. His argument that a platform's viability it due to the absence of piracy is thus silly, as is his threat to ditch 3ds because of it.
Yeap, I remember I had a switch in my Mega Drive to change modes betwen PAL and NTSC. Everything was sooooo damn slow on PAL mode, but the colors looked more vibrant and nicer.PAL is also typically 20% slower when to comes to framerates; 49.95 versus 59.95 fps.
Yeap, I remember I had a switch in my Mega Drive to change modes betwen PAL and NTSC. Everything was sooooo damn slow on PAL mode, but the colors looked more vibrant and nicer.
I believe that happens only on consoles. With handhels (like GB, GBC, GBA, DS) there is no difference at all in framerate, the video mode is the same regardless the region. Correct me if am wrong.
yeap... and NTSC is short for Never Twice The Same ColorThe answer lies in the post I've made a bit above.
The answer lies in the post I've made a bit above.
This, Mutant Mudds is on the AppStore for 0.99$ and iOS piracy is on the rise.... I really don't like R.K anymore, MM is extortionate on the eshop, I'd pirate it just because he's ripping 3DS owners off for the same damn game..
I've heard reports that DS piracy killed sales for Nintendo. Really? Show me the numbers. There aren't any. It's a known fact that Nintendo made plenty of cash off the DS and is still considered a success.
*Sigh I knew something like this would happen.You are wrong, PAL (along with NTSC-U and NTSC-J) is definitely used to indicate the region of a game or console. Have you never bought a game for a console of the generations before this one? All of them use PAL/NTSC to indicate the region. Handhelds don't have to bother with PAL/NTSC since they all use the same screen, so there's no reason to have different video output. That's why the region of handheld games is indicated with EUR/USA/JPN etc. and why the region of console games is indicated with PAL, NTSC (scene releases mostly use USA to tag this). Consoles with HD output don't have to adhere to NTSC/PAL either (since it's HD output, which is the same worldwide) but the games' region is still indicated that way.
You are right in that he should've used EUR in that sentence though, since he was just talking about regions in general.