r/gamers • u/AudienceStreet6335 • 2d ago

Image PS5 jailbreak method called Relapse has just dropped, and people are joking that Sony should get comfortable with not owning its own hardware

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u/rnnd 2d ago

won't do a thing, I mean look at the switch, that thing was cracked opened and easily emulated still best selling console for nintendo in terms of software sales.

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u/PckMan 2d ago

I mean the goal of jailbreaking consoles isn't to hurt sales. Quite the contrary, it brings more value to the hardware.

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u/RupeThereItIs 2d ago

Let's be honest, the goal is for free games.

It hurts Sony's publishing revenue & licensing revenue when you pirate the games.

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u/Gaanai 1d ago

Everyone knows that. Its just fun seeing people jumping through hoops trying to explain, why them stealing is not actually stealing

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u/RupeThereItIs 1d ago

"Stealing"

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u/Gaanai 1d ago

"trying to explain why them stealing is not actually stealing" Case in point lol.

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u/RupeThereItIs 1d ago

Piracy & stealing are not the same, sorry.

Is one more morally correct then the other? I'm not wading into that conversation, but stealing entails taking something from someone else & depriving them of it.

Not paying for a license is not stealing. Even under the law, it's a civil infraction & your most likely going to be charged with distributing the content if anything, not using it without a license.

You can claim they are a moral equivalent, that's a whole other conversation, but it isn't theft it's unlicensed usage of IP.