| An average PS3 game can cost about $40. | | | | game. Piracy is rampant in the video game |
| Compare this to a DVD movie which averages | | | | industry. Piracy hurts not only the game |
| about $20. A video game CD is much more | | | | developers, but will eventually trickle down to you, |
| expensive than a music CD or DVD movie but it | | | | the consumer, in the form of higher prices for the |
| gets used a whole lot more. Considering that your | | | | games. You should play your part and ensure that |
| child is probably using each game at least once | | | | you have the original CD before you make a |
| each week - the video CD can get scratched and | | | | backup copy. Do not loan it to others. When you |
| smudged in a jiffy! | | | | use any video game backup software, you should |
| A PS3 CD can be unusable if there are scratches | | | | be aware of laws concerning pirated software. |
| or smudges, not only that, it can even ruin the | | | | For a legal backup of a game disc, you have to |
| PS3 game box itself. So now, not only could you | | | | own an original game CD, and the created backup |
| potentially loose $40 on the game but also loose | | | | must be for your private use only. |
| that high end game box costing hundreds. | | | | How do you make a backup copy of your PS3 |
| So How do You Prevent Damage to your Video | | | | Games? |
| Game CD? | | | | Well its not as easy as it sounds. You cannot |
| First and foremost make a backup of the original | | | | copy a video game CD using a disc burning |
| game CD. Once you have a backup, you can give | | | | software on your computer. You need something |
| the backup CD to your child to use. Knowing that | | | | more specialized. Your PC must have a CD or |
| the original CD is in pristine condition. A dream | | | | DVD writer (most computer made in the last 7 |
| come true! The most important advantage of | | | | years should have it). You would also need blank |
| video game backup software packages is that | | | | discs before you can use it A few software |
| you don't have to pay hundreds of dollars in | | | | vendors have been making to software to Copy |
| replacing lost or damaged game discs. | | | | PS3 Games that leverages your computers disc |
| What About Piracy? | | | | burning software to make Ps3 game copies. |
| Game developers spend millions in producing a | | | | |