Re: copy protection..why bother? (Score 1)

You disregard the true economics of the situation. Sony (Nintendo, etc.) doesn't make money off the hardware. In the console industry, the hardware is generally a loss leader for the first few years of its life and a break-even proposition thereafter. The real money is in the software. Therefore, Sony in no way wants people to buy hardware but not software. I think the PSX is more popular because it is both cheaper (even if you don't pirate) than the N64 and has a much larger selection of games.