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Originally posted by Nandemonai:
Their sales need to go up 20% to just make as much REVENUE. But the fixed sales are per copy, so the "break even" point in terms of profit will be even higher. Let alone what they had to spend on VMate.More than likely GC needs to double their current sales figures in order to make this worthwhile.
I just don't see this happening. I see this, instead, as the beginning of the end.
I second Nandemonai feelings to this end.
I fear if PP goes this way it might be the end of this industry (English Bishoujo Games) since the two big companies behind them might go under, and also agree it will likely spell the end of G-Collections, and unquestionably (at least) my dealings with them since it seems V-Mate is here to stay a huge mistake (despite the possible positives) which they might learn the hard way.
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This may be because there is also, in Japan, a non-VMate version. People apparently pirate that version instead. There is no such version here, so crackers are going to be more likely to try.
I also concur with this point and will add that they are not only more likely to try, but because so many of them are likely to try, more likely to succeed in their efforts.
The truth might be that the only reason the Japanese version of V-Mate has not been cracked is there was never a "need" to crack it with two versions of the game out. To quote (paraphrase) from Hogi, it is always easier to destroy then to create, and give people (pirates) a reason to destroy a reason to do what so far they have not felt the need to do and I imagine they will not only try to do it, but eventually these people will find a way to do what so far has not been done.
Japan had never given pirates a reason to destroy (crack) the 'V-Mate' system, which is likely why it never has been cracked, or if it has the crack is so small no one takes notice, can anyone say for 100% certain that there are not games out there suppose to work on the Japanese V-Mate that work without it having been 'cracked'? Perhaps not since there are indeed the other versions, but perhaps there are some out there and the system has been cracked in the past.
However, failing to fully follow the example set by Japan of two versions of the game, G-Collections has just handed pirates a huge reason to try and crack the system. I might not support piracy, but we all know they love a challenge and I fear G-Collections has doomed it's own piracy scheme by figuring it infallible, but as I hope most of us know no security is absolute.
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Not to mention to a point this system has us turning on ourselves and fighting amongst ourselves another negative.
[This message has been edited by SCDawg (edited 10-28-2004).]