LeatherRebel5150 | 1,103 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 I don’t collect disc based systems so I don’t know if this is really a new development or not. Apparently really convincing bootlegs are making their way to aliexpress of PS1 games https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/s/D1TyKpXcqQ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,791 Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 It seems the Reddit link is about PSX games, not PS1 games 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 I bought one to see, will report back. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,043 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Hell yeah. Classic reddit cheering on reproductions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,630 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Heck yes! I'm gonna get me a copy of Xenogears for the ol "Station"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyree_Cooper | 878 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 They've been making those for several years. As long as they look distinctly different... can't really complain that much. (pssst, hey, PCEWorks Dracula X, how you doin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,922 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 (edited) I didn't read much, but if they require a modded console to play, I wouldn't consider them to be too "convincing." Edited September 20 by TDIRunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncekDeLemos | 82 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 12 hours ago, Gloves said: I bought one to see, will report back. When you compare, hold it up to a light source, I want to know how close they pulled off the black-bottomed part of the disc (which technically, should be more of a very dark purple and not a true black, much like a sharpie) The only time I've seen actual PS1 discs outside the games were one of Marilyn Manson's albums a while back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,386 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Who even goes to AliExpress to buy genuine sealed games? My expectation is that if I buy anything on AliExpress is going to be fake as hell. People are probably more worried about these being sold on eBay or locally just remember the logic: if a deal is to good to be true, it is. Plus you are always covered by the eBay protection guarantee and if you get scammed locally while holding a fake game in your hands you shouldn't be buying sealed games lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 31 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: Who even goes to AliExpress to buy genuine sealed games? Redditors, apparently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 10 hours ago, TDIRunner said: I didn't read much, but if they require a modded console to play, I wouldn't consider them to be too "convincing." The comments go both ways - some say you do some say you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,922 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 4 minutes ago, Gloves said: The comments go both ways - some say you do some say you don't. I'll definitely be curious to see what your order is like. I find it extremely unlikely that they have figured out how to incorporate the wobble into a new disc, but I guess we will find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Fenris | 7 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 It amazes me that the bootleggers couldn't be bothered to get a double-size case for their fake Xenogears. Would that really add too much to the production cost? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xelement5x | 119 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 If they can reproduce the arts without looking fake you know we'll see a lot less "loose discs" appearing from resellers as well for high end titles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,791 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 I don’t think PS1 had a ‘wobble’ in the sense that the Saturn did. There was a layer of authentication that PS1 had, but I believe someone cracked the code in the past two years. Honestly, after learning that the authentication method was figured out, I was wondering how long it would be before we’d start seeing modchip-less bootlegs in the market. Curious to see if the ones on Ali Express require a mod chip or if they just boot up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,922 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 3 hours ago, phart010 said: I don’t think PS1 had a ‘wobble’ in the sense that the Saturn did. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,791 Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Has anyone tested these to see if they work without a modchip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,103 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 Someone did a comparison of these bootlegs vs real https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/s/pO9cuLDJfX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,922 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 2 hours ago, LeatherRebel5150 said: Someone did a comparison of these bootlegs vs real https://www.reddit.com/r/gamecollecting/s/pO9cuLDJfX That post is quite helpful, and confirmed multiple theories/assumptions that I had about the bootlegs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Damn, they beat me to it lol. Once again being in Canada means other people get their shipments way before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,237 Posted Monday at 06:29 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:29 PM 3 hours ago, Gloves said: Damn, they beat me to it lol. Once again being in Canada means other people get their shipments way before me. Well, it never hurts to get confirmation, plus documenting a different game can help find consistencies in the inconsistencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted Monday at 06:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:39 PM 6 minutes ago, RH said: Well, it never hurts to get confirmation, plus documenting a different game can help find consistencies in the inconsistencies. Yeah I did find it a smudge odd that this person is comparing one game to another. There's nothing really to say that some version of Silent Hill doesn't also have printing flaws or something. I purchased Xenogears, and plan to compare to my real copy of... Xenogears. Lol. For one thing, interestingly, it looks like the photos on the listing on AliExpress are NOT exactly what you get, which is interesting. I'm confident they're covering their asses from a legal perspective, but there could be grounds for a return based on it not being as advertised. Gonna look into that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,922 Posted Monday at 09:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:19 PM 2 hours ago, Gloves said: Yeah I did find it a smudge odd that this person is comparing one game to another. I was thinking the same thing too, but I sort of understand it. If I'm going to buy a bootleg of a game, I might as well buy one for a game I don't own, and in fact I should probably get one for a game I won't ever own. With that said, I'm looking forward to your comparison between a real and bootleg of the same game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,284 Administrator · Posted Monday at 09:28 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:28 PM 8 minutes ago, TDIRunner said: If I'm going to buy a bootleg of a game, I might as well buy one for a game I don't own, and in fact I should probably get one for a game I won't ever own. I fully intend to destroy the fake game when I'm done so it makes no difference to me in that regard. I'm thinking that the Redditor who did the comparison, being of the PAL region, simply didn't have any desire to own (nor spend the money on) an expensive NTSC PS1 game. So fair play on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 3,168 Posted Tuesday at 09:20 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:20 AM (edited) On 10/4/2024 at 9:46 PM, phart010 said: Has anyone tested these to see if they work without a modchip If they did, that would be an incredible advancement. From what I see in the original thread, it's still CD-Rs. So that's already a massive tell. Shouldn't be possible to completely pass as the real deal. but of course these are still enough to fool an eBay buyer - and if you're the kind of person who just buys a game to put on the shelf immediately without trying it out, you could probably be fooled. Edited Tuesday at 09:21 AM by Sumez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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