I don't see why not.
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And that magically gives you a free functioning FF14 server login?
You can't do this on PS2 with a pirated version of the game. What makes you sure it would work on PS3?
I never said I was sure about anything there is a possibility that the iso wouldn't allow players to log in and yet there is still the possibillity it will. now here is the thing is Square willing to take the risk that could possibly lose them even more money on ff14?
By that logic, no one would release regular games for PS3 either, and not for 360 or Wii either. All of those are cracked wide open as well.
In fact, the risk is lower for FF14 than for other games, because it will get the vast majority of the revenue from monthly fees, not the initial purchase. Someone pirating FF14 for so to use it with their already legally bought PC version would be an insignificant loss to them. The potential loss from people pirating FF13 is much greater, yet they still released that, and still will release FF13-3 (how ridiculous that game will be is a different discussion entirely :p).
If it was possible to get around the need to have a legit account to play FF14, people would have done that on the PC version already, same with FF11, and every other pay to play MMO in existence.
The danger of FF14 getting pirated on PS3 is at best exactly as great as the danger of FF14 being pirated on PC.
Really the fact they are investing in FFXIII still is a show that they just don't know what they are doing anymore. I liked FFXIII & I still wish they didn't make -2 just because with all bad rep the game had they were better off leaving it alone, but a 3rd? Thats just stupid.
Its honestly like they are trying to take games that become media flops & redeem them with remakes & sequels. FFXIII was made to sound like a bad FF game, as such it gets 2 sequels to make it better. I like the 2nd, Ill possibly like the 3rd, but it doesn't mean I think it was a good idea for them. FFXIV was the same way, it popped out as a massive flop, they went back & redid the game, and now are re-releasing it, after basically rebuilding the game. What about 15? What about vs13? The world may never know, probably a little bit away because of these, then again, I cant complain, even if they aren't what I would do they are trying to clean up their messes & make them good, which is at least good in theory.