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DVoropaev2019-11-18 11:09:20
Gaming consoles
DVoropaev, 2019-11-18 11:09:20

How do game consoles distinguish a pirated disc from a licensed one?

How does a prefix distinguish a licensed or pirated disc? What prevents you from making a bit-by-bit copy of the disk and inserting it?

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Ronald McDonald, 2019-11-18
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What prevents you from making a bit-by-bit copy of the disk and inserting it?

A hidden service area on a disk that is not writable on household cutters, for example.

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Homeser, 2019-12-02
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Depends on fixtures. Everyone has a different implementation of disk protection. From a hologram to keys in special areas.
You won't be able to change the service information from a disc yet (like it's a DVD-R or CD-R)
here's a description from the wiki
A blank CD-R is not completely empty, it has a service track with ATIP servo marks - Absolute Time In Pregroove - absolute time in the service track. This service track is needed for a tracking system that keeps the laser beam on the track while recording and monitors the recording speed (that is, it makes sure that the length of the pit is constant). In addition to synchronization functions, the service track also contains information about the manufacturer of this disc, information about the material of the recorded layer, the length of the track to be recorded, etc. The service track is not destroyed when data is written to the disc, and many copy protection systems use it to to distinguish the original from the copy.

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