Posted Jan 29, 2007 at 09:41PM by Gino D. Listed in: News, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Deals, Games Tags: GameStop, PSP Show, eBay, Deal or No Deal
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How desperate are you to downgrade? I'd say US$ 400 desperate... - Image 1  


What with the recent homebrew milestone of the 3.03 downgrader, people have been talking about the hot topic (no, not the store, silly) left and right. Heck, even our very own Jake D. had a recent interview with the PSP Show about it. Every Tom, Dick, and badam must be itching their arses off trying to find a copy of the original GTA: LCS. It is, after all, the key factor in the exploit.

Well, if you don't have a copy for yourself, you might want to check around with your friends and ask them if you can borrow it for like three seconds or something. However, if "asking friends" aren't your thing, you might want to resort to some other... desperate measures. Like US$ 400 worth of desperation.

Oh yeah. Someone's trying to get some homebrew "incentive" by selling an un-patched GTA: LCS UMD in eBay with a starting bid of US$ 400. Just a bit more and you could use that money to buy a 20GB PS3. 400 is pretty steep, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The guy putting it up for auction claims it's in mint condition - no scratches and includes the manual and all.

So, deal or no deal?

Note: Naturally we suggest to our readers that are looking for a unpatched version of GTA LCS on ebay, look at all auctions by searching for "unpatched gta lcs" (via Read), instead of overpaying $300+. One commenter reported buying GTA LCS "for $17.99 used at Gamestop with the 2.00 upgrade", so you might want to start there first. You can also take a look at this thread in the forum to see which version of Grand Theft Auto your buying before you make the purchase.


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   by *****a jones (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » sdfasdf

u can buy fw 1.50 for like $150


   Re: dark (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » $$

i just bought liberty cities stories for $17.99 used at gamestop with the 2.00 upgrade and i didnt even know this lol

   Re: Dude (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » ...

You can also go to a store and look for the unpatched game by looking at the back cover... This will save you money. And it is NOT unnecessary to get it used either. In some stores, you can still get unpatched.
   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » .

Exactly. That guys a complete retard and anybody that actually bids on that is 10x more retarted than he is.

You can get a 1.5 brand new delivered to your front door for no more than $250 after tax and shipping.

   by yeah right (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » pft

What idiots....I want to wait and see if anyone buys this and then I'm gonna message them and explain how retarded they are.

   by Vietone - 2007-01-29
 » lol

I purchased alot of copies of the unpatched game and sold em for $90 on ebay. At least thats a more reasonable price to ask.


   Re: matt54 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » yeah

but, its still pricey. none the less its better than $400
   by The Bunny (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » wow

I can go for 400 smackers. But if you guys really need a unpatched gta lcs. Go to your local blockbuster. I have asked them. And they replied that they dont reorder the same game because of an update.


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   Re: keaton (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » blockbuster

i think most blockbusters dont carry psp games. mine dont.

   Re: mine does (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » mine does...

and they carry a lot of them, both new and used ;)
   by LOL (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » WHAT A LOSER

LOL LOOK AT THE UMD PICUTRE IN EBAY... IT IS PATCHED! THE SELLER IS AN IDIOT!!!

   by MarsDog (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » Ebay game

Hmmmm I met have to look into this. I really need that game...


   Re: Jay Leno (Unregistered) - 2007-01-29
 » ok

I sell you mine for $100
   by taspankya - 2007-01-29
 » give him what he wants

wow, this guy knew he would make the psp news with that price, thats why he did it. do you actually think he intended for someone to buy it for that price?! he is trying to take people for suckers so he can get his 2 minutes of fame... just like people listing but mind you NEVER actually selling PS3s for obscene amounts of money. i live on a college campus, i walked down the hall and can find at least 5 willing people to let me borrow their game for 10 minutes to do a downgrade. btw they have no idea that their version of LCS is different than mine nor care...

bottom line, we all saw this extreme ebay listing coming and everyone bought into it hook line and sinker as if this guy expected to get that amount of money when all he wanted was this, people talking about him. he is an ***** and so is anyone else who thinks they need to buy an unpatched LCS for more than $20... borrow the damn thing from your clueless neighbor like everyone else!

   by MrK (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » Hiring is the bestoption

Well, I should go to a game renting shop, hire it, and ask if I could buy it second-hand...

But I don't need it, I am one of the proud owners of a 2.0 FW GTA LCS. So, I will be the one that will lend to my friends.


   Re: Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » .

Hire it?

Is it going to repave your driveway for you or something?
   by pimbong (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » there is a guy..

selling his for $5.00 search for GTA LCS and look 2 below the guy whos selling the $400 one

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   by Velthazar - 2007-01-30
 » oh well

i might do the same lol the guy is taking advantage of the system. i wouldnt say the exploit is worth $400+ but who cares... Dude rock on. buy another PSP with that dough =)

   by Samaonsuke - 2007-01-30
 » really...

This guy is an *****....does he really think someone its actually going to buy this from him....he must be joking.....he might offer an actual PSP with some games to go with this item...

But to me....I wont pay for this..not even if it was $20.


   Re: Lurker (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » Well someone bought it

I cant beleve it, it actually has been bid on. But the bidder has 0 feeback. If i was them i would just take bad feedback and not pay. I bet who ever bid on it is just getting the sellers hopes up.

   Re: TracerTong - 2007-01-30
 » bidder 1

I bet it's the seller, 'cos the bids are $400!

   Re: Velthazar - 2007-01-30
 » Wake up!

These are anonymous bids.. losers +)
   by Chris.b11 (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » firmware

can you use Burnout Legends as that has ver 2 update on it


   Re: Chameleon (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » Lol

Actually.. that is not what matters.. :')
There are two versions of GTA LCS, the older one (that you can use) has the 2.0 update and the newer one has 2.60 I think.. thats how they know which one is which
   by TracerTong - 2007-01-30
 » just a thought...

I'm sure you can get hold an 'image' of an unpatched GTALCS and use that?


   Re: PSPZorZ - 2007-01-30
 » f

Yeah everyone's gonna get an 'image' of LCS and run the ISO on their 3.03 PSPs with the 'ISO Player' Sony built into 3.03.

   Re: TracerTong - 2007-01-30
 » oops

I'm thinking of the DA custom FW.

/slaps head!
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   by Sr_Moska - 2007-01-30
 » ]I have the non patched version

I'll sell it for 3 billion dollars LOL


   Re: NovaMan XP (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » !

GOOD IDEA! THAT'S CHEAP!
   by Fatvod (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » ridiculous

Im sure if you went to a couple of stores or asked a couple of friends you could find one unpatched! I have mine unpatched though so im happy XD


   Re: Jeebus (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » WTF????????

Man i found one in two days at EB games for 20 buck canadian
   by Cruisingbrusing (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » hmmm

ok iso not going to work on a 3.03. How you going to run the image without the homebrew. It has to be a 3.03 custom firmware or homwbrew enabled psp. Cant just doun load the image and then start down grading with it with running homebrew first. Have to downgrade first and psp must be homebrew enabled to run iso's

   by hrtgrthb (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » rtgrt

This just shows how many stupid people there are that actually upgraded to 3.0

   by cruisin for a bruisin (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » Better be careful!

Some of you said you were going to mess with his auction , and contact his buyer. You can get in a lot of trouble if you mess with someones auctions.
You might want to read Ebays policies before you mess with his auction.
I can tell you from experience that you do NOT want to do it. Good luck if you do!

   by Canis Lupus (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » xD

Some stores are still sellin the unpatched version as some people have mentioned. I mean I went to my local EB games asked if they had any of it used but the guy said no but I looked on the shelf and found a new one. I was a little hesitant to get it at first because I had forgotten which pictures the unpatched version had and which the patched one had. But it was only 20 bucks so I said hey, what they hay? And bought it. And it turned out it was the unpatched version BRAND NEW!! But yea, I got it and downgraded and upgraded to 3.03 OE-C. Anyway, it even said GREATEST HITS at the top, and I'm not sure if they had the patched version out before the greatest hits one came out or not but if it did, I'm guessing sony doesn't want to waste some of the unpatched versions the produced because that would be loosing money. Anyway, I'm holding on to it now! I mean I've bought the unpatched one like twice because of the downgraders and once I got done I'd turn them in. But now that I know that sony doesn't patch the firmwares well enough, I'm keeping it. They might screw up next time too xD

   by cruisin for a bruisin (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » Better be careful!

Some of you said you were going to mess with his auction , and contact his buyer. You can get in a lot of trouble if you mess with someones auctions.
You might want to read Ebays policies before you mess with his auction.
I can tell you from experience that you do NOT want to do it. Good luck if you do!

   by me (Unregistered) - 2007-01-30
 » haha

i bought one from gamestop for $18, and sold it on ebay for $80. nice little profit :)

   by Cultured Person (Unregistered) - 2007-01-31
 » Australia

EB Games in The Galleries Victoria, central Sydney has at least a few copies of the correct version, new and second hand. I bought second hand for $40AUS. The staff are aware of the sudden demand.

   by Limas (Unregistered) - 2007-02-02
 » qwe0234e

Dang there are two bids on it now lol these people bidding on it is retarded!

   by blah (Unregistered) - 2007-02-11
 » blockbuster

400$???

i can buy almost two psp's wit that

besides i went 2 bloackbuster,and rented the game unpatched did my buisness and voila 303 OE-a psp

That guy is such an idiot