An average PS3 game can cost about $40. Compare this to a DVD movie which averages about $20. A video game CD is much more expensive than a music CD or DVD movie but it gets used a whole lot more. Considering that your child is probably using each game at least once each week – the video CD can get scratched and smudged in a jiffy!

A PS3 CD can be unusable if there are scratches or smudges, not only that, it can even ruin the PS3 game box itself. So now, not only could you potentially loose $40 on the game but also loose that high end game box costing hundreds.

So How do You Prevent Damage to your Video Game CD?
First and foremost make a backup of the original game CD. Once you have a backup, you can give the backup CD to your child to use. Knowing that the original CD is in pristine condition. A dream come true! The most important advantage of video game backup software packages is that you don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars in replacing lost or damaged game discs.

What About Piracy?
Game developers spend millions in producing a game. Piracy is rampant in the video game industry. Piracy hurts not only the game developers, but will eventually trickle down to you, the consumer, in the form of higher prices for the games. You should play your part and ensure that you have the original CD before you make a backup copy. Do not loan it to others. When you use any video game backup software, you should be aware of laws concerning pirated software. For a legal backup of a game disc, you have to own an original game CD, and the created backup must be for your private use only.

How do you make a backup copy of your PS3 Games?
Well its not as easy as it sounds. You cannot copy a video game CD using a disc burning software on your computer. You need something more specialized. Your PC must have a CD or DVD writer (most computer made in the last 7 years should have it). You would also need blank discs before you can use it A few software vendors have been making to software to Copy PS3 Games that leverages your computers disc burning software to make Ps3 game copies.