i’m astounded at the news reported by Joystiq today, that the cards for Sony’s new Eye of Judgment game can be copied and played.

This blows my mind for a few reasons. For starters, the game is packed with a camera peripheral, a starter pack of cards, and the game disc, and it costs about the same as any other game. Clearly, they were taking a loss on the product so they could earn their money back tenfold on card purchases. With players photocopying cards, that business model goes out the window.

i’m also really surprised because i remember trying to fake out Nintendo’s ill-fated e-Reader peripheral. The e-Reader’s cards had a strip of dots printed in super hi-resolution that could not be reproduced by machines crafted by mere mortals. “A-ha,” i thought, “But what about the office laser printer?”

i tried and tried, but i couldn’t get the printer to hammer out the dots small enough or clear enough for the e-Reader to register. And then i threw my e-Reader into the ocean, where all of my unwanted things end up.