I don't know who started this rumor, but it's 100% false. The new Sapphire's are pressed, just like the old ones.
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They are still pressed, and the latest batch has some minor colour corrections. I coughed up $40 for my copy, including delivery, and am completely happy with the quality of the product. I mean he reproduced everything, the cover, manual, registration card, all the way down to the spine card and having the game on a pressed CD is a nice bonus. This price also included an additional loose CD which was great as I was able to pass this on to a friend.
When I contacted him, he made no attempt to pass it off as a real copy and was quite clear in describing it as a boot.
Blue bought a heap of loose CD's which were misprints (the colour was wrong - also why they were cheaper than usual) but other batches have been made since then, so not sure why everyone just assumes they're now CD-R's.
In any event, spending $40 suited me much more than spending $400 on the real thing, I just wanted to play the game.
