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SONY VS Hackers Round 1

HUB Pages: There has been a really big coverage in the media recently covering the ongoing battle of SONY against anyone who is involved in software modding of the PS3.

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BulletToothtony5731d ago

unless there is a "free" and true way to hack a ps3 without the danger of not having your console banned jailbreaking will not be worth it to most people, ps3 is too valuable in price and in features for me to risk playing a few single campaigns for free..

the fact that the ps3 has free online is enough for me to not have to hack it..

and if i want to play a game for free i simply "buy" a used copy at gamestop play it and then return it..

i think that by the time they come out with a true good hack the ps4 will be around the corner, and even then an update will probably break it..

-Mezzo-5731d ago

Agreed, i would never Hack my Console and then get it banned. *F* hacking of PS3 or Xbox 360.

xino5731d ago

are all these fools so retarded!?

It just farking p*sses me off when I read comments like this!

Just because the freaking PS3 is hacked DOESN'T farking mean it's open to piracy!

I don't think these people who talk like this has ever hacked a console before!

When you hack a console, you make it open to many things APART FROM PIRATING GAMES!

Ps3 being jailbreak means we can do things with it just like Xbox 1 mods!

And I hope Sony loses this court case! No one never hacked the PS3 with OtherOS so why the hell did they remove it!???

Nitrowolf25731d ago

"PS3 is hacked DOESN'T farking mean it's open to piracy!"
and yet we have many sites with downloads to PS3 games since Jailbreak released. Yes it is true that it means you can d other things but the main focus that is on most people mind is piracy. PSP is hacked and yet Piracy is over it, DS piracy, 360 piracy. yeah there are other things but this does open up to piracy even if you dont use it for that others are

xino5731d ago

cry more!
Piracy will always exist and they will not alter the sales of a game!

Everyone pirate movies, yet they get multi grossing income during week release.

Everyone pirated the fark out of Wolverine's Origin, though opening week it grossed millions!

So it doesn't matter who ever pirates, people like you and me will pay the makers for their work!
Let others steal, steal! Nothing you can't freaking do about it!

Go join the police if you wanna catch piraters.

Nitrowolf25731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

psp sales for games are pretty low and one of the reason why devs don't support it as much is do to piracy. This isn't the movie industry its gaming, developers need to handle who they support and don't whereas movie makers know for sure that they will still make money no matter how many people pirate their films. Yeah kind of confusing but its the reason why Nintendo and Sony and Microsoft have worked so hard to stop pirating by issuing bans, Firmware updates, even things like cannot save or like in batman asylum removing gliding. Hell PC Sales are not what they should be. What can the movie industry do? virtually nothing. Sony has already isolated the problem so yeah it won't be an issue now

and also leaving a system open for other things, even though Sony patched it who to say hackers won't get it working online again? That brings many issues to just average gamers then.

I am fine with it as long as it stays isolated and Sony can keep them offline, then they can do wat ever the F they want with the console

Fred-G-Sanford5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

A few single campaigns?

Guess again...

http://www.psjcl.com/gameli...

Moonboots5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

Xino: Unfortunately piracy is a bi-product of homebrew. I agree I love the fact you can play Sega, Nintendo and PS1 and PS2 games on a hacked console but there are MANY out there using it for pirating major releases.

You can basically download every single PS3 game online now. From the exclusives to the multiplats they are all there for free. Not good for business.

xino5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

ok then, you wanna talk about gaming industry?

How many people pirated and butt fark the hell out of Halo 3 and Reach? yet the game has sold more than 4 millions! So piraters do not alter the sales! We the genuine pig will pay for the games no matter what.

PsP game sales? wtf are you talking about? first of all, look at the sales figure for PsP systems! We have 1000, 2000 and 3000 version...all farking look the same but offer different weight terms and functions. Whereas Nintendo have been sucking up gamers with their multiple version of DS- DS, DSLite, DSi, DSL XL, DSliXL I'm sure I'm missing a few. Each DS offers new things.

And you are telling me the game sales of PsP are bad...that's because more people own DS than PsP! Oh yea...how is the UMD sale doing?

Face it...Sony always make bad marketing decision all the time!

Also all the trash company who are planning to charge for preowned games has officially ruled out by saying "Preowning games is WORST than Pirating". So stop complaining about piracy!
Every company are looking down on second hand games rather than piracy!

@Moonboots
Roms are illegal just as pirating, but those are one of the few things you can do on hacked consoles. Again people who never hacked a console cannot know what functions you can do with it.
Homebrew product is not piracy:/

Yes you can download games online from exclusive to multiplatform, however they can't be played online. And they will not spoil the sales, if they do then Halo Reach wouldn't reach 4million in 2 weeks.

People who used to pirate are moving on to renting games & movies now- LoveFilms/Netflix.

radphil5731d ago

@xino As much as I agree with the situation at hand, I don't agree with your mindset.

You're basically saying "It's ok to pirate as long as you're paying for other things in that same market"

And no i'm not on here to preach about anti-piracy and all that crap. I just feel that people need to stop going with the pro-piracy like it's all ok.

ThanatosDMC5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

But the main point of this hack is to play games for free or do you not understand that?

PS3 before the other OS removal let people do whatever with their PS3 as long as it didnt screw with Sony's crap. But hackers/pirates screwed everybody up so it was removed.

@radphil

He's also saying that it's ok to steal ip as long as the company being stolen from is still making $$$. I want his bank account if he even has one so i can procure at least a hundred a week for my lunch. But sounds like a whiny kid.

Zeevious5730d ago

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Because I bought a Caramel Apple at the fair, and I'm desperate for Male Enlargement pills and Viagra -- I'm owed free copies of the Mac OS and anything MicroSoft.

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I get it now.

morganfell5730d ago

It doesn't matter because the door is now closed. All newer games require 3.42 or higher. This is embedded on the disk and you cannot boot to the start menu without first updating. Dumping it to a drive and booting with jailbreak will not help you either. The Single Player free ride is now over.

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Blaze9295731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

Getting banned in the least of worries people who hack their consoles face. Just look at Xbox LIVE and the Wii - think they care about getting banned? Even on Xbox LIVE where you have to pay for it? Even the PSP which uses PSN now. Sure it killed the PSP (open for argument) but the 360 and Wii are doing JUST fine all these years after release.

What doesn't make it worth it is the price of the jailbreak devices and constant battle of firmware between Sony and the hackers - waiting for hackers to come out with jailbroken version of x.xx firmware.

I'm interested in jailbreaking my PS3 and I could care less about getting banned on PSN. I haven't even signed my PS3 to PSN because of the mandatory update since the removal of Other OS. If I care or when the time comes that I might want to go online for lets say, Killzone 3 - I'd simply buy another PS3.

I'm with @xino. I can't really understand why piracy is all the PS3 userbase can think about when it comes to jailbreaking. If my iPhone was never jailbroken as well as my PSP with custom firmware - I probably would have been sold both devices. It's not about piracy - but the AMAZING load of features and things you can do that the manufacture is either too slow to enable or never deliver.

You all can whine and cry about nothing all you want. Continue to shout "yeah show those idiots Sony!" "Ban the hackers!" but you know very well sometimes hacking does way more good than harm.

radphil5730d ago

" If my iPhone was never jailbroken as well as my PSP with custom firmware - I probably would have been sold both devices. It's not about piracy - but the AMAZING load of features and things you can do that the manufacture is either too slow to enable or never deliver.

You all can whine and cry about nothing all you want. Continue to shout "yeah show those idiots Sony!" "Ban the hackers!" but you know very well sometimes hacking does way more good than harm."

See the funny thing with that is with the iPhone, people praised the jailbreak because it opened up a platform that was CLOSED by Apple. Here the PSP is geared towards gaming, and multimedia as a 2nd hand. So trying to use the ruse as the PSP gaining more features with jailbreak is pretty pointless.

The most ironic thing about this:

"I can't really understand why piracy is all the PS3 userbase can think about when it comes to jailbreaking."

Is that you NAMED 4 systems so far that were "jailbroken" out of 6 platforms. That's 2/3s.

DirtyLary5731d ago

Well this insures one thing..

Those of us legit playing online competitively need not worry about the glitchers and cheaters.. they are most likely the same people who bought and use jailbreak.

Malice-Flare5731d ago

just a rant of frustration...

IrishYamato5731d ago

That's like saying that stealing my knife is alright because you are not going to stab someone with it.

MGRogue20175731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

Do not purchase & use this PS3 jailbreak USB & you can rest assured that you will be gaming with your ps3 for many months & years to come.

Use it however, and Sony will most likely use everything in their power to make sure that your ps3 is pretty much.. F*cked.. (For lack of a better word) for online gaming.

You have been warned.

DirtyLary5731d ago

I don't see it.

All they lose is the ability to play online. Every game will be hacked to play offline.

Moonboots5731d ago (Edited 5731d ago )

Most people just buy a second PS3 and never connect it online. Unless Sony show up at their house, and they better come with a small army, they aren't going to do jack squat if you are never connected.

It hasn't stopped Xbox, Wii, PSP, etc, etc.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot49d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle48d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7748d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer57d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde55d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy55d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12555d ago (Edited 55d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7757d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga57d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit56d ago (Edited 56d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199256d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga56d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac56d ago (Edited 56d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman56d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger56d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box57d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion56d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7257d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7556d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit56d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14956d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7756d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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