The Devil.

you know if i ever see this guy ima punch him in his cocky lil face and stomp him out a true zero we can pretty much say he has no social life no girlfriend never played sports never went out just a true lame.

start as a bum finish as a bum just like the guy in gta4...

Zero for sure!

ZERO.

what gamer likes to have their options reduced in games,freedom reduced on features,fun reduced with cheats,information stolen because of idiot hacks?

they're just leading us into more DRM and time spent on stopping them than what we could be getting.

Because he's the hero PS3 deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him, because he can take it. Because he's not the hero. He's a silent guardian, watchful protector. The Dark Knight.

I hate all hackers, they ruin the industry.

zero

A huge worthless ZERO.

herp derp, i support of the cancer

Zero. Its people like Geohot who are the reason that the PSP is not supported as much as it used to be. The PSP is probably if not NUMBER 1 in pirated games. Its so easy a caveman could do it.

SuperZero

Um wanker

I work hard for my money and buy games when I can

its pretty clear now that we already have ps3 casualties

He is a super smart zero. IF you like hacking then he is a super smart hero.

I say he is a zero if I had a choice.

A big wet douchey zero.

Hope he gets thrown in prison.

Hero.
Escaped a lawsuit and hacked the ps3.
Something you guys would never do.
Whats so bad about it. 360 and wii are also hacked already.

the guy who wrote this has no idea! "Even though Apple tried to sue the failOverFlow team" "Now Geohot and his team broke the PlayStation 3′s root encryption key" My god! Fail0verflow is no related whatsoever with Geohot! It is not "his" team, he does not belong to Fail0verflow. He just used FailOverflow's information to create his own CFW

Zero and I think he is a colossal idiot. I don't care if he does not condone piracy or his jailbreak method is not meant to be used for piracy. The fact is he knew that it would lead to that.
I'm more pissed that now theres going to be a chance that some moron will be online on COD cheating their asses off and ruining the game for everyone else.I'm glad the PSN will not take my CC info because god know how far these hackers will go.

They are more than zero, the will b but hurt by ass raping when they get sent to jail :p

Think of all the games that were ruined by hackers because of him. He obviously isn't a hero.

less than zero

I would like to bitsh slap him, cause the only thing he every has been smacked in the face with is some other dudes member

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But Fail0verflow Get A Thumbs Up From Me

This is coming from a future game designer:

ZERO... making easy to lazy people have YEARS of hard work and blood on GREAT AAA titles... the game market is slowly dying you know...? games r costing 60 bucks! The next generation might get for double!

I hope someone don´t pay for ur HARD work too, GeoHot and Fail0verflow

Hero.

he made my love my iPhone with his hacks. He may do the same for my ps3. He's my American idol lol

Support The Hackers
  Bring The Heavier DRM
    Bring Fee's For Online Service
      ; Bring Us Zero Privacy and Moderate our Messages/Voice chat

Such hate ...

I guess most users of N4G have original OS, buy every music, apps, movies they have and never download anything illegal from the Internet.

I don't think either of those titles applies. It is what it is. I mean, some people probably call Oppenheimer a zero for his part in creating the atom bomb. (not the same thing, just using it as a loose comparison), while others would say he was a hero.

In this case, as with most, the truth no doubt, lies somewhere in-between.

Zero

^ Is that before or after a trip to the nearest phone booth?
George aka SuperZero?.

For all those saying he'll be sent to jail and buttraped etc etc, please have more respect for people who have been to jail and actually know what it's like and have lived a lifestyle that you would have no idea what is like alone. There's a LOT more bothering than just a buttraping, c'mon are u guys 15 or something and believe jail is only about that? Maybe u are? Anyways they wont put him in jail for this, this is petty. I can't imagine him in a jail system full of inmates who have drug abused, raped, murdered, robbed etc etc. They don't have room for a little guy like this, they barely have room for hardened criminals. A hacker never has an intent to kill or harm someone. The most he'll get is a restraining order to stay away from Sony products or something for a while, or a fine if that.

Never a hero to begin with.

this:

Maybe he is like the guy in The Lawnmower Man and incarceration,fire,rape,etc is unable to harm or otherwise affect him.
Honestly I agree,some of the comments mentioning death,jail,burning etc are a little far side.
The REAL criminals continue to wander this world causing sorrow and destruction,George hardly deserves their fate.

Because he's the zero gamers don't deserve, and definitely not the one it needs right now. Sony will hunt him because he fucking deserves it. Because he's not our hero. He's not even a silent guardian, far from being a watchful protector (of OtherOS). He was and will never be a dark knight.

pretty pathetic for anyone who calls him hero or idol.
there is a lot more honest and deserving people to put in those categories....not this loser

He's a zero because it's causing time,money & progress to be wasted to combat this morons damage.

GEOHOT HERO
SONY ZERO

explain that if possible.
If not possible then continue as you were

He is a zero, he should get a life. Pirates are going to start profiting from his actions and we are going to pay for that.

The site said Geohot and his "team". Still a Zero in my book. Did a small tiny hack, left the scene and comes back for glory? No thanks.

For the extra overhead he put on PSN, security counter measures and future firmware updates, that SOny talent could have beenused elsewhere for PSN improvement for gamer needs.

He is a Clear Zero. If you want to go run Linux go get a PC and mess with tht, leave the PS3 gamers alone and go hack iPhones and iPads.

0_0 or 0 . 0. or 0!0 or 0~0
These are all little ZERO people

To all who think that this guy has done us a noble service and should be considered a hero...

... you are WRONG. He's not only an zero, he's an @$$.

Zero... a hacking, pirating, fudgepunching douche plain and simple

ZERO hope he gets bashed up on the streets

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.