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Sony PS3 rootkit rumours rubbished

Suggestions that Sony has added a rootkit with the latest firmware update to its PS3 console have been denounced as bunkum by a leading gaming security expert

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theregister.co.uk
Dart895569d ago

Or so sony want's you to think that i hope who ever does this as soon as you turn on you're ps3 booooom right in you're face.

digitalivan5569d ago

I am sure that they included a self combustion system in the latest firmware and now they are trying to hide it.

rockleex5569d ago (Edited 5569d ago )

Does the "security expert" happen to be GeoHotz?

Lol, cause according to him, he should be hired by Sony to improve their security.

BubbleSniper5569d ago

melting pirated consoles sounds delicious.

evrfighter5569d ago

sounds great and all but it's going to be even more delicious when legit ps3's start going boom.

nycredude5569d ago

So this fool is a leading security expect who is in favor of hacking and hackers? yeah right I will listen to this fool. In the world of gaming it seems everyone with an internet connection is an expert.

im-12-years-old5569d ago

Im sure he knows alot more than you...

radphil5569d ago (Edited 5569d ago )

Expertise and common sense don't fall into the same crowd 100%

You can be smart in one area, but horrible in another.

im-12-years-old5569d ago

You guys do realize Sony can't render the hacked ps3s useless right?

Only thing they can do is ban either the console or account from accesing PSN and playing games online.

Also, if Sony did implement a rootkit in the latest update it would only effect the hacked ps3 that actually updated to 3.56.

As of right now my ps3 is still on 3.55 with my emulators and homebrew still running, not to mention I can still get on PSN and im playing the killzone 3 beta as I write this.

kneon5569d ago

Actually yes they can. Remember you only license the firmware, you don't own it. If you violate the terms of use they could disable the firmware. They just can't do anything to the hardware, that's yours.

wissam5569d ago (Edited 5569d ago )

What a piece of a written crap. Sony earned the enmity of gamers and hackers when they sued that brat ? really. more like anther one
who wants to make himself look like an expert.

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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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twistedvoxel.com
-Foxtrot6d 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.

solideagle5d 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

Relientk775d 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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fortressofsolitude.co.za
italiangamer14d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde12d 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.

Soy13d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12512d ago (Edited 12d 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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eurogamer.net
Relientk7714d ago

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

Cacabunga14d ago

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

S2Killinit13d ago (Edited 13d 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.

neutralgamer199213d ago

S2Killinit

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

Cacabunga13d 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

1nsomniac13d ago (Edited 13d 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.

medman13d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger13d 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_Box14d 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.

robtion13d 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.

darthv7214d 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.

Agent7513d ago

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

S2Killinit13d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14914d ago

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

Lightning7714d 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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