You don't actually modify the executable but just run it in a special environment which fools the program. Wonder about the legality of this?
In the future, if a single server goes down, the entire industry grinds to a halt.
What is PS4 was released and it was able to read and execute the software contained on XBox DVDs? Would this be illegal?
The way Sony gained this ability would probably be illegal, as they'd have to crack some security measures MS has in place. But otherwise, I don't think there is anything illegal about using a disk in one device vs another.
If steam dies, the multilayer dies, and I don't care to play it anymore anyways.
And Steam is the best.
Look at download services like EA offers. "Pay us extra and we'll allow you to download the game again for up to a year. We even allow you to install your game on up to 3 computers. If you need to re-download in more than a year, or install to many computer, we, through our grace and benevolence, will allow you to purchase a new copy of the game for full price, and you can then download and install it." Oh how kind of you!
And the...
One day I suddenly hear the Song of Nephilim playing on the TV, so I instantly think of Xenosaga - best game ever - and rush into the other room excited to see why the song is playing. Was kinda disappointed to see it's a Wii game. :(
DX11 will be worth the upgrade, after a while...
2 out of 3 Americans actively play this game.
(300 million is US population.)
The internet.
My hardware, let me run my own software on it please.
double post
Glad you like the joke, but what about my question? I still want it answered.
Can I run any software I chose on the device, or can I only run software obtained at a hefty price from the "app store?" (Or rather, an HP equivalent of the app store.)
Can I install gcc on the tablet and compile and run my own programs?
If not then I'm not interested. I'm tired of these "hay guys, I spent and afternoon making this, now give me 10 bucks for it, thanks" devices. No thanks, I'd rather use the free alternative, which also happens to have more features and better support.
So your defending GeoHotz? The lowly blogger?
GeoHot is obviously the enabler in this situation. If he does go to jail hopefully they'll put him with a fellow piracy enabler who's respectable, the the CEO of Dell computers.
Or, they could put the actual pirates in jail?
Tinkering with the hardware isn't illegal. By passing certain security/encryption methods is. I don't know what Geo did on the software side, but I'm in favor of the "right to tinker", DVD burners, and chewing gum, even if they can b...
I saw the claim in the article that 3D methods that don't require glasses are being developed, but how is that possible?
PS3, it only does everything.*
* Running Linux is not considered a part of "everything."
Interesting foot note they added there. :)
I like to keep things simple, as in Ubisoft games simply don't work.
Don't know the reason, only that they don't work.
They took a poll and 11,000 PS3 users said they would like cross-game chat. So we see that 11,000 PS3 users want cross-game chat. Not a large number.
I took a poll of 10 people at my school today, and 9 of them said they owned a car. So we see that 9 people in America own cars. Not a large number.
/s
The three strikes policy is "we reasonably believe your doing something wrong, strike one". No chance to defend yourself, no due course of law, just a strike issued because someone had a hunch.
Ubisoft games do not exist; at least not in my world.