| Pledges to "aggressively pursue" pirates Following reports that hackers have cracked PlayStation 3's anti-piracy softare, SCEA has declared that it will "aggressively pursue" anyone caught engaging in such activity with legal action. "Unfortunately, hackers will try to exploit any hardware system software," SCEA spokesperson Dave Karraker told GamesIndustry.biz. "The best we can do as a company is to make our security that much stronger and aggressively pursue legal action against anyone caught trying to use an exploit in an illegal manner." As reported by CVG.com, hackers have cracked PS3 firmware versions 1.10 and 1.11 - thereby forcing the console to boot illegal copies of games. Booting games and playing them are two different things, however; so far, hackers have not been able to get any of the copied games to run, nor have they been able to run homebrew software. Every hardware launch brings with it a race for hackers to defeat the system's protections, whether for the technological challenge, to run copied software, or to allow for homebrew games. Despite Sony's attempts to prevent its emergence, the PSP has a strong homebrew community - and hackers are doubtless hoping to establish a similar base for PS3. If legal consequences are not a deterrent, there are other risks involved. Like Microsoft, which has banned some modded Xbox 360 consoles from Xbox LIVE, Sony could easily stop PS3 units from accessing the PlayStation network. Hackers also risk bricking their consoles. "Naturally, any use of an exploit on the system software does void the warranty on the PS3 system... Which could be a costly mistake to see if you can run an old SEGA CD game on it," said Karraker. |
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Good Job Sony, Hackers are BUMS
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I'm writting this without pregidous. I'm not hacker as Im not that smart unfortunately. But if I could hack, I'd like to tinker with the PS3 too. Play around with it a bit and see if I could make it useful. The limited 12 month warranty is pretty useless so no harm in tinkering right?
What I have noticed is that most hackers seem to enjoy targeting PS2 PSP and PS3 because Sony is widely viewed as a fair target. I mean, they don't have a great record for corporate ethics. They are pretty much the corporate pariah these days.
Ever since I saw their pedophile PSP advertisement with the 40 year old man and young boy in the toilet, the racial PSP black on white poster and the slaughtered goat for sensationalism stunt etc etc etc etc etc.... I started to giggle every time I see a pirated PS2, or PSP game and think its so very funny PS3 is being targeted.
Since I'm not a hacker I wont buy a PS3 at half the current rate - but if the clearance price on distress PS3 inventory is under $99 - I might pick one up to see if I could learn to hack - it might be worth a giggle!
Anyway - feel free to edit this comment out as in true Sony BS marketing tradition only staff (posing as users) are allowed to leave comments here - provided they agree with the company line right?
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