I can see Sony quietly agreeing to sell PS3s to the US military with no operating systems on them. Both sides win, we're none the wiser.
Air Force Might Be Troubled by PS3 "Other OS" Removal
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...Because the United States will declare war on Sony? I could have seen it happening, but luckily Bush isn't in the White House any more. And Labour is out of Number Ten so hopefully we wouldn't be dragged along with you anyway.Simalacrum said:Hooooooly crap.
Looks like Sony should have done their research before pulling the plug... I do believe the world's most powerful airforce is a little more of a "security risk" than a few hackers...
Seriously... I don't think Sony cares. Unless they made a PS3 research pack that cost enough to actually get them a profit, they don't have to do shit for America.
Recently Sony removed the ability to use other Operating Systems on the PlayStation 3. This was all standard by the way, and came included with the latest system update. If you had another OS on your PS3 then updated: Tough shit, Sony removed the OS.dalek sec said:
Some gamers are bitching about this like there is no tomorrow, however I'll put money that in the EULA before they updated they mentioned that they reserved the right to remove the OS, and since just about no one reads those I'll bet they just accepted and and now bitching about their own stupidity.
Other OS was an option to install another operating system, I believe Linux based, though I never used it myself, never really saw the point since i only bought the damn thing for games lol, though I do see back alley deal making happening, or it returning in another firmware update loldalek sec said:
So I guess my infinitely wise and all-powerful employer, the USAF, might, from sheer necessity, become more adept at maintaining and engineering post-Cell technologies than Sony themselves?
I'd laugh my ass off if the USAF ends up co-developing the PS4. Or at least making a few games for the PS3, since they apparently use the damn things more proficiently than any game developers care to.
I mean, yeah, Valve might think that the PS3 is tough to work with, but tell that to an organization with a space program.
I'd laugh my ass off if the USAF ends up co-developing the PS4. Or at least making a few games for the PS3, since they apparently use the damn things more proficiently than any game developers care to.
I mean, yeah, Valve might think that the PS3 is tough to work with, but tell that to an organization with a space program.
Did you bother to read down further, or did you just hit the quote button?johnman said:
As I stated earlier:
Even if Sony is loosing money by having the USAF buying their systems (which we established they are) do you know how awesome of PR this is?
Seriously if the USAF went to the press with some new development and said "Yeah the tons of PS3s we used helped us out with this, and saved you tax dollars" Sony would be thrilled, and I'll bet you PS3 sales would go up, even if it was just marginally.
This deal I'm sure isn't so much for making money as it is for some amazing PR. As they say in the business: "Any PR is good PR."
well, they removed the "other OS" option to stop hacking, but it looks like the USAF just got a carpet bomb without a kill streak.
Okay, I'll go in my corner *goes into corner of shame*
Okay, I'll go in my corner *goes into corner of shame*
Nope, considering that would open them up to more lawsuits and would have to settle the current ones. Sony is in a corner now, and to maintain their business structure they will have to stand firm. I wouldn't expect a change on the Other OS option for a long time. Even for the Air Force.Aztek463 said:
Actually the Army Air Force, as it was at the time, only delivered one bomb to Japan. The Navy delivered the other. Apparently both deliveries were more effecient than Brown and FedEx. Go figure.Straying Bullet said:
Heh, if you ever want to see what happens when a corporation steers Japan to war, just read Debt of Honor by Tom Clancy. Good times.
That's funny because I recall the Vatican getting all up in arms when they took away backwards compatibility. They said something about it being a sacrilege.
Yeah I never even really wanted to use the other OS, but I can see where people would be irritated by not having that freedom anymore. I could see them rectifying this by just giving the Airforce Ps3's with the other os option still enabled. Also, think of all those backwords compatable PS3's they probably have.
