Rumor: PSN Hackers Already Have Third Attack Ready to Go
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Care to wager how much money they've lost by doing so? The number of people that actually used the feature to pirate games is insanely small compared to the damage to their finances, and image.Littlee300 said:
Making your users choose between two advertised features is weak. "Hey guys, you can either have the Other OS option... or use any aspect of the PSN and all future patched content."
Whatever though. I don't have any problems with Sony, but I certainly don't feel bad for them right now either.
It is not DRM, it is not hassling people who actually buy the game, just pirates.It is not like people can also make mods with games with the root key.Atheist. said:
Other OS =/= rootkey. People who were genuinely using their PS3's as a functioning computer are pissed about being given the previously mentioned ultimatum. I understand that the combination of the rootkey and using the Other OS can lead to piracy, but using the Other OS feature itself doesn't automatically make one a pirate.Littlee300 said:
I didn't mention games, I mentioned hardware. And they were hassling people when they made them choose between Other OS and updates/PSN usage a few firmware patches ago.
I know people are probably going to hate me for this: but am I the only one that finds this hilarious? Not the whole publishing details stuff, but the fact a few hackers have managed to pull off such a feat twice, have Sony, Homeland Security, and the FBI after them, and still having enough time to plan for a third.
Doesn't mean it's right, but still. We spend billions of dollars annually to prevent this kind of stuff from happening, and a few guys on their computer can ruin everything. Why, if I didn't know any better, it could be some Korean or Chinese hackers doing it for the fun, or to piss us off. Or simply them damn kinds on their computers.
Again, I don't like what they do, but still.
Possible hate incoming for not joining the hate trail? Who knows. Dig the foxholes, men!
Doesn't mean it's right, but still. We spend billions of dollars annually to prevent this kind of stuff from happening, and a few guys on their computer can ruin everything. Why, if I didn't know any better, it could be some Korean or Chinese hackers doing it for the fun, or to piss us off. Or simply them damn kinds on their computers.
Again, I don't like what they do, but still.
Possible hate incoming for not joining the hate trail? Who knows. Dig the foxholes, men!
Short reply: Ugh.
Long Reply: UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Seriously, leave sony alone, what can you possibly help to achieve from hacking them again aside from showing that they're nothing more then a bunch of attic-dwelling asshats. :|
Long Reply: UUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Seriously, leave sony alone, what can you possibly help to achieve from hacking them again aside from showing that they're nothing more then a bunch of attic-dwelling asshats. :|
While I can sympathize with ma fellow gamers who are denied their pleasure, I can't get myself to feel sorry for Sony--actually, I'm not even trying.
hackers, sony , LOL .. what everyone seems to forget is that Sony is NOT the first company to recieve the attention of talented Hackers of the internets .. Microsoft, EA, Bioware, Aol , Etc etc etc etc etc etc ETC ... Have ALL been , and still are the subject of attack from hackers the world round.. They have however implemented protection strategies that while may not eliminate hacking of their networks all together, certainly do a good enough job of it as to not Be as completely gutted as Sony was this time around..MelasZepheos said:
You get what you pay for ? .. not with Sony.. let this be a lesson to them and others to come and may thier future be one with a few more Bucks spent on security and customer support. It really is that simple in my opinion .
You really need to tune down your fanboy-ism. Being so anti Sony just makes you look really dull. It's not Sony's fault that someone stole their Root Key which allowed untold masses onto their private network in the same way it's not a banks fault someone steals money.Vapus said:
So whoever said that being evil for the sake of being evil was an unrealistic character flaw never saw this coming.
I can get behind hackers if it's for a good reason. If Sony started charging everyone to play on PSN out of the blue and wouldn't let you play single player without being connected or something, that would have been a good reason. But Sony didn't even do anything. And even if it were for revenge against Sony, what about all the people whose information was stolen and published?
Seriously. I don't really care much because I've been too distracted by the Gears 3 beta to play any other games, but this is just annoying to everyone.
I can get behind hackers if it's for a good reason. If Sony started charging everyone to play on PSN out of the blue and wouldn't let you play single player without being connected or something, that would have been a good reason. But Sony didn't even do anything. And even if it were for revenge against Sony, what about all the people whose information was stolen and published?
Seriously. I don't really care much because I've been too distracted by the Gears 3 beta to play any other games, but this is just annoying to everyone.
In which case it isnt Anonymous which Sony so delightfully insinuated.WanderingFool said:
Sure they may be mean spirited but its always been a case of "sticking it to the man" and replace man with whatever target they are currently angry at. There's no point to going after consumers. All you get with that is the anger and ire of the consumers.
In other words somebody is using them to shield themselves.
Dear Hackers:
What the hell do you want? You have done everything humanly possible. Make Sony look like a bunch of idiots? Check. Steal innocent people's credit cards and buy big screen TVs? Check. What the fuck else is there to do but either turn yourselves in and get the public flogging that you deserve, or runaway to some no-name island and fade into oblivion? I don't care which of the two you pick, so long as it makes you guys GO THE HELL AWAY. I want my PSN back. I want Sony to start recovering from this fiasco. And I definitely want all this mess to just stop.
So please, sweet hackers, fuck off already. Thanks.
What the hell do you want? You have done everything humanly possible. Make Sony look like a bunch of idiots? Check. Steal innocent people's credit cards and buy big screen TVs? Check. What the fuck else is there to do but either turn yourselves in and get the public flogging that you deserve, or runaway to some no-name island and fade into oblivion? I don't care which of the two you pick, so long as it makes you guys GO THE HELL AWAY. I want my PSN back. I want Sony to start recovering from this fiasco. And I definitely want all this mess to just stop.
So please, sweet hackers, fuck off already. Thanks.
