UPDATE: PS3 Hacker GeoHot Claims He's on Vacation
- Thread starter Greg Tito
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Well it looks like there was more illegal stuff then just the root key on his hard drive then. If he's going to go through such measures I'm guessing what's on the thing would cause bigger and more easily proved legal consequences then the lawsuit. Oh well I suppose he can still hack crap from South America but he might have to change his screen name since his image is going to be galvanized. (Maybe he can also get a better picture where he doesn't look like a douche in South America too).
I kinda wonder what would happen if he stuck to his guns accepted the consequences of this lawsuit and whatever crap was on his hard drive and fought Sony. Ah well, probably won't happen now.
I kinda wonder what would happen if he stuck to his guns accepted the consequences of this lawsuit and whatever crap was on his hard drive and fought Sony. Ah well, probably won't happen now.
Wait, you mean donating money to an amoral hacker could somehow result in him not using the money for what he says he's going to!??!?!
Nobody can defend him now. And anyone that does is a tool who should go back to the 90's for being a hipster who cries about corporations.
Well, given that it's just Sony's word to go by...I know better than to take it at face value. Little of what Geo has done changes Sony's position. In any case, I'm already done with their products. I prefer to own what I buy and do as I please with my purchase.
As for piracy...Not only do I know better about the facts behind it, I also see how this case will be a major blow to consumer rights while doing precious little to stem piracy. Even worse, it may spur people to pirate out of principle, just to spite Sony. That being the case, go for it. I've little sympathy for Sony here.
As for piracy...Not only do I know better about the facts behind it, I also see how this case will be a major blow to consumer rights while doing precious little to stem piracy. Even worse, it may spur people to pirate out of principle, just to spite Sony. That being the case, go for it. I've little sympathy for Sony here.
This made me laugh, why exactly did people support this guy again?
What do they think happens if you hack their system and tell everybody online how to do it? He was all talk and I'm disgusted that he accepted peoples money for his "legal fees" when he probably had no intention of fighting the system in the first place.
Good job for standing up for what you believe in >_>
I would've actually been interested in how this turned out.
What do they think happens if you hack their system and tell everybody online how to do it? He was all talk and I'm disgusted that he accepted peoples money for his "legal fees" when he probably had no intention of fighting the system in the first place.
Good job for standing up for what you believe in >_>
I would've actually been interested in how this turned out.
I still think sony is in the wrong here.
They themselves have done so much legally dubious shit in this case, I have far more trust in this hacker than them.
I am very worried that sony just won this case, and did so by manipulating the judge, and other unsound means.
Besides, we only have sony's word for it that he left.
For all we know, he could still be here, sony could have dumped him somewhere, or somethign else.
They themselves have done so much legally dubious shit in this case, I have far more trust in this hacker than them.
I am very worried that sony just won this case, and did so by manipulating the judge, and other unsound means.
Besides, we only have sony's word for it that he left.
For all we know, he could still be here, sony could have dumped him somewhere, or somethign else.
I can't believe people are supporting him, he may have a right to do it but it ruins gaming for the rest of us, if everyone in the playground could just play nice we could all have a good time
I have no problem with doing with what we do with our systems, hell I have tampered systems (PSP is one and I even tooled with a TI calculator with a flashed rom). But it's hots attitude that bugs me, most if not all hardware says you are not supposed to tamper with it (Unless it's sold that way like a Google Dev Phone vs my Driod X and I'm really pissed about that still....). But it's how he presents himself, I honestly don't remember Dark_Alex(I hope that's his name I can't remember off the top of my head) being on the news as much as Geohot and he was the one famous for CFW on the psp. Hackers have been around but I rarely see a hacker presents himself like Geohot did.
OMG! So after all that... he left for South America. Sony is 100% in the wrong, but that's not going to matter because his actions are going to add credibility to Sony's case. Making it worst for the rest of us. *Sigh* it would have been better if GeoHot not made such a fuss.
And what, does he really think he'll be able to come back to the United States in a couple years, like nothing has happened? Yeah, that's not how it works? He's got to be what.... about 20 years old and he will be living down there for 10+ years, at least. That's a long time to be away from every thing you've known and loved. Family, friends, graduation, a career, a girlfriend, a wife, a baby, a grand child. GeoHot just completely fucked up his life. No woman or company is going to touch him with a 10 foot pole.
Idiot.
And what, does he really think he'll be able to come back to the United States in a couple years, like nothing has happened? Yeah, that's not how it works? He's got to be what.... about 20 years old and he will be living down there for 10+ years, at least. That's a long time to be away from every thing you've known and loved. Family, friends, graduation, a career, a girlfriend, a wife, a baby, a grand child. GeoHot just completely fucked up his life. No woman or company is going to touch him with a 10 foot pole.
Idiot.
Yes because as gamers we should definitely support your clever idea of making 80% of our post year 2000 game libraries unplayable, allowing Apple to dominate the home PC market with hugely marked up closed machines that support very few games and leave Nintendo's sequel machine to be the only console out there.fedefrasis said:
You are a fool of the highest order.
Noooooow the picture of him in the article makes sense. He's implying, "I don't know what to do anymore guys*shrugs shoulders*...to South America I go!" He just sunk his whole case.
Since it was clear no matter if he was innocent he would be losing this case, this is rather clever of him.
In an arsehole kind of way. Unless it doesn't work, then he's in a deeper hole.
In an arsehole kind of way. Unless it doesn't work, then he's in a deeper hole.