Comments on: PS3 Firmware (v3.21) Update

By: preludelinux

preludelinux — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:32:43 +0000

It would be useful to start a new forum discusion off sonys controlled web. and lets all go there start collecting as much information about this topic as possible.

By: preludelinux

preludelinux — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:28:04 +0000

well i think im gona cancel my psn netwrok account. this is garbage if the ps2 had firmware updates sony would never sold a ps3 i only want my system for offline game use and to install linux because thats a feature that sold me the system to begin with. i really think its this always online and need update BS thats the problem. its seems the ps3 is just an advertisement to buy buy buy off psn … please bring back game systems that dont need updateing and online to function.. the problem i see is all this content distribution needs to be protected. more protection less freedom for us customers. thanks sony you have done what Microsoft always wanted to have a fully controlled system locked down system.

By: maninashed

maninashed — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:33:43 +0000

They didn’t have to punish everyone for one person’s illegal actions. They could have easily banned Geohot or even arrested him if possible instead of pulling this move off.
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He’s done nothing illegal, in any country, so how could he be arrested!!!

People you must get your heads around the fact:-

HACKING IS NOT ILLEGAL

By: f3rd_GREATEST

f3rd_GREATEST — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:49:40 +0000

I miss being able to play online…I wanna know if something is being done to fix the problem?

By: Sven_Viking

Sven_Viking — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:00:12 +0000

It’s more like locking the door of your theatre so thieves (people sneaking in without paying), and also the people who booked and paid for tickets, can’t get in. If you refuse to give refunds, it’s just going to give a lot more people new incentive to find some alternate way in.

By: DEADMANWALKING01

DEADMANWALKING01 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:29:51 +0000

Plug! :D

s14. zeta boards. com/ VG_Chronicles

Lol, I’m sorry, I just had to do it. The place may not be super active, but it’s only because all active members are in school or college right now and are busy. However, that’ll change in the next couple of weeks.

Anyway, time to get back on topic.
@mattblack04

“It’s like a house. If a thief (you) breaks through one of the doors, they lock it up. If you did nothing, there would be no reason to lock the door.”

By locking those doors, you’re tempting those same thieves to find their way back into the house without setting off any alarms or otherwise alerting anyone.

#7449

By: Sven_Viking

Sven_Viking — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:02:58 +0000

By the way, be warned that comments to this article will probably close soon (usually comments are closed after 30 days). So somewhere else will need to be found for complaints and discussion.

Newer firmware update posts are one possibility. Assuming they still remove OtherOS, it’s relevant especially to those of us who haven’t updated.

By: Nittany_Tiger

Nittany_Tiger — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:40:25 +0000

@mattblack04

They didn’t have to punish everyone for one person’s illegal actions. They could have easily banned Geohot or even arrested him if possible instead of pulling this move off.

Yes, Geohot started the ball rolling, but Sony re-routed the ball on the wrong course and now it’s causing a ton of collateral damage.

By: maninashed

maninashed — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:38:09 +0000

@mattblack04

You’re wrong, anyone who buys a PS3 is quite within their rights to do what ever they want with it.

If you buy a car and decide to install a new stereo, alloy wheels, go faster stripes, change the engine, etc, etc, nobody would consider that illegal why because YOU OWN THE CAR IT’S YOUR PROPERTY.

You buy a PS3, yet if you change anything you’re doing something wrong!

HACKING IS NOT THE SAME AS PIRATING but becuase it usually leads to pirating that’s why the companies WANT you to think it’s illegal.

And let’s be honest if all the Sony devs can come up with for new firmware is sorting trophies then perhaps hacking it will give us firmware that’s useful.

By: mattblack04

mattblack04 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:03:55 +0000

Thank you, geohot. You woke up a sleeping giant and now are trying to blame them for doing something about it. I blame you, you idiot. If you didn’t do anything at all, OtherOS would still be there and functioning as normal. If you didn’t publicly go “LOL I HACK IT” the company wouldn’t feel threatened.

It’s like a house. If a thief (you) breaks through one of the doors, they lock it up. If you did nothing, there would be no reason to lock the door. You people need to stop blaming the company for protecting its miltimillion dollar software and instead blame the whole reason they felt the need to do it.