PSN Down
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who says am not a PC game playing portal 2 coop as we speak on the PC
dugdiamond
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he was on about the PlayStation Network being down
this has nothing to do with PCs, but PS3s and PSPs
there has been a security breach (not by Anonymous), and sony are trying their best to make things safe before turning the servers back on.
this means that all Playstation Multi-Player games are 'no go'
it was supposed to be rectofied by late 23rd apr 2011... but has not been (i just checked)
this has nothing to do with PCs, but PS3s and PSPs
there has been a security breach (not by Anonymous), and sony are trying their best to make things safe before turning the servers back on.
this means that all Playstation Multi-Player games are 'no go'
it was supposed to be rectofied by late 23rd apr 2011... but has not been (i just checked)
dugdiamond
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extra note:
my servers are fine - but must stay down too until it is sorted - as my PS3 servers talk to theirs
my servers are fine - but must stay down too until it is sorted - as my PS3 servers talk to theirs
Still down
itching to buy more songs from Singstar
damn you anonymous hackers.
Shits me, these hackers (if thats what it is) claim to do it to screw Sony for blocking the ability to run 3rd party applications and such on the system, when all they are doing for the most part is screwing the users they are supposedly wanting to benefit.
Same with piracy on games on any system, all it does it make companies less likely to make quality games or increase the security features to the point the games are nolonger useable.
damn you anonymous hackers.
Shits me, these hackers (if thats what it is) claim to do it to screw Sony for blocking the ability to run 3rd party applications and such on the system, when all they are doing for the most part is screwing the users they are supposedly wanting to benefit.
Same with piracy on games on any system, all it does it make companies less likely to make quality games or increase the security features to the point the games are nolonger useable.
They are now meant to be taking the advantage and updating their system to tackle the issue and make some
Key improvements that's why its taking longer, its all on the playstation website, just annoying as I wanted play portal 2 with my friend as i have it on pc and he has it on ps3
Key improvements that's why its taking longer, its all on the playstation website, just annoying as I wanted play portal 2 with my friend as i have it on pc and he has it on ps3
SkinToxicated
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if anything, these hacktivists are not really helping themselves with bringing PSN down, as its just annoying the gamers who just wanna go online and play, theyre not intrested in running 3rd party software etc, they just wanna game
at the end of the day, no one has a gun to your head to buy Sony/MS/Apple products. the the money these companies have made from me have been from me choosing their products and services.
think this is just a sign that you can have too much democracy
my 2 cents/pence
at the end of the day, no one has a gun to your head to buy Sony/MS/Apple products. the the money these companies have made from me have been from me choosing their products and services.
think this is just a sign that you can have too much democracy
my 2 cents/pence
I realy dont get it to be fair. Yes Sony took off the Install other OS feature with an update. So people decided to hackit to try and get linux backon the system. Then because the guys who did it, let people advertise the hacks on their website. Sony took them to court. Yes I do belive that when you buy a PS3 or anything it is then yours to own and to as you please to. So what the guy did was perfectly ligit in my eyes. But what is not legit is him making money by letting other ps3 hackers use his site as an advertisment area for what could be considerd Black market items, that allow the use of pirated software on the playstation 3. So to be fair Sony do have a right to take leagle action against him for that.
But what the Hackers are doing by saying its for the gamers, is absolutly total garbage, and just them trying to justify themselfs making alot of people very unhappy over the easter break. With the edition of steam being introduced onto the PS3 I think they will of just made things worse as I can see sony making all their games online activation only. with the help of steam. Who we all know are very popular with game manufacturers due to their anti piracy systems.
I cant understand the fuss over installing bloody linux onto a PS3. I brought a PS3 to play PS3 games. If i want to use linux ill run Backtrack 4 live CD. on my PC. as its a cool little OS. what good is a bloody PS3 with linux installed.
But what the Hackers are doing by saying its for the gamers, is absolutly total garbage, and just them trying to justify themselfs making alot of people very unhappy over the easter break. With the edition of steam being introduced onto the PS3 I think they will of just made things worse as I can see sony making all their games online activation only. with the help of steam. Who we all know are very popular with game manufacturers due to their anti piracy systems.
I cant understand the fuss over installing bloody linux onto a PS3. I brought a PS3 to play PS3 games. If i want to use linux ill run Backtrack 4 live CD. on my PC. as its a cool little OS. what good is a bloody PS3 with linux installed.
dugdiamond
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what cerbrus2 was partially correct
a group of hackers, following a turk called Anonymous, hacked the PS3 in the same fashion that was used to illegally install "backed-up" game copies on the PSP (pandora).
this person, Anonymous, was found and dealt with about a month ago. The result was won by sony without a lengthy legal battle. the sites were brought down, and the code was given to sony. sony used this code to quickly issue a patch for the PS3 systems
However, another group, who felt bad for Anonymous's struggle with sony (and threw their rattles out of the cot), launched their own attack on the servers, NOT external systems.
the new attack has brought to light new flaws in the server-side architecture. so, they have actually done sony a favour.
to my knowledge, sony will be releasing a completely new firmware for all PS3 systems. it will appear as a new update, but will really be a fresh OS install. only very few gamesaves will be affected.
a group of hackers, following a turk called Anonymous, hacked the PS3 in the same fashion that was used to illegally install "backed-up" game copies on the PSP (pandora).
this person, Anonymous, was found and dealt with about a month ago. The result was won by sony without a lengthy legal battle. the sites were brought down, and the code was given to sony. sony used this code to quickly issue a patch for the PS3 systems
However, another group, who felt bad for Anonymous's struggle with sony (and threw their rattles out of the cot), launched their own attack on the servers, NOT external systems.
the new attack has brought to light new flaws in the server-side architecture. so, they have actually done sony a favour.
to my knowledge, sony will be releasing a completely new firmware for all PS3 systems. it will appear as a new update, but will really be a fresh OS install. only very few gamesaves will be affected.
stevebarnes15
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Steam is there to protect the legitimate end user,and does it's job very well,i think it's a good thing imo.
Some of the gamepacks you can buy from them are very good value for money,and you wouldn't nessecarily find those in the shops.
But as you well know, no sooner than updates are released,hackers will have found a way around it.
It's the nature of the beast.
dugdiamond
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software is never UNhackable
hardware (ROMs, not ePROMs) are the best defense
hardware (ROMs, not ePROMs) are the best defense
stevebarnes15
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would that be the non volatile stuff?
Took the hackers along to hack the PS3 compared to the 360 AND you can do alot with the 360. Flash the drive jtag ETC. Sony could still bounce back and block the jailbreak hack but mmmm them damn hackers always find away.
dugdiamond
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a PS3 has the exact same cell as the PSP (sort of a battery with an integrated SD card in it)
