How does the PS3 remain as the only unhacked system? And for how long?

[Prodigy_BE]

Fishie said:

Prodigy_BE said:
There are too many gates that have to be passed, if you want to hack your PS3. You have to chip your console, get a BD burner, get clean BD disks, and be able to move huge quantities of data.

A big plus for Sony, towards publishers.

And even if hackers manage to pass all their gates, Sony still has a secret weapon:
Every HDtv set has a piece of hardware that checks the source of what comes through the HDMI port. They don't use it now, but IF pirates hack the PS3, they will. So if you play a non-original game through HDMI, your HDtv will say: "you're not coming in through here". So you'll have to chip your TV also.

And believe me, few people will do that.

So in the end, Sony vs Pirates: 1 - 0

(and it's also one of the big reason the film industry will start to push BD a lot more when the holiday season starts.

 

So the games would have to be made aware of this restriction, which btw only works on HDMi so what to do with people who play with a VGA connection or God forbid on an SD TV, does Sony want to exclude all those customers from one day to the next?

 

Something tells me you didnt quite think your response trough.

Kind of dissapointing for a man who for years was the EIC of the Official Playstation Magazine over here.

Now why dont you go load up some more pirated games on your DS?

 

Oh BTW, email me I have stuff to ask and lost yer phone number :)

 

Correctomundo Fishie, the copy protection only works when you view the content in HD. So you COULD evade that piracy gate by going back to an old SD set. Remember, that copy protection was invented for blu-ray movie protection, so it's kinda understandable they let you view the source in SD, as you could as easily copy the DVD version. But Sony knows that gamers are going to choose HD gaming and paying for games, over SD gaming and copying them.

So yes, I  DID think my response through. And thanks for pointing out I'm an ex journalist.

 

And about the DS games (this goes for you too, Konnichiwa). I never pirated games in the past, and I ALWAYS bought all gaming consoles. So I also bought a Wii, thinking big N would at least give me my money's worth in hardcore games. But no, they dropped us, the "advanced user", like a f*cking rock. We got dumped for some other community that spends more money now, but will eventually move on to something else.

Well thank you Nintendo, for taking my money. Now I'll take yours. And you're gonna have to do some damage control if you even want me investing in you again.

That's my world boys. Punch me, and I'll retalliate. And they should know that consumers got quite a bit of muscle.

 

And if you'll excuse me now, I got some more Pixeljunk Eden to play.