Sony's Removal of "Other OS" May Be Against EU Law

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Damnyouall said:

Spankey said:

Damnyouall said:
Again, let me make this clear. When you bought it, you purchased a device that could play Blu Ray discs, PS3 games and use Linux. Taking either of this away after the fact is a breach of contract.

When I formatted my hard drive as NTFS, it removed the ability to install Linux on that drive too.

the bastards. I'll have to sue them now.

MS didn't even warn me about that.

sure I can partition after the fact but it's so inconvenient.

I know I shouldn't even reply to this, but please explain how we can use Linux on PS3 after Sony removes the Other OS feature via an update that is mandatory to continue to use PSN, play new games and watch new Blu Ray discs?

you can still watch blu rays and play games without the update, hence why users are able to do so when the system isn't connected online,  and PSN is an additional option that is dependent upon a seperate acceptance of regulations the player has to agree to and isn't an inherent right to have access to simply by owning a PS3, so it is irrelevant. 

so, with those factors non-factors, a user can refuse the update and still maintain the use of elements the system is required to provide, and if a user voluntarily chooses to update they are voluntarily choosing to remove the feature.  none of this is confusing.