greenmedic88 said:
Holesome said:
Just another point that may have already been mentioned in other postings...
Some games purchased on PSN must be played online due to DRM even though they are single player. Choosing to not update the firmware so that LINUX still functions means that those games that must be played online will no longer work. Also, re-downloading games and content that was previously purchased from PSN will also not be possible anymore. |
PSN games with online DRM (of which there is currently only one) weren't introduced until after the 3.21 update to my knowledge, meaning you won't find any PS3s with 3.15 firmware that can't play the PSN games previously installed on them.
I still have a PS3 that hasn't been updated. I've yet to find any new games that require a firmware update installed via game disk (still waiting) and none of the 30 or so PSN games already installed on the console have yet to magically cease working.
At this point, I'm keeping that one console isolated and update free if for nothing more than to prove whether or not the Linux removing firmware is "forced" or required in any way shape or form to play games or access content not linked directly to PSN.
So far, the answer is a resounding "no."
Naturally, since the console can no longer log onto PSN, it can't download any new purchases, do PSN game reinstalls, etc., as these are all linked directly to PSN, but that's irrelevant as the choice with this console is "old firmware/Linux option" vs. "PSN use."
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