PS3 users are you thinking of switching to a Xbox 360?

[Michael-5]

the_wizard_man said:

Michael-5 said:

I have both, well all 3, but if I didn't I still probably wouldn't.

Mainly because of reliability. Yea PSN is having this major Identity theft issue, but I think it's a freak accident, and probably won't happen again. I know the next gen MS console will fall apart on my like my 360 did multiple times. All repairs were under warrenty, but that was as big of a hassle as this PSN down thing.

I just know now to never put credit card information, or personal information on XBL or PSN.

However if I hear Sony sue more people over jailbreaking, or modifying their PS3 devices, I will. Devices shouldn't be locked like the PS3 was, and removing features like backward compatibility to save $$ and encourage PS3 gaming is just plain unfair.

Removing BC to save $$$ was totally fair since they passed all the savings and then some down to the consumer, the consumers voted for that one with their wallets, as for the suing over jailbreak the guy distributed the hack thats the problem, which basically means he gives it to pirates, and if you think all info should be shared you consider how bad it would be if every terrist and angry person knew how to make bombs, dirty bombs, nukes ect.

I disagree, and how can the consumers vote for that one? It's $10 worth of savings max, and they could easily develop a PS2 emulator on the PS3 to play PS2 games. Also wheb BC was removed, there was no price drop in the PS3, so consumers didn't see those savings.

What are you talking about in the end? Information shouldn't be shares, that's why this identity theft issue is a problem.

As for the code to hack into the PS3, I'm not quite sure what to think about that. In comparision, Android offer a compeditor phone to the iPhone which allows root access out of the box. So you could easily hack games on that device, but Piracy rates for games are low. Also most iPhone games are free on Android Phones.

So by comparision, PS3 should allow users to be able to modify their consoles retrospectivly (say to re-allow their PS3 to be backward compatible). This is completly different from pirating, and allows people to get the most out of their PS3. This should be allowed on PS3 devices, so if I see Sony trying to sue people over this again, I will join the Sony boycott.

What GeoHots did was make the PS3 pirate-able, but you can't play that PS3 online ever again you know? Yes Sony has a case to protect software sales, but they pushed their legal rights too far (obtaining all IP adresses for people in communicaton with GeoHots, and got e-mail access). So Sony deserves to get the PS3 pirate-able.

I see nothing wrong with making the PS3 BC with PS2 and PS1 games, or even seeing a mod that makes it possible to play XB1 or Sega Saturn game disks on it. PS2 BC was a feature of older PS3's and XB1 and Sega Saturn no longer sell consoles.

Maybe the Google philosophy has sunken in too much into my head, but I think that's a good thing. I hate it when corporations limit their devices to increase sales (remove BC so Sony could sell PS1 and PS2 games over PSN, to people who already own those games).