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novasonic on 23 September 2010
disolitude said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:
disolitude said:

Yeah, this isnt cool. My new PS3 aint leaving 3.41 firmware.

All I'll play online is Halo REach for the next few anyways so I really ain' missing anything


They will force the update on future games just like they did on RDR. The firmware update was actually on the RDR disc.

Wow...how can they do that? They can limit PSN, but actually have games force updates?

Those people that don't want to lose Other OS can't play RDR?

Wii games have forced firmare updates on the discs. There no reason the PS3 can't.




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disolitude on 23 September 2010
novasonic said:

Wii games have forced firmare updates on the discs. There no reason the PS3 can't.


how is microsoft smelling like roses in this situation. They are supposed to be the "evil one"...

All they do if you screw around with your 360 is ban you off xbox live, and you really have to be an idiot to get banned..like play MW2 a month early or Jtag your console.



Mr Puggsly on 23 September 2010

How far is this USB block thing going?

Is it also affecting USB flash sticks?



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spiffiness on 23 September 2010

Well, my USB thumb drive works just like before, so *shrug*



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MaxwellGT2000 on 23 September 2010
disolitude said:
novasonic said:
 

Wii games have forced firmare updates on the discs. There no reason the PS3 can't.


how is microsoft smelling like roses in this situation. They are supposed to be the "evil one"...

All they do if you screw around with your 360 is ban you off xbox live, and you really have to be an idiot to get banned..like play MW2 a month early or Jtag your console.


Well I believe Novasonic is wrong about the forced firmware I can't remember a single game that has forced me to get the latest firmware, what certain games actually DO is update some of the BIOs to support certain functions but while they do this it also checks for homebrew BIOs and disables and replaces them with the original files.

But as far back as I can remember PSP games have forced firmware cause you could never take your PSP online ever and be just fine, so it seems the only logical way to get that firmware out anyway.

Also Nintendo has never disabled functions on the Wii via firmware nor has Sony on the PSP, mostly because people just out right hacked the battery and how the fuck can you disable a portables battery?  You can't so they're boned on that one.

Forced PS3 updates are a lot more annoying... especially when I've slowly lost a lot of functions, USB hard drive function (used to play my music from my external), other OS (when I was looking into installing Linux), and now I can't buy a cheap controller *sigh* it's hurt those that have been properly using their PS3



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Signalstar on 23 September 2010

Damn pirates. Nothing but trouble.



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Kowan on 23 September 2010

lol The usb functionality isn't disabled people. You can still use your usb or whatever device you use to transfer files or whatnot on your ps3. They were not referring to the USB in general. LOL



Spankey on 23 September 2010
spiffiness said:

Well, my USB thumb drive works just like before, so *shrug*


same here so *shrug*

 

so does my 3rd party steering wheel



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Dioxinis on 23 September 2010

wtf the pirates are destroying my ps3

 

its also probly why my friends controller dosnt work anymore



Krstorm on 23 September 2010
MaxwellGT2000 said:


Well I believe Novasonic is wrong about the forced firmware I can't remember a single game that has forced me to get the latest firmware, what certain games actually DO is update some of the BIOs to support certain functions but while they do this it also checks for homebrew BIOs and disables and replaces them with the original files.


Yeah some discs include the firmware they need to be able to play, it also say so on the PS website on the FW update section, and btw, you can still use a portable HDD, file transferin was NOT disabled