Via Slashdot (http://games.slashdot.org/games/08/10/18/0250225.shtml):
"Sony just rolled out their new Terms of Service for the Playstation Network. The new ToS features additions about the Master & Subaccount relationship, specifically that you can only 'legally' create a sub account for your own child. No friends allowed. Where it really gets interesting is when you get to the additions to section 3.0 Community Code of Conduct. You now can't tell anyone your real name, where you live or basically anything besides your PSN ID. The new ToS also brings to light that SCEA is going to be monitoring every piece of communication and activitiy, and reserves the right to remove any content or communication they find objectionable without having to tell you in interests of SCEA, its users, or licensors. Another addition is: 'Some content may be provided automatically without notice when you sign into PSN. Such content may include automatic updates or upgrades which may change your current operating system, cause a loss of data or content or cause a loss of functionalities or utilities."
So, basically, if you go online with your PS3, Sony can now:
-Prohibit you from creating subaccounts for your friends.
-Prohibit you from giving out your age, real name, or AIM/e-mail to other PSN members.
-Monitor anything and everything you say or do on PSN, and remove any content you post without notice or reason.
-Update your PS3 automatically, without notice, potentially gimping certain features or bricking your system, and they're not responsible for the consequences.
Looks like Sony's up to their old rootkit-esque tricks again.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
