Sony blocking 3rd party USB

Now this is a very interesting case, according to the reports at thePlaystation 3 forums, it seemsSonyhas blocked "75% of 3rd Party USB" peripherals with their latest firmware update. Yep, that means anything not licensed bySonycan be disabled via USB, which unfortunately includes many 3rd party controllers (such as the PS3 MadCatZ controller).

more to read go to the linkhttp://www.ps3hax.net/2010/09/sony-blocking-3rd-party-usb-peripherals-with-firmware-3-50/

I don't know whats is going on but I feel that sony is trying to make some moves to block hackers but sony moves coming into negatives ,bec its not good to do so,they did it before when ever they removed the other OS feature which I didn't like and some people didn't like too.

what do u think guys ?

Subsonic arcade stick no longer works... Many of us bought it for SFIV.

Someone should start a list of hardware that no longer works with the PS3, in order to avoid people buying these things.

doesn't really bother me as long as my usb stick still works and i can put my music, films, and photo's on my ps3 i aint bothered

Sony has my undying respect and support for any changes they make to the PS3. Use their controllers, their headsets, stuff they give their permission for use with their hardware, and you have no problems. It seems to me that the only people complaining about this were people breaking the license agreements they signed in the first pace (or perhaps you haven't read things before checking the "Accept" box on a firmware update).

The "Other OS" crap is just that - it's crap. As I have posted before, if one person can tell this forum what they used the "Other OS" option for, and how we as a community suffer by not having that option any longer, then I will conceed that I'm wrong... But no one talks about what they used "Other OS" for, because they were using it for no-no reasons (pirating, cheating in online gaming, etc.) Sony put that option on there but fter release, enterprising hacks and cheats turned it into a weapon.

Handguns can be used for hunting, so can semi-automatic assault rifles... but really, we all know what those things are PRIMARILY used for. It's true that the gun doesn't decide who to shoot, but why leave those tools out for someone who either lacks a moral compass or is too stupid to know that it shouldn't be pointed at another human being?

USB attachments are available for controller conversion, but the MAJORITY of people who purchase a USB device for their PS3 aren't buying controller adaptors... they're buying thumb drives with nefarious programming and hardware trickery designed to circumvent the intended function of Sony's product, either to steal or cheat another human being.

Anyone who cries about this is a ****. A **** who lost his/ her little trickery and wants to drape themselves in a Gamer Bill Of Rights and look as if they have been wronged somehow. But here's the thing - My PS3 still plays all of the games I bought for it, I can still get online for a match, and i can still get DLC for my games. The hardware still does what it is supposed to do - IT PLAYS PS3 games.I don't need it for Hulu.com, I don't need it for NetFlix, I don't need it to play movies. And NO ONE needs it to run ****ing Linux. If you're complaining about this, then you're suspect.

I have no sympathy.

Peace/ Out.