Joystiq : Sony DESTROYS any hope of Jailbreaking/Pirating on PS3.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/11/report-sony-could-remotely-disable-jailbroken-ps3s/

Impressive.

Seems fake but you never know.

This isn't even true. SAGE_OF_FIRE

Yes it is. Read the entire article.

It makes sense as well, if you think about it.

So this is "the powah of teh cell!" huh?

If its true I hope it gets done

This is clearly a scare tactics move that Sony is using against hackers.

So, just don't go online if you jail break?

It has to be connected to the internet for that to work. I'm sure that'll be really easy to get around.

If someone wants to pirate on your system badly enough, you cannot stop them. You'd think people would have learned this by now.

I wouldnt say they DESTROYED any hopes of jailbreak... first off they would NEVER go as far as rendering console unuseable, they would probably just ban you off PSN l ike they did with the psp or xbox live, so you can still jailbreak your ps3, never go online with it and be perfectly fine.

This is clearly a scare tactics move that Sony is using against hackers.

pppjjj

I wouldnt say they DESTROYED any hopes of jailbreak... first off they would NEVER go as far as rendering console unuseable, they would probably just ban you off PSN l ike they did with the psp or xbox live, so you can still jailbreak your ps3, never go online with it and be perfectly fine.

biosolids

Yea but The article says that Sony could render the console useless that doesn't make any sense if you think about it.

Scare tactic.

The worst they can do is ban PSN accounts.

So...what's to stop some one from not connecting to the internet?

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"]This isn't even true. Easyle

Yes it is. Read the entire article.

It makes sense as well, if you think about it.

If in case this is real, sony would only be limited to disabling ps3s that have been hacked and with psn accounts, so that they can brick your console 'legally'. lol

Will never happen. The best they could do is keep you off PSN. That's what MS does, seems to work on some level. Although, it will be a bit harder for Sony in the long run.

I believe that's enough. People who are devoted PS3 fans aren't going to risk a perma-ban, or cat and mouse games with Sony just steal a game from a dev they love and support. I think Uncharted 3 will sell the same amount of copies whether, or not, the ability exist to pirate it.

from what I understand the consoles running pirate games using the recent hack would be indistinguishable from consoles running legit copies.sonny2dap

Not if SONY knows something that hackers don't know about :P.

I wouldnt say they DESTROYED any hopes of jailbreak... first off they would NEVER go as far as rendering console unuseable, they would probably just ban you off PSN l ike they did with the psp or xbox live, so you can still jailbreak your ps3, never go online with it and be perfectly fine.

[QUOTE="sonny2dap"]from what I understand the consoles running pirate games using the recent hack would be indistinguishable from consoles running legit copies.Kashiwaba

Not if SONY knows something that hackers don't know about :P.

M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.Easyle

I hope they ban the **** out of hackers PSN accounts.

[QUOTE="Easyle"]M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.SAGE_OF_FIRE

Even on 360 there isn't any hardware in case you don't know even hack on 360 is a soft mod (Homebrew).

[QUOTE="Easyle"]M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.SAGE_OF_FIRE

Lol, no just no. I will believe it when I see it.SaltyMeatballs

I think Uncharted 3 will sell the same amount of copies whether, or not, the ability exist to pirate it.

gamecubepad

Never underestimate teh Cell!

[QUOTE="Easyle"]M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.SAGE_OF_FIRE

[QUOTE="Easyle"]M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.SAGE_OF_FIRE

[QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"][QUOTE="Easyle"]M$ has done it in the past.. I don't know why people are thinking thats its simply not possible.Easyle

Unless Sony bricks every PS3 and copy of software in circulation, it ain't happening.

[QUOTE="Easyle"][QUOTE="SAGE_OF_FIRE"] This is different. Microsoft released an update that detected changes with the hardware and would ban that specific console from playing on Xbox Live. With the Ps3 there isn't any hardware modifications at all. You use the same key that Sony uses to authorize content, there is no way for Sony to detect anything. DucksBrains

Unless Sony bricks every PS3 and copy of software in circulation, it ain't happening.

It has to be connected to the internet for that to work. I'm sure that'll be really easy to get around.

If someone wants to pirate on your system badly enough, you cannot stop them. You'd think people would have learned this by now.

DarkLink77

I agree. All hackers, etc., are going to do is find another way around it.

It has to be connected to the internet for that to work. I'm sure that'll be really easy to get around.

If someone wants to pirate on your system badly enough, you cannot stop them. You'd think people would have learned this by now.

DarkLink77

Ok, but to go online you still have to sign into their servers. There probably will be something to detect that will differentiate people that are hacking from people that aren't and then Sony would swoop in. (Hopefully).Easyle

Unless Sony bricks every PS3 and copy of software in circulation, it ain't happening.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

It has to be connected to the internet for that to work. I'm sure that'll be really easy to get around.

If someone wants to pirate on your system badly enough, you cannot stop them. You'd think people would have learned this by now.

Mrmccormo

Why not just turn off your router?

[QUOTE="Mrmccormo"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

It has to be connected to the internet for that to work. I'm sure that'll be really easy to get around.

If someone wants to pirate on your system badly enough, you cannot stop them. You'd think people would have learned this by now.

ShuichiChamp24

Why not just turn off your router?

If you don't want to play online games you can.