11-20-2005, 02:32 PM | #1 | |||
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Sony, wot's the dope, man?
Here are a couple links about the Sony BMG scandal:
The Rootkit of All Evil | The New York Times, November 19, 2005 Quote:
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What d'you guys think'll go on with the PS3 in this case? If Sony decide to implement it as we've heard, it could easily affect the sales of the console and further stain their reputation, giving MS and Nintendo better opportunity to snag shares of the market. But they'd still sell a lot of PS3s, I'm sure.
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11-20-2005, 02:42 PM | #2 |
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They're definately going to sell a lot of PS3's, no matter what happens. But like the former king Nintendo fell, so could Sony just as easily. They've got to face the fact that Microsoft has a pretty strong set-up this time, and Nintendo aren't going to pussy out of this game.
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11-20-2005, 03:44 PM | #3 |
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As I said before, I would jump ship to the Xbox if Sony put that garbage onto the PS3. I think they've learned their lesson with the audio CDs, though. In something as massive and expensive as the design and launch of a new console, I don't think they want to take their chances.
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11-20-2005, 04:13 PM | #4 |
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Thing is that they're thinking of taking that chance. That they had already made the announcement of the anti-piracy system for PS3 confirms this. But at this point they're realizing how retarded they'd be if they chose to follow up on it, especially with their screwing people over with the audio cd deal.
Combine that with other factors - lack of quality online features, difficulty by devs to program for PS3, postponing PS3's release til end of next year, MS encroaching on the Japanese market and snagging top Japanese devs there, that multimillion dollar lawsuit over the force feedback controller patent breach, etc.
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11-20-2005, 05:09 PM | #5 |
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I refuse to buy a PS3 because I hate all of those retarded Japanese games that come out for it.
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11-21-2005, 03:59 AM | #6 | |
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11-21-2005, 04:59 AM | #7 |
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Your console sending infomation back to HQ? I think it's already been done by Microsoft. I believe Halo 2 had a hidden surprise in it.
This story doesn't really have anything to do with the Playstation 3, rootkit technology doesn't really apply to consoles. DRM technology has been sending infomation back for years, Photoshop 7 (I think it was 7) did it. The story is news because a) it's a rootkit, used to be invisible to conventional scanners, b) they didn't ask if they could install it (no where in the EULA does it say that you're going to install software, and the install is invisible, c) it has been exploited by hackers developing trojans because it was badly written, d) there are some bugs that make it impossible uninstall and has caused Windows to not detect a CD Drive.
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11-22-2005, 12:47 AM | #8 |
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I still can't understand any copy protected cds. Not only does it make enjoying music you have LEGALLY aquired inconvenient. It does nothing to stop pirates from downloading the cds.
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11-22-2005, 10:53 AM | #10 |
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Did someone say ICO, Shadow of the Colossus, and Okami?!!
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Sony BMG Sued Over CD's With Anti-Piracy Software | The New York Times, November 22, 2005
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