Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
Emerald Lance
For somebody who has sucky security, they sure did last a long time. If I recall correctly, the PS3 took longer to successfully hack than most other systems combined.
Of course, I WILL admit that a console that is too difficult to hack is one that I won't plan on buying soon. Let's hope the 3DS gets a good flash card soon.
You have to understand. Hackers were not interested in it. It wasn't hacked because the hackers had what they wanted, linux. The time the hackers started on it was around the time Sony removed OtherOS. If you count from that time, to the time it was hacked it was only 6 months. As opposed to the 12 Xbox 360 lasted. The PS3, at first glance, looked secure. That is why people said it was the most secure. But with minimal inspection of the console to everyone's surprise you could recover the private keys with a simple math equation because it was improper implementation of cryptographic algorithms. It was a mixture of incompetence and pissed off linux users that lead to Sonys demise.
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
brienj
No, I haven't. Blu-ray disc player, I will NEVER buy one. Even a Blu-ray disc itself, I will NEVER buy one. That's just one of the many things that I would never, ever purchase, and I will just wait until the next HD optical system to come out. I understand that Sony produces micro-chips that may be contained within some products, and I can't open every single item I buy, and make sure that every single component inside is not a Sony chip, but I will not buy anything with the Sony name on it, nor will I buy anything that is owned by Sony. However, before I buy a cell phone, TV, or any other big electronic purchase, I always make sure it is completely Sony free. I have done this for many years, and I will continue to do so until I die.
At least their TV is fine, the hackers can't hack your Sony's TV :D
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
Mayunfive
At least their TV is fine, the hackers can't hack your Sony's TV :D
It's a matter of principle against their business practices and lawsuits that I won't buy their products, but anyway, here's the next exciting article on them:
http://www.dailytech.com/Sony+Loses+...ticle21725.htm
Poor, poor Sony, I weep for you. :rolf:
You'll notice too, that with all these "attacks" that they are just showing Sony to be a joke and they don't actually steal anything, even though they could. Just remember that. Sony is lucky that they are just being embarrassed by all of this, it could be way worse than it is.
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
brienj
It's a matter of principle against their business practices and lawsuits that I won't buy their products, but anyway, here's the next exciting article on them:
http://www.dailytech.com/Sony+Loses+...ticle21725.htm
Poor, poor Sony, I weep for you. :rolf:
You'll notice too, that with all these "attacks" that they are just showing Sony to be a joke and they don't actually steal anything, even though they could. Just remember that. Sony is lucky that they are just being embarrassed by all of this, it could be way worse than it is.
OMG poor Sony
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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The humiliation of Sony's security is proof that the online world is still very much like the Wild West. If you anger one person enough, you may need protection; but if you
anger the masses, half-baked protection outfits may not be good enough
Thanks to the "hackers" we now know how bad PSN was. I will never trust SONY again.
I feel bad for the customers.
The good news is... Final Fantasy Versus XIII No Longer PS3 Only.
Yoichi Wada has clarified his statements regarding the possiblility of a 360 release of FFvXIII via his Twitter account.
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
Sephiroth
Thanks to the "hackers" we now know how bad PSN was. I will never trust SONY again.
I feel bad for the customers.
The good news is... Final Fantasy Versus XIII No Longer PS3 Only.
Yoichi Wada has clarified his statements regarding the possiblility of a 360 release of FFvXIII via his
Twitter account.
that would be awesome if final fantasy versus xiii came out on 360 too
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
Sephiroth
Thanks to the "hackers" we now know how bad PSN was. I will never trust SONY again.
I feel bad for the customers.
The good news is... Final Fantasy Versus XIII No Longer PS3 Only.
Yoichi Wada has clarified his statements regarding the possiblility of a 360 release of FFvXIII via his
Twitter account.
He said it was possible, but it is not confirmed if it will go to 360. They brought this up with FF13 when they said they barely got the game on 3 discs while not cutting anything out of it.
Square-Enix does not have a problem with multiple discs, but they also don't want to have TOO many. They do not want to cut content. From what I have seen the PS3 version of Versus could well barely fit on the disc.
They always want both versions to be equal. It just comes down to if it will work out or not. One thing Microsoft needs to do is have bigger sized DVDs for the 360. Square already said they do not want to cut content because they want to be fair.
Versus would sell alright on 360, but they need to look at the very best way to get there because they refuse to cut anything out
Re: Anybody ready to realize that Sony is a joke when it comes to security yet?
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Originally Posted by
brienj
You have to think too, why are Sony being attacked, and not Microsoft or Nintendo or Sega or any other company like them? Sony has brought this all upon themselves with their practices. Maybe this will wake them up, if it doesn't, then I don't see the attacks stopping, and I don't see them recovering, and maybe it will finally be the end of them for good. If it is, I say good riddance.
You do have a good point there. What I see happening is SONY shutting down their game division and sticking to multimedia. I think moviebob said it best when describing how the current generation of gaming is in trouble in Game OverThinker v11:
"And then the final variable. SONY and Microsoft, two thirds of the total game companies, aren't even really game companies. They're massive multinational corporate empires with comparatively small video game divisions. Meaning that, if what I just described were to happen (and it will) they'd have no good financial reason to try and keep those divisions around the MINUTE they become prohibitively unprofitable." (I love that guy...)
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Originally Posted by
mojobojo
You have to understand. Hackers were not interested in it. It wasn't hacked because the hackers had what they wanted, linux. The time the hackers started on it was around the time Sony removed OtherOS. If you count from that time, to the time it was hacked it was only 6 months. As opposed to the 12 Xbox 360 lasted. The PS3, at first glance, looked secure. That is why people said it was the most secure. But with minimal inspection of the console to everyone's surprise you could recover the private keys with a simple math equation because it was improper implementation of cryptographic algorithms. It was a mixture of incompetence and pissed off linux users that lead to Sonys demise.
Huh. I had no idea. I had always figured it was being attempted from the get-go. Show's how far out of the loop I am...