29th March 2010, 8:41 AM
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/...tion-3.ars
They're removing linux support from the PS3 for "security reasons" and "to ensure they can provide us with the best content". How does this ensure anything exaclty? It's just words. They're scared someone will use linux to hack the firmware and have decided to take out a feature I've been using. What a terrible move. It's one thing to remove a feature in a remodel, but I already bought and paid for this system, and that was a built in feature. Their only consolation is that, as of yet, the firmware isn't literally forced into my system. Small consolation considering if I don't upgrade they're not letting me on their network any more, and future games probably won't work.
Just leave it in there Sony. Don't give us this cheap excuse. If someone finds some hack with linux, it happens, just accept the consequences of putting it in there to begin with.
I don't like slippery slope logic, but what if Sony decides that they could stand to make a lot more money off future PS2 emulated game sales if they cut out the ability to play PS2 disks from a future firmware update? I'm trying to see how that's fundamentally different than this...
They're removing linux support from the PS3 for "security reasons" and "to ensure they can provide us with the best content". How does this ensure anything exaclty? It's just words. They're scared someone will use linux to hack the firmware and have decided to take out a feature I've been using. What a terrible move. It's one thing to remove a feature in a remodel, but I already bought and paid for this system, and that was a built in feature. Their only consolation is that, as of yet, the firmware isn't literally forced into my system. Small consolation considering if I don't upgrade they're not letting me on their network any more, and future games probably won't work.
Just leave it in there Sony. Don't give us this cheap excuse. If someone finds some hack with linux, it happens, just accept the consequences of putting it in there to begin with.
I don't like slippery slope logic, but what if Sony decides that they could stand to make a lot more money off future PS2 emulated game sales if they cut out the ability to play PS2 disks from a future firmware update? I'm trying to see how that's fundamentally different than this...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)