'Sony can't quit Ps3 slim pirates'
Speaking with GamesIndustry.biz, Walfisz - who had previously been an important player in developing Ubi's new DRM technologies - suggested that since playing pirated games doesn't require a modchip, Sony won't be in a position to detect hacked consoles.
"If that hack works as reported, I wouldn't think Sony can regain any control," said Walfisz.
"And provided that it would appear that users won't even have to have a hardware mod-chip to experiment with pirated games, I would not believe that Sony can even detect which users to lock rid of PSN."
Although he recognised which the platform holder could employ tactics a lot like those utilised by Microsoft, these would likely be ineffective since users could take their console offline.
"They could attempt to employ a similar system to Xbox Live, to ensure that people running hacked systems won't acquire PSN. But Sony won't be capable to stop people from running pirated game copies providing the machines are certainly not set up online."
Walfisz's bold statements stem on the indisputable fact that the PS3's core architecture has become completely opened to exploit loopholes from the hardware itself, thereby limiting the ways Sony can use to deal with the problems.
"They way the PS3(cheapest ps3 games) seems to have been hacked, it is now completely open. The hackers can make pirated copies that completely mimic the state Sony digital signature, defining it as extremely simple to use pirated copies of games, with the necessity for the hardware chip modifications," explained Walfisz.
He continued to state he feels the PS3 could suffer piracy issues on a level much more than the PSP, which is notorious internet marketing extremely mod-friendly.
"I would assume that pirated copies may be stored on the HDD too, making it very easy to make use of that PS3(cheapest wii games) piracy, unpredictable moment, may even surpass the handhelds."
The Ubi man suggested the only method for this now's to revise the PS3 hardware itself, that would be described as a costly process.
"I don't even think that they'll do much. Each console is hacked this completely, the hardware manufacturer can't really do anything. They will maybe update their hardware for new console sales, which would be a long and expensive process, but that wont stop users from running pirated copies around the current hardware.
"And updating the hardware ought to be carried out a way that doesn't prevent users from running already-released games. I doubt you can apply."
Quite a few PS3(buy ps3 games) hackers are facing legal action from Sony.
"If that hack works as reported, I wouldn't think Sony can regain any control," said Walfisz.
"And provided that it would appear that users won't even have to have a hardware mod-chip to experiment with pirated games, I would not believe that Sony can even detect which users to lock rid of PSN."
Although he recognised which the platform holder could employ tactics a lot like those utilised by Microsoft, these would likely be ineffective since users could take their console offline.
"They could attempt to employ a similar system to Xbox Live, to ensure that people running hacked systems won't acquire PSN. But Sony won't be capable to stop people from running pirated game copies providing the machines are certainly not set up online."
Walfisz's bold statements stem on the indisputable fact that the PS3's core architecture has become completely opened to exploit loopholes from the hardware itself, thereby limiting the ways Sony can use to deal with the problems.
"They way the PS3(cheapest ps3 games) seems to have been hacked, it is now completely open. The hackers can make pirated copies that completely mimic the state Sony digital signature, defining it as extremely simple to use pirated copies of games, with the necessity for the hardware chip modifications," explained Walfisz.
He continued to state he feels the PS3 could suffer piracy issues on a level much more than the PSP, which is notorious internet marketing extremely mod-friendly.
"I would assume that pirated copies may be stored on the HDD too, making it very easy to make use of that PS3(cheapest wii games) piracy, unpredictable moment, may even surpass the handhelds."
The Ubi man suggested the only method for this now's to revise the PS3 hardware itself, that would be described as a costly process.
"I don't even think that they'll do much. Each console is hacked this completely, the hardware manufacturer can't really do anything. They will maybe update their hardware for new console sales, which would be a long and expensive process, but that wont stop users from running pirated copies around the current hardware.
"And updating the hardware ought to be carried out a way that doesn't prevent users from running already-released games. I doubt you can apply."
Quite a few PS3(buy ps3 games) hackers are facing legal action from Sony.
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