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PS3 3.30 System Software Update (3D, trophy sorting, taunting Dragona)
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The Faceless Master
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how many people use PS3 Linux?Grooski said:
how many people have a 3D TV?
yeah, they introduced an even more niche feature than the one they removed...
OldJadedGamer
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The Faceless Master said:
Shhhh, don't talk about it or they'll remove this feature too. Or is there a 2 year window before features are safe from being removed?
RavenFox said:
Edit: I didn't know that the original console that purchased the content had to be online and the content couldn't be used by other PSN IDs on that console. That's a bit strict.
I wouldn't mind them copying MS's way of requiring a console that didn't originally download the content to be signed in to use it while the original console's content could be used by all accounts on the system.
Trailblaster
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The Faceless Master said:
True but:
3d media and Gaming adoption will most certanly grow over time as will the profits generated by them.
Where as Linux on the PS3 was pretty much dead and offered Sony no financial incentive for supporting it. Linux on the PS3 was also showing signs of being security liability
So Faceless, if you were Sony which feature one would you adopt and which feature would you drop?
The Faceless Master
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so you buy it and your wife/gf/brother/sister/roomie etc can't play itRavenFox said:
Trailblaster
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Rat Salad said:
Yeah because PS3 uesers are Forced to use Home.
smh...every fucking PS3 thread.
The Faceless Master
Member
if i was Sony, i'd keep Linux because i use Linux.Trailblaster said:
badcrumble
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I just tested it and they seem to have fixed the region-free EU Blu-Ray problem. It works with my LIFE Blu-Ray, at any rate.
The Faceless Master
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true, it's a bad comparison.Trailblaster said:
you're not FORCED to use home, but you ARE forced to choose between Linux and the PSN.
Zombie James
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Are we seriously going to have a Linux debate every time a new firmware release comes out?
The Faceless Master
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MEGATON!badcrumble said:
The Faceless Master
Member
no, just until a paid feature that was removed is re-added.Zombie James said:
Trailblaster
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The Faceless Master said:
Yes and just like any software service you have to agree to Sony's terms of service. If Sony decided that, to use their service you have to disable "Other OS" their with in their right as the service provider to do so.
It may not be a nice choice but it is your choice to make.
Trailblaster
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badcrumble said:
HOLY CRAP!! paging Dragona!!
Dragona Akehi
Retired
The irony.
The Faceless Master
Member
so basically, you agree with me.Trailblaster said:
Infinite Justice
Member
badcrumble said:
O_O Really?
Dragona Akehi said:
i guess you have not updated due to the loss of linux
Trailblaster
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The Faceless Master said:
Yes...yes i do.
badcrumble
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My guess is they updated the Blu-Ray profile in preparation for 3D Blu-Ray support.
Trailblaster
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Dragona Akehi said:
:lol
Trailblaster
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badcrumble said:
I think you may be on to something there.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
h3ro said:
Considering I actually use my PS3's Linux, I'm not about to find out any time soon.
Dragona Akehi
Retired
I'll be sure to test it out on another PS3 to see if it actually works though.
Not bad Sony, only thirteen months to fix something you fucked up in the first place.
Not bad Sony, only thirteen months to fix something you fucked up in the first place.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Is custom firmware still coming? That would make everyone happy (except Sony)
badcrumble
Member
This was my first time trying them out on my PS3, to be fair - 'twas just a test. If it's a false alarm, I'm sorry (I didn't want the Oprah Winfrey voiceover - I don't know why people think that the US will have a problem with Attenborough). You may be right.swoon said:
Trailblaster
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h3ro said:
It sounds like the exploit isn't somthing they couldn't just patch, and the risk of keeping Linux far out weighed the gains. Or at lest in Sony's eyes.
It really sucks because any chance a of more fully supported Linux OS with GPU acceleration on the PS4 goes out the window also.
Fucking Gehot...
Zombie James
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badcrumble said:
I don't remember who it was I had this debate with last time, but this is a situation where Sony clearly did something with the Blu-ray playback and it's not mentioned anywhere when you download the firmware or on the Playstation Blog. Sony really needs to start writing more detailed release notes.
paperheart
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I'm glad to hear about the trophy sorting. Next up, trophy auto-syncing.
badcrumble
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I doubt that Sony put that much thought or time into it. My guess is that some suit got forwarded the story by someone who read about it on the internet, freaked out, and told the lowly firmware team to remove OtherOS ASAP, and they dutifully complied. I honestly don't think that it was some thoughtful, reluctant move, but a quick and instinctive and thoughtless one. I don't think there was malice in it, but I don't think it was an informed decision on Sony's part in the least either; it's just fairly typical corporate blundering.Trailblaster said: