![]() Sony’s PSP has suffered from similar exploits, leading to widespread piracy on the portable. In a BBC Interview, the software wunderkind said the effort took five weeks, and would allow hacked systems to play pirated games. ![]() ![]() On the PlayStation Blog, SCEA director of corporate communications and social media Patrick Seybold said the move was due to “security concerns.” Though no specific concerns were named, the move comes almost exactly two months after American hacker George Hotz, who famously unlocked the iPhone, announced he had hacked the PS3′s operating system. That grumbling turned to outrage today, when Sony Computer Entertainment announced the April 1 v3.21 PS3 firmware update will disable the Other OS option altogether. However, when the PS3 Slim was released last year, it lacked the “Other OS” feature, causing some grumbling from the Linux community. ( Gamespot) – When the PlayStation 3 debuted in 2006, Sony played up the fact that alternate operating systems could be installed on the console. It was developed under the creative direction of famed comic book artist Jim Lee. Set within the DC Comics world, DC Universe Online lets players create a superhero or villain and fight alongside or against iconic comic book characters, such as the Joker, Batman, Superman, and others. He did not offer further specifics as to how well the PS3 iteration is selling. Smedley said DC Universe Online was #1 in sales on Steam last week. Smedley also used the social networking space to tout Steam sales figures. “Working on out-of-stock problems for DCUO,” he said. The news comes via the Twitter post of SOE president John Smedley, who said the game is evaporating from store shelves. According to the publisher, the title has used its superhuman strength to become SOE’s fastest-selling game ever. ( Gamespot) – Sony Online Entertainment’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game DC Universe Online is proving to be a massive success for its maker. “The network business itself still only makes a small direct contribution to earnings, but we see a potential drop in hardware sales as a concern.” “There is a real concern that trust in Sony’s business will decline,” Kota Ezawa, analyst at Citigroup Global Markets Japan, wrote in a note ahead of the comments from Stringer. One analyst said security concerns could weigh on sales of Sony’s gadgets and hurt growth prospects for its network services. The incident may prove to be a significant setback for a company looking to recover after being outmanoeuvred by Apple in portable music and Samsung Electronics in flat-screen TVs and which faces a tough fight in video games with Nintendo and Microsoft. “As a company we, and I, apologize for the inconvenience and concern caused by this attack,” Stringer said on Sony’s U.S. Stringer’s comments, which did not specify when services would resume, come after criticism of his leadership since Sony revealed hackers had compromised the data of more than 100 million accounts used for accessing games and music over the Internet. ( Reuters) – Sony Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer apologised to users of its PlayStation Network and other online services, breaking his silence on the biggest Internet security break-in ever.
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