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Breach Complicates Sony's Network Ambitions

TOKYO—The hacker who penetrated Sony Corp.'s online PlayStation videogame service and possibly collected credit-card data from millions of users delivered a blow to the company's long-pursued but elusive goal of linking its consumer electronic devices to an online network of movies, music and videogames.

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Close_Second4780d ago

Lets just get back to basics and get the bloody thing back up again so we can multiplay again!

Homicide4780d ago

Sad days for Sony. The media is having a fit over this, customers are angry/impatient about the matter, and now Sony's image has been tarnished. This might very well be the end for Sony.

C_Menz4780d ago

End of Sony? LOL, far from it.. Sony isn't just in gaming, and overall it may hurt it's short term stock prices and revenue but in the long run it won't hurt them that much.

house4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

talk about over reacting a bit

everyone keeps pointing fingers to Sony yet when it comes to point the finger to the person that is responsible the hacker no one seems to talk about it the reason psn is down, the reason why some data got stolen is because of hackers

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it wouldn't have been hacked if the hackers would have just left it alone anyone with calm and sense knows anything can be hacked if a government site can be hacked what makes you think psn cant be hacked

undercovrr4780d ago

So you're saying its 100% the hacker's fault and 0% Sony's fault? This would have NOT HAPPENED in the first place if Sony hadn't cut costs in their PSN security

ash_divine4780d ago

@undercovrr

And how exactly do you know they cut costs?

lee_ten4780d ago

undercovrr: so we completely ignore what hackers did and shift the blame to sony. okay, great logic there. /s

jonboi244780d ago

Or a turning point in society. Though this will ultimately hurt Sony's image, I doubt it will keep them down for long. Look at those automobile manufactures that had to have their government to bail them out with billions of dollars. They lost face and eventually it was forgotten. Could Sony have done a better job, of course they could have but you have to face the fact that the internet is not safe and do be honest it never was. Sony is not the first and won't be the last major company to be hacked. This is a warning that nothing is safe now a days. I mean look at all the info we give out everyday on the internet. Facebook, iTunes, Xbox live and etc, all our info is out there and is pretty much available for any hacker(s) to get. The internet needs to change for the better or people will continue to abuse it.

ZBlacktt4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

Good statement. It's todays news. Give it a month when everyone is back to gaming online. Just like no one talks about the Xbox 50% fail rate anymore. Neither will this be front page. People all live and learn. Then move on.

ceedubya94780d ago

ZBlacktt,

People on this site still bring up the early 360 failure rate from time to time.

But I agree, people won't be talking about this too much once its all finally sorted out.

ZBlacktt4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

Google hacking... you'll see many large companies have been hacked into. Even the Pentagon which is our countries ( US ) National Defense.

SuperSaiyan44780d ago

I wouldn't call a plane landing in it hacked more like semi-blown up?

v1c1ous4780d ago

@supersaiyan4

you cant be this retarded...

ZBlacktt4780d ago

v1c1ous, it seems he can be.

Max_Dissatisfaction4780d ago

I don't know about retarded, but he's hilarious. Last couple of comments of his have been flooring me with laughter

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ComboBreaker4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

The end for Sony?

Actually, this is a new beginning for Sony.

This is going to force Sony to rebuilt itself. Strengthen itself. Hardened itsef.

Sony's going to raise up from this fall and Sony is going to be tougher than ever. And better than ever.

"And why do we fall, Bruce?"
"So we can learn to pick ourselves up." - Thomas Wayne

Sony, The Dark Knight, rises.

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metsgaming4780d ago

Was there any real gaming news the past week. Im sure there was but with everything here being about psn i cant think of any. What was some news about actual games this week?

Kemicalbeliefs4780d ago

That games still work, even without PSN. Apart from some EA games, which we should be shouting at them for linking the actual game to the network and not Sony.

montyburns0004780d ago

it will be remembered, guaranteed. clock fiasco? nothing compared to this.

Max_Dissatisfaction4780d ago

LA NOIRE is better on ps3, news that I remember from this week

ZBlacktt4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

There's another one of those catch words

"The hacker who penetrated Sony Corp.'s online PlayStation videogame service and "possibly" collected credit-card data from millions of users ".

Every story is full of them. Real attention grabbers to raise hype and fear. In the hopes you read right over it and just go OH MY GOD! SOMEONE STOLE MY INFO!!1!1!!

B1663r4780d ago

Sont's own faq uses corporate weasel words to describe the disposition of cc# data which is why you should take action based upon the certainty that your cc# was stolen along with all your personal data.

The only reason Sony hasn't admitted, and wont admit, that your cc# was stolen is legal liability.

But other than that, you should do what sony tells you to do, call your bank and request a new cc#. Although you have to read between the lines of the PSN FAQ to get that answer. (again if they came out and told you to call your bank and request a new cc# they would be on the hook for the cc# change fee)

ZBlacktt4780d ago (Edited 4780d ago )

Opinion right? Next, I own a company and I'm pretty aware on what to do. For starters, I don't leave my CC number in my PSN account. Unless you are buying stuff everyday, why would you? Knowing darn well many other large data holding companies have had issues like this.

Wish I had my 9 bubbles back before the site change, lol. :(

ZugZug II4780d ago

Is ps3 still better sonyfags?

thehitman4780d ago

Considering I got games to play even w/ PSN in a mess and my 360 friends have no games to play with their XBL working ya it is.

ceedubya94780d ago

Both of you should just stop.

linko18-19904780d ago

Your such a troll, you talk crap about ps3, bcuz you probably don't have one. but in the inside you know, you want to play those great ps3 only games. I also own a 360, and to be honest, I haven't touched that shit since I got bored of halo reach couple of months ago. now only my little brother plays it, thats why xbl its so full of little whiny girls.

Dart894780d ago

Awww look someone's trolling the ps3 articles cuz he has no games to play xDDDD.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai4d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19724d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot4d ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19724d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz4d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay4d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers33d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken32d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g33d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing33d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H933d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola33d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66933d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle33d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg33d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos33d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola33d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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