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PSVita forces firmware updates, spies on you

Your little, $250 handheld won't let you manage your own files until you are deemed worthy enough of the feature, by updating your firmware. Certainly, everyone has internet in this day and age- that's why if you connect your Vita to a networkless PC you'll find, like Wololo did, that it won't work. Like, at all. It won't connect.

...And it shall always look at you, watching you, spying on you, and writing your daily life on a database (let it be pornography usage and view, screenshot sharing, and other interesting, perhaps illegal information sharing...), like the monster it is.

Like, seriously, Sony?

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Abash4534d ago

Wow a bitter article from a site called "pspslimhacks.com"? Shocking. Sony is playing hardball with piracy and the very same people complaining are the reason why Sony are this way with piracy now.

blumatt4534d ago (Edited 4534d ago )

Yeah, I mean as much I'd like to just download and pirate all my games, I don't. I pay for my games. And the whole "gotta download certain firmware to use certain features" thing...Well, what do you expect? lol

The fact that piracy was rampant on the PSP is why Sony is taking a much more defensive approach with lots of protective measures in place.

Gamers should BUY their games. And preferably, buy them new, if possible. Of course, I know that's not always possible because no one can afford to buy them all new, but at least some of them. Sony doesn't want piracy to mess up the Vita.

And, regardless of how you want to justify it, piracy IS stealing. If you obtain something for free and it's not given to you, then it's stealing. I used to be the exact opposite. Limewire was my best friend, but I learned that it's robbing the music industry and I started buying all my music.

EDIT: Wow, guys! 5 Disagrees so far for advocating buying your games instead of stealing them. And not one of them had the courage to tell my why. lol

Krew_924534d ago

I agree that we have to buy games, but the only reason you got so many disagrees is because people don't like being told what to do. You sound like a hardcore preacher advocating for anti-piracy.

Also people have different world views, with different set of morals, and principles. One person can see piracy as an evil vile act, while others may see it as something trivial.

SynGamer4533d ago (Edited 4533d ago )

I fully agree with the first two comments. If you can afford to but the system, lay down the money and buy the games. I, for one, am glad Sony is tracking just about everything we do with the Vita. They have the right to try and protect it from the hackers.

Props Sony :)

Is it February yet? I can't wait much longer for my Vita!

EDIT: regarding legal issues, I would imagine that as soon as you boot the PS Vita for the first time, there is likely a Terms and Conditions. I would venture to say that if one doesn't accept that, they can simply return the PS Vita.

smashcrashbash4534d ago (Edited 4534d ago )

The people who usually get the most upset and angry about things like this are the very same people who are itching to see the VITA hacked. Forced updates sound good to me. You won't have to force me to do that on my fully legal VITA.I have no sympathy for cheaters, thieves and liars. Spare me the long sob stories about how a hacked VITA will be better.

viperman2404534d ago

So let me get this straight, just cause the Vita doesn't let you transfer files when your computer isn't connected to the internet. You automatically assume its spying on you.

Great detective work.

And like smashcrashbash said, only the people who want to hack the Vita are pissed about this.

On a side note correct me if I'm wrong, isnt the ipod the same?

danielle0074534d ago

Sorry, scb, replying to viperman240.

Correcting you since you're wrong, iPods aren't the same. It doesn't require an internet connection to add/remove files, and it doesn't force every update on you.

kevnb4534d ago (Edited 4534d ago )

this is pretty draconian. I dont pirate and dont want to be spied on. worst part is the pirates will defeat this but legit users will suffer.

SynGamer4533d ago

How will the legit users suffer? You assume that SPYing is bad. What if I changed that to LOGging? Not so evil now. Guess what, just about ever tablet and cellphone LOGs data at some level to better diagnose issues when they arise. No personal information is gathered (usually) but this logging gives them an idea of what was happening when issues arose, that way they can better help the customer.

If you aren't doing anything illegal, you have nothing to worry about. :)

kevnb4533d ago

what if I dont have internet access. What if I dont trust the company who put rootkits on music cds?

SynGamer4533d ago

No internet? Really? you're posting on a website...if you have no internet but are spending $250+ on a portable gaming device, I think it's safe to say you have internet.

As far as rootkits, Sony paid for their mistake. I don't foresee that happening again.

farhad2k84534d ago

Sony is doing what should have been done 5 years ago with the PS3.
This will stop the hackers from doing some nasty shit to Sony.

I really can't wait to get my hands on the PSV. :(

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Silly gameAr4534d ago

Not sure I care what a site with hack in the name has to say about anything gaming related.

rezzah4534d ago

even if it was something hacksucks.com?

=p

Silly gameAr4534d ago

@rezzah

I'm sick of hacks/hacking/hackers period. White hat, black hat, sh*t hat I don't care.

resistance1004534d ago

......next story please. As Silly gameAr said i'm don't really care for a site's gaming opinion when they have Hack in their name.

Noticeably_FAT4534d ago

This shouldn't be a surprise, Sony pushes updates as it is if you want to play online.

Lots of negative Sony in the new lately. Cant say it's been their best year.

DonaldBeck4534d ago

it HAS been there best year. uncharted 3 got a 10/10
we got tons of exclusives ect
the only people who cant see that are trolls.
and negative press for ign giving ps3 the best console of 2011? seriously...

anyways any troll can make 50 websites bashing sony, it does not mean its true, and it isn't, not by A loooong shot buddy.

BX814534d ago

Tons of exclusives? Doesn't mean that they are worth buying. The last game I purchased for the PS3 was Uncharted 3 and before that I can't recall. I don't like the idea of sony recording what I'm doing on my system but I also didn't see any proof in the article where sony is actually doing this. Damn hackers! Just leave things alone!

blumatt4534d ago (Edited 4534d ago )

So you're telling me that Uncharted 3 was the only one worth buying out of all 10 or more exclusives that came out this year? lol I could understand if there were only like 2 or 3 (I'm looking at you...well you know who) exclusives. But the PS3 had 10 or so this year and I know that most of them were quality.

Titanz4534d ago (Edited 4534d ago )

I want my Vita to see me looking hot! :P

badz1494534d ago

How many birthday suits do you have?? I know everybody has 1 but you have more? Do you even understand what's "birthday suit" in the 1st place?

danielle0074534d ago

... ARE YOU GOING TO SKIN OTHER PEOPLE SO YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE BIRTHDAY SUIT ?!

BX814534d ago

Maybe he rocks tassles one day, a bow tie the next, etc...

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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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1nsomniac4d ago (Edited 4d 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.

Eonjay3d ago (Edited 3d 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.

isarai3d 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

Einhander19723d 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"

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@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.

Einhander19723d 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.

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d 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

NotoriousWhiz3d 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.

Eonjay3d 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).

RaiderNation2d ago (Edited 2d 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.

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Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d 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.

exputers32d ago

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

Profchaos31d ago (Edited 31d 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_looken31d 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.

z2g32d ago

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

phoenixwing32d ago

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

H932d ago

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

jambola32d 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

SegaSaturn66932d ago

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

Popsicle32d 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.

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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

PassNextquestion32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola32d 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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