Hacking Sony already forcing updates on vita...

[Guild McCommunist]

Pretty sure the Air Force is more so just cannibalizing the PS3s instead of just hooking them all up and having them require updates and crap.

They were using them in a cluster as-is, and the issue is if one overheats or something, when they send it in for repair it comes back with the latest firmware and no OtherOS.

I guess that's true but even it's just one computer of theirs.

And yeah, I phrased the "complained about when taken away" part badly, I meant to say that people only complained that it was taken away despite the fact no one used. It was an excuse to complain more than a legitimate complaint.

Lack of women's voting rights doesn't affect me, doesn't mean I can't bitch about.

That's not a good example. Women's voting rights do affect you as their decisions and vote is a major part that influences and shapes the future of government. If you're a PC, Wii, or Xbox 360 owner and don't have a PS3 or even have a PS3 and never used OtherOS, you're bitching about something just for the purpose of bitching. You're just asking for some cheese with that whine.

 

[Deleted User]

Welcome to Sony.

Welcome to every company with an online service.

Welcome to the shitty age of gaming, where you legally do not own your own consoles, have to buy half completed games for top dollar prices only to have to fork out again to get the rest via DLC, and are forced to compete against whiny brats on the interwebs.

I'm going retro!

Welcome to the shitty age of humanity, Where people bitch and complain about anything, and think they're entitled to everything.

 

[Rydian]

That's not a good example. Women's voting rights do affect you as their decisions and vote is a major part that influences and shapes the future of government. If you're a PC, Wii, or Xbox 360 owner and don't have a PS3 or even have a PS3 and never used OtherOS, you're bitching about something just for the purpose of bitching. You're just asking for some cheese with that whine.

So the actions of a company removing core features after sale of an object aren't an issue?

Look up shit like "precedence" and "consumer rights", and then go look up all the lawsuits Sony got. Hell, people in EU could get a partial refund from the reseller because it's a problem.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

Look up shit like "precedence" and "consumer rights", and then go look up all the lawsuits Sony got. Hell, people in EU could get a partial refund from the reseller because it's a problem.

I'm not saying it's not a problem, I'm saying it's blown out of proportion.

 

[Joe88]

why does these sony threads always turn into

 

[Rydian]

I'm not saying it's not a problem, I'm saying it's blown out of proportion.

The people who are complaining more in comparison are people who put more faith in trust than you, which is why their reactions seem out of proportion.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I'm not saying it's not a problem, I'm saying it's blown out of proportion.

The people who are complaining more in comparison are people who put more faith in trust than you, which is why their reactions seem out of proportion.

The people I've seen complaining are people who already hated on Sony anyway, now it's just another excuse for them to bitch.

Hell I've seen more PS3 owners here who don't give a shit about it than non-PS3 owners who do.

 

[Foxi4]

Ok, so first application i encountered that forces update to 1.66FW is skype, i am on 1.61...

GASP! A brand-new application likely using a protocol new to the Vita requires an update? Perpostrous!

Seriously thought, if you want to use new OFW functionality, you need a new OFW. I know that you're going to lose VHBL functionality if you update, but that's the price to pay for new Sony applications, and that's that.

Sony can do with their firmware whatever they please - it's their firmware. At the end of the day, it's the end-user who chooses whether or not he/she wants to update.

Nintendo does the same thing with Wii/3DS games by putting Update Partitions on their mediums and nobody complains - when Sony puts up mandatory Updates for new functionality, everybody wants to join a mob and burn down their HQ. Some standards people, please.

 

[GameWinner]

PS3 forces updates all the time, so does the PSP. Why not the Vita?

 

[Un4tural]

Welcome to Sony.

Welcome to every company with an online service.

Sony afterall took away other os and said to customers that they had a choice not to update which is a lie in itself, you update you loose other os, you don't update you cant go online, and access purchases that you paid for on the PSN store, cant play any new games that you have brought from the shops, cant sync trophies either but yeah sony says you have a choice while they take away a feature that early launch buyers paid for, now tell me do you see microsoft and nintendo doing such actions? Nah i didn't think so, don't even get me started on the vita's rediclious restrictions and drm.

OtherOS, aka the thing nobody really used and was only complained about when it was taken away. It was just a scapegoat for Sony haters to hate some more. I'd like to know every PS3 user here who actually extensively used OtherOS to the point that its removal was considered blasphemous.

You do realize if you don't update on like the Wii, Xbox 360, etc, that you can't access the online stores or the content you purchased from the store? Same with syncing achievements on Xbox Live (Wii doesn't have any).

Also, Vita's "DRM"? You mean you have to take 5 extra seconds to connect to the internet when transferring data? Oh no! Seriously, I've used the data manager thing and I don't give a fuck honestly. I still transfer my music over and it's fine. Plus if you have a computer but not an internet connection then I don't know what the fuck you're doing. I guess it's an issue if you have a shitty internet connection that craps out every five minutes but again, who gives a fuck.

A lot of people complain about Sony doing things that actual Sony owners don't care about. It's not because we're "blind Sony lovers", it's because it doesn't actually matter.

The only reason people nowadays bitch about necessary updates is because they're cheap pricks who want to pirate on the system, even when these updates add worthwhile features. Welcome to the digital age, deal with it.

I was using it, updates when prompted to update when going online, yes i am pissed for that.

There isn't free wifi wherever i go as well, so i couldn't transfer even a few songs if not for OpenCM. No thanks to sony.

I don't care about pirating games, I WANT TO RUN HOMEBREW CODE AND WHATEVER I WANT ON THE DEVICE I PAY MONEY FOR. If they want to restrict it to only few activities they feel like i should be doing, they should give the console FREE. screw them they deserve to be hacked.

Also, it is not just few people who "want to pirate games". that is a load of rubbish, if memory doesn't lie, it is straight 8years sony was reporting annual losses? I wonder why would that be...? Certainly not for ass moves like that.

I have to pay 8-40£ just to play games I OWN ON MY PSP. Not all i paid full price, cause frankly a lot of them aren't worth the plastic they come on. this is why my vita rarely gets even turned on... mostly for music and movie playback, oh did i mention I HAVE TO TAKE HOURS TO CONVERT MOVIES TO PLAY ON IT. i don't think many have to do this... Screen is gorgeous tho.

So i carry around my old psp 1000 cause i can play SNES games, sadly yes i don't own the SNES games, i do own all N64 games that i care about though, which most of i can play on PSP as well. NO THX SONY.

So seriously, Sony is digging its own grave... and even though it is racist (the CEO note) it is kind of true... Sony just trying to desperately grab onto some profits, which probably turn more into losses than simply adding android on it, cause i really hate this live area rubbish as well, XMB is so much nicer... at least allow me to use damn buttons to control the live area... after years of using PSP it just feels retarded not being able to use menu with the ACTUAL BUTTONS...

i could go on for days on this, can we just drop it? Sony does deserve to get VITA liberated... they need to move on with the times, instead of stupid adverts about vita about never wanting to touch games on my phone... i gone back to using my psp instead of phone, what does that say...

 

[emigre]

AHHHHHHHHHHH THE ANGST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Foxi4]

I was using it, updates when prompted to update when going online, yes i am pissed for that.

You don't have to update though.

There isn't free wifi wherever i go as well, so i couldn't transfer even a few songs if not for OpenCM. No thanks to sony.

Y'know, they had this problem with the PSP... nobody was buying games? Everybody just used UMD images? They sort of want to know whether you're using exploits or not?

I don't care about pirating games, I WANT TO RUN HOMEBREW CODE AND WHATEVER I WANT ON THE DEVICE I PAY MONEY FOR. If they want to restrict it to only few activities they feel like i should be doing, they should give the console FREE. screw them they deserve to be hacked.

I can see how you'd want to run unsigned code on the console, but 99% of people who want that want it for ISO/ROM loaders, thus by proxy Sony doesn't want you to do that, and if a few homebrewers suffer in the process of eliminating the 99% of pirates, Sony's going to call it a victory. Sorry mate, it's a business for them. You can have your homebrew, but you have no support then. Using unsigned code is the equivalent of shoving a toast into your cartridge slot - it's not supported.

Also, it is not just few people who "want to pirate games". that is a load of rubbish, if memory doesn't lie, it is straight 8years sony was reporting annual losses? I wonder why would that be...? Certainly not for ass moves like that.

Maybe because people have a "lol, buy games for PSP" and "lol, buy games for PS3" attitudes? Hmm...

I have to pay 8-40£ just to play games I OWN ON MY PSP. Not all i paid full price, cause frankly a lot of them aren't worth the plastic they come on. this is why my vita rarely gets even turned on... mostly for music and movie playback, oh did i mention I HAVE TO TAKE HOURS TO CONVERT MOVIES TO PLAY ON IT. i don't think many have to do this... Screen is gorgeous tho.

If converting stuff takes so long, I think it may be your PC that needs an update, not your handheld.

So i carry around my old psp 1000 cause i can play SNES games, sadly yes i don't own the SNES games, i do own all N64 games that i care about though, which most of i can play on PSP as well. NO THX SONY.

GASP! Sony not supporting Nintendo consoles on their Virtual Console section? I wonder why.

So seriously, Sony is digging its own grave... and even though it is racist (the CEO note) it is kind of true... Sony just trying to desperately grab onto some profits, which probably turn more into losses than simply adding android on it, cause i really hate this live area rubbish as well, XMB is so much nicer... at least allow me to use damn buttons to control the live area... after years of using PSP it just feels retarded not being able to use menu with the ACTUAL BUTTONS...

If the community will desire such functionality and inform Sony about it, it's likely to show up in a system update which you will probably ignore anyways because you want VHBL.

i could go on for days on this, can we just drop it? Sony does deserve to get VITA liberated... they need to move on with the times, instead of stupid adverts about vita about never wanting to touch games on my phone... i gone back to using my psp instead of phone, what does that say...

...how exactly are you using your PSP as a phone, voIP? Because y'know, the main functionality of a phone is... y'know... calling people.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

I was using it, updates when prompted to update when going online, yes i am pissed for that.

There isn't free wifi wherever i go as well, so i couldn't transfer even a few songs if not for OpenCM. No thanks to sony.

Congrats, you're like one of three people.

I don't care about pirating games, I WANT TO RUN HOMEBREW CODE AND WHATEVER I WANT ON THE DEVICE I PAY MONEY FOR. If they want to restrict it to only few activities they feel like i should be doing, they should give the console FREE. screw them they deserve to be hacked.

Also, it is not just few people who "want to pirate games". that is a load of rubbish, if memory doesn't lie, it is straight 8years sony was reporting annual losses? I wonder why would that be...? Certainly not for ass moves like that.

I'd like to point out you're not doing it to "pirate games" but odds are you pirated the SNES games you mentioned later on. So yeah. Also realize Sony has been experiencing annual losses because of their TV division which is just shitting everywhere. Their game divisions have been profitable actually. I think like no one from the games division was part of the 10,000 job cuts when Hirai took the reins.

I have to pay 8-40£ just to play games I OWN ON MY PSP. Not all i paid full price, cause frankly a lot of them aren't worth the plastic they come on. this is why my vita rarely gets even turned on... mostly for music and movie playback, oh did i mention I HAVE TO TAKE HOURS TO CONVERT MOVIES TO PLAY ON IT. i don't think many have to do this... Screen is gorgeous tho.

I'm assuming you're talking about rebuying PSP games for the Vita? Yeah, valid criticism. I'll agree. I'm not complaining since I never bought a PSP game so buying them now doesn't matter, but having no form of a redemption program is pretty bad. Although most of the games are decently affordable, I think the only $40 game there is like Tekken 6.

Also, you do realize to natively play video on almost any device it takes a while? You can't just slap an avi file onto an iPod and play it.

I don't want to play this card but at least it can play your video files *cough* 3DS *cough*

So i carry around my old psp 1000 cause i can play SNES games, sadly yes i don't own the SNES games, i do own all N64 games that i care about though, which most of i can play on PSP as well. NO THX SONY.

Don't know what the point was here. Are you blaming Sony for N64 games on the PSP or something? I'm confused

So seriously, Sony is digging its own grave... and even though it is racist (the CEO note) it is kind of true... Sony just trying to desperately grab onto some profits, which probably turn more into losses than simply adding android on it, cause i really hate this live area rubbish as well, XMB is so much nicer... at least allow me to use damn buttons to control the live area... after years of using PSP it just feels retarded not being able to use menu with the ACTUAL BUTTONS...

Except that Hirai isn't even Chinese, he was born in Tokyo. Second, I like how adding words like "desperately" makes the goal of ANY company seem like the goals of the League of Doom. And most of their "losses" in gaming have turned into profits. Look at the PS3 Slim. Sold at a loss but now it's profitable.

Also if you think XMB would be good for the Vita then you're just pretty wrong. XMB worked for a non-touchscreen interface. XMB is just as good as any other touch screen interface. Touchscreens are completely superior in terms of navigating UIs and menus than buttons. If you really want to keep using buttons to control touchscreen devices then you're living like a decade behind the times.

i could go on for days on this, can we just drop it? Sony does deserve to get VITA liberated... they need to move on with the times, instead of stupid adverts about vita about never wanting to touch games on my phone... i gone back to using my psp instead of phone, what does that say...

So you say "Let's stop the arguing guys" after putting some incredibly provoking statements here so you can seem like the "good guy" or the "bigger man" here? Nice job. Especially by completely ruining that statement by following it with "Sony deserves for the Vita to get hacked".

Also complaining about advertisements for the Vita is just the dumbest thing ever. Did I mention the 3DS is a bad device and deserves to get pirated to shit because I don't like their commercials? Yeah, I can see the angry comments coming already.

 

[Un4tural]

i don't say i don't understand or get your view point, i do, i am not saying sony should get vita pirated for the stupid ADs, i am just pointing out that the ADs are stupid, as Vita cannot replace a phone, or phone games... pitching it against phones is silly in it self as they while not superior are more capable in many ways, my phone would replace PSP and VITA if it had some buttons, as there are plenty emulators for them... Also they are utilized far more than the VITA, especially jailbroken devices... even APPs are mostly shareable, just send it to your mate over bluetooth and done... it is a shame that VITA can be so much more yet is held back by the company behind it. i had read an article on gizmodo about how sony focuses on device rather than experience using it and it definitely shows.

Touchscreen is cool on phone, to get it a bigger screen, but it just lacks the mechanical feel of buttons... and i just find it awkward constantly switching between touchscreen and buttons when i want to say change a song... if i got a laptop with a touchscreen, it still allows me to use keyboard or mouse or whatever input i like...

i am not trying to be the good guy or bad guy, i would just like a compromise... i could rip at sony all day long, just for the stupid choices in gaming(motion controls anyone?) even though there were many cool things they did... its just that they seem to rip off other more than innovate themselves. but thats a different topic all together.

erm i am not aware of any n64 games on psp, i am talking about daedalus on psp, which is totally awesome. would be even more awesome if i could fully use it on my vita.

as far as i know xbox360 runs .avi fine? as well as most others. ps3 and vita uses mp4, which from my personal experience neither helps quality nor takes up less space on my memory card.


Yes i am using exploits, all that i can find, though using sony store on 1.61 is hardly an exploit OpenCM probably is though i don't see how it is immoral or unethical to use those, running emulators on my psp is, so is rooting my android phone... piracy isn't really going to be stopped by DRM or lots of inconveniences companies put us through... where theres a need theres a way.

also man i am tired.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

i don't say i don't understand or get your view point, i do, i am not saying sony should get vita pirated for the stupid ADs, i am just pointing out that the ADs are stupid, as Vita cannot replace a phone, or phone games... pitching it against phones is silly in it self as they while not superior are more capable in many ways, my phone would replace PSP and VITA if it had some buttons, as there are plenty emulators for them... Also they are utilized far more than the VITA, especially jailbroken devices... even APPs are mostly shareable, just send it to your mate over bluetooth and done... it is a shame that VITA can be so much more yet is held back by the company behind it. i had read an article on gizmodo about how sony focuses on device rather than experience using it and it definitely shows.

I've seen my fair share of Vita ads on TV and they're not trying to advertise it as a phone replacement. They're advertising it as a portable. Here's the general gist of the two commercials I've seen:

1. Guitar riff plays. "VITA HAS 3G. 3G LETS YOU CONSTANTLY UPDATE LEADERBOARDS. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET BEATEN." More guitar riff.
2. Guitar riff plays. "NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY YOUR PS3 GAMES ON THE GO SUCKS. BUT WITH THE VITA YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR MLB12 GAME FROM THE CONSOLE TO THE HANDHELD. FUCK YEAH." More guitar riff.

The Vita is clearly shown to not be a phone. I bring my Vita to school a lot and kids in class don't go "Woah, is that a new phone?" They go "Woah, is that the new PSP?" For the record pretty much every kid thought my PSP Go was an Xperia Play, that was pretty poor design on their behalf (while the Go is well designed tech wise, it's still a dead ringer for the Xperia Play).

Touchscreen is cool on phone, to get it a bigger screen, but it just lacks the mechanical feel of buttons... and i just find it awkward constantly switching between touchscreen and buttons when i want to say change a song... if i got a laptop with a touchscreen, it still allows me to use keyboard or mouse or whatever input i like...

It's not awkward to anyone whose been relatively in-the-know for technology in the past 5 years. How hard of a transition is it it drag through a list of songs and poke the one you want to play rather than clicking that D-Pad? I hate to say it but you're sounding like an old person who finds using the keyboard on a computer confusing over a typewriter.

i am not trying to be the good guy or bad guy, i would just like a compromise... i could rip at sony all day long, just for the stupid choices in gaming(motion controls anyone?) even though there were many cool things they did... its just that they seem to rip off other more than innovate themselves. but thats a different topic all together.

Wait wait wait. You're gonna rip Sony for the motion controls? You realize so many devices before it used this. The Wii, pretty much any tablet or smartphone, the 3DS, but the Vita draws the line? For the record it actually works well. I'm not shaking the system like a complete 'tard most of the time, the best use I've seen for it is aiming in Uncharted, and it's glorious.

erm i am not aware of any n64 games on psp, i am talking about daedalus on psp, which is totally awesome. would be even more awesome if i could fully use it on my vita.

as far as i know xbox360 runs .avi fine? as well as most others. ps3 and vita uses mp4, which from my personal experience neither helps quality nor takes up less space on my memory card.

Are you then complaining about Sony not allowing you to run emulators on your Vita? Because I don't see why you'd say Sony is a bad guy for doing this. EVERY company does that because most emulators are run on piracy and any exploit that can lead to an emulator can almost always lead to piracy for that system.

AVI is officially supported by Microsoft. Mind you avi is one of the most popular video formats for computers and Microsoft is the largest market holder in computer operating systems. So yeah, they support it.

Yes i am using exploits, all that i can find, though using sony store on 1.61 is hardly an exploit OpenCM probably is though i don't see how it is immoral or unethical to use those, running emulators on my psp is, so is rooting my android phone... piracy isn't really going to be stopped by DRM or lots of inconveniences companies put us through... where theres a need theres a way.

Piracy is not always aimed at stopping stuff completely. No matter what a game will almost always have piracy cracked, period.

However, if piracy can delay someone from getting the game for a long enough time, they may just buy it. Here's a scenario I remember. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story came out with some pretty hefty AP on it. I had a R4 at the time so I was like "Well shit." However I was never too fond of the other Mario and Luigi RPGs so I could wait the two weeks or so it took for a proper R4 crack. But other people on the release thread went "I've waited for this game for too long, I'm just gonna buy it." That's mission accomplished. Or even just making piracy the least favorable option, by making access to the game obnoxious or features limited, so that people will eventually go to a retail version.

Even then this "DRM" isn't like the horrendous Assassin's Creed II DRM. It's only for transferring files and for almost any normal user this shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Stop feeding the Trolls, Guild.

 

[Rydian]

I think he's doing a pretty good job of not putting up with bullshit.

 

[ZAFDeltaForce]

I was using it, updates when prompted to update when going online, yes i am pissed for that.

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Surprise, surprise. Yeah, no other company or service has ever done that before. Quite a bold and unprecedented move by Sony indeed.

There isn't free wifi wherever i go as well, so i couldn't transfer even a few songs if not for OpenCM. No thanks to sony.

I'll admit, I don't have a Vita so I'm not familiar with the "transferring of songs", but wouldn't you transfer them from a computer to your Vita?

I don't care about pirating games, I WANT TO RUN HOMEBREW CODE AND WHATEVER I WANT ON THE DEVICE I PAY MONEY FOR. If they want to restrict it to only few activities they feel like i should be doing, they should give the console FREE. screw them they deserve to be hacked.

Congratulations, you are the 1%. Fact is, not everyone is as self-righteous as you. Most people are going to want to pirate games and Sony isn't going to sit at a corner and suck their thumb while watching the whole world pirate their games. Please, for the sake of your dignity, think. It's not that hard.

Also, it is not just few people who "want to pirate games". that is a load of rubbish, if memory doesn't lie, it is straight 8years sony was reporting annual losses? I wonder why would that be...? Certainly not for ass moves like that.

Their TV division is making huge losses. Their games division has been largely profitable. As a whole, Sony is making losses.

I have to pay 8-40£ just to play games I OWN ON MY PSP. Not all i paid full price, cause frankly a lot of them aren't worth the plastic they come on. this is why my vita rarely gets even turned on... mostly for music and movie playback, oh did i mention I HAVE TO TAKE HOURS TO CONVERT MOVIES TO PLAY ON IT. i don't think many have to do this... Screen is gorgeous tho.

So i carry around my old psp 1000 cause i can play SNES games, sadly yes i don't own the SNES games, i do own all N64 games that i care about though, which most of i can play on PSP as well. NO THX SONY.

If you hadn't realised, Sony is not the first or only company doing that. Nintendo's Virtual Console sells classic games for instance. But I agree, it sucks.

So seriously, Sony is digging its own grave... and even though it is racist (the CEO note) it is kind of true... Sony just trying to desperately grab onto some profits, which probably turn more into losses than simply adding android on it, cause i really hate this live area rubbish as well, XMB is so much nicer... at least allow me to use damn buttons to control the live area... after years of using PSP it just feels retarded not being able to use menu with the ACTUAL BUTTONS...

Kazuo Hirai is Japanese. He is not Chinese. Get your head out of your ass. Also, a little trivia: Sony is a Japanese company.

Sony has been bleeding massive losses for years now. Naturally they would be desperately grabbing onto profits.

If you don't like it, don't use/buy it. All this hate from you begs the question: Why did you get the Vita in the first place if you have so much negativity towards it?

i could go on for days on this, can we just drop it? Sony does deserve to get VITA liberated... they need to move on with the times, instead of stupid adverts about vita about never wanting to touch games on my phone... i gone back to using my psp instead of phone, what does that say...

Are you fucking shitting me? You come here guns blazing and suddenly back off with a silly excuse? This line of yours alone deserves the harshest chastisement possible, and I won't let you escape from that.

Move on with the times? Oh please, do elaborate.

I think you've confused the primary purposes of both devices. Phones are meant for communication, games are just an extra feature (Unless you own an iPhone or something). PSPs are handheld gaming consoles and are meant for playing games. You using your phone more often than your PSP doesn't say jackshit. That's like saying "Hey guys, I take shits on my toilet bowl more often than I use my shower"

And don't you dare crawl away with your shitty excuse of "I could go on for days, lets move on"

You, my friend. Are not going anywhere.



I will be waiting.

 

[Un4tural]

I mean motion control on ps3... i am sorry but it is just a blacked out polished wii mote, say what you will. only difference it came out later so it has better sensors, plus it uses camera instead of sensor on the wiimote. Work around. Motion sensors in phones and mobile devices is just standard these days, don't care for it much tho.

i bought vita cause i like the hardware, and i am sure to get some games for it, i am not an old guy, but my hands aren't that huge as to reach the whole touchscreen while holding the vita normally with both hands playing, at least some integration to control menu with buttons would be nice.

Transferring stuff to vita is just crap with the content manager, you HAVE to put everything in folders you specify and can't get anything from elsewhere on your pc, also it requires internet to transfer ANYTHING, unless you use workarounds (opencma)

and i don't hate ps3/vita, i hate the way sony forces stuff onto end users, the store got a little better, but it isn't exactly pleasant to go through the stuff in there, any deals you need the Plus thing... most things are overpriced greatly, and the 10% cheaper than retail games online campaign doesn't seem to have any results, as in pretty much all games were cheaper to buy retail than on the ps store.

I do not want sony to allow me to play snes games on vita natively, if they would just allow homebrew i'd be happy as a rainbow. considering how "friendly" they were about letting people run own stuff on ps3, until they took second OS option away, yeah i was quite happy.

sony needs to move on with the times as in http://gizmodo.com/5...owers-over-sony , i bought the vita cause of hardware, but using it isn't unpleasant, though i'd much rather massage my phone as it is just a much simpler and easier to use... much more customizeable too.

Sony had ADs in UK not long ago within the lines of "i'd never touch a game on phone after trying this". Just seemed humorous, as i thought they were going more after the gaming crowd, not people who want to play solitaire and drawsomething... thats why i said i gone back to my PSP, i could play all the emulators on my phone, but no physical buttons makes it really lacking, can't do any of it on the vita...

i guess i have extraordinary needs and requests, wanting to use my vita fully, being used to having a laptop and doing anything i want on it and expecting something at least remotely similar on my 200£ gaming device. Thing is i had a wii, hacked it could play all videos i wanted, do pretty much what i wanted with it, i played downloaded copies of games, but if i liked them i did buy a copy of it at the store (mario, zelda the good ones obviously) rest of them simply deleted and forgot about... i don't expect this much freedom from vita, but they could at least allow some freedom to homebrew... after all android is mostly open platform and i don't see people complaining of piracy there everywhere i turn, stuff is sold at prices which can be seen to most as fair, so they pay the money. Most people who pirate games wouldn't buy them anyway, it just seems like a scapegoat for headlines "we lost XXmillion due to piracy this year!"

However, if piracy can delay someone from getting the game for a long enough time, they may just buy it. Here's a scenario I remember. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story came out with some pretty hefty AP on it. I had a R4 at the time so I was like "Well shit." However I was never too fond of the other Mario and Luigi RPGs so I could wait the two weeks or so it took for a proper R4 crack. But other people on the release thread went "I've waited for this game for too long, I'm just gonna buy it." That's mission accomplished. Or even just making piracy the least favorable option, by making access to the game obnoxious or features limited, so that people will eventually go to a retail version.

People like this are just as*h*les, if they can afford the games they should buy them, most of people i know who play pirated games go more within the lines "shiiiiit that game is half my pay check flash card is just few bucks and i can play all the games" thus not paying for them... Though yes a lot of people don't seem to get that without game sales, actual developers CANNOT MAKE GAMES. Some just make crap games, but you get the idea.