Playstation Network and Discussion Part Deux

[CaptainZombie]

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yeah, I lost some of my downloaded games saves, and my UC2 save, I was on the 23 chapter, I don;t wanna play the whole thing again, I wish I can find someone who has that 23rd chapter saved.

That does suck man..........that fiasco caused a lot of problems to people.

[rspencer86]

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yeah, I lost some of my downloaded games saves, and my UC2 save, I was on the 23 chapter, I don;t wanna play the whole thing again, I wish I can find someone who has that 23rd chapter saved.

Believe it or not that is actually where I am right now in my Crushing playthrough lol. PM me an email address and I can send you this stuff.

[Rawdeal28]

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Wow you lost saves? That is horrible.

I transfer all the saves that can be transferred onto my flash drive once a month. Not going to get screwed over again.

same here man. ill be damned if i have to start all my games and seasons over.

[CaptainZombie]

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PS3 Firmware v3.21 removes "install other OS" feature.

The next system software update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system will be released on April 1, 2010 (JST), and will disable the “Install Other OS” feature that was available on the PS3 systems prior to the current slimmer models, launched in September 2009. This feature enabled users to install an operating system, but due to security concerns, Sony Computer Entertainment will remove the functionality through the 3.21 system software update.

In addition, disabling the “Other OS” feature will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system.

Consumers and organizations that currently use the “Other OS” feature can choose not to upgrade their PS3 systems, although the following features will no longer be available;

* Ability to sign in to PlayStation Network and use network features that require signing in to PlayStation Network, such as online features of PS3 games and chat
* Playback of PS3 software titles or Blu-ray Disc videos that require PS3 system software version 3.21 or later
* Playback of copyright-protected videos that are stored on a media server (when DTCP-IP is enabled under Settings)
* Use of new features and improvements that are available on PS3 system software 3.21 or later

For those PS3 users who are currently using the “Other OS” feature but choose to install the system software update, to avoid data loss they first need to back-up any data stored within the hard drive partition used by the “Other OS,” as they will not be able to access that data following the update.

[rspencer86]

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What the hell? I feel bad for people who actually used this feature.

[CaptainZombie]

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What the hell? I feel bad for people who actually used this feature.

Only thing I can think of is that could this be an April Fool's joke being on 4/1.

[rspencer86]

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Only thing I can think of is that could this be an April Fool's joke being on 4/1.

That would kind of be a lame April Fools joke.

[Blzer]

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What?! Blasphemy!

This has to be a joke. If not... wow Sony, All time low.

[Admiral50]

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I'm sure a Sony rep said that was just a rumour and they were not removing it.

But if they do, it's more than likely to remove any possible hole for security reasons.

[bkfount]

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Only thing I can think of is that could this be an April Fool's joke being on 4/1.

it would be pretty poor form to use the official Playstation blog for april fool's jokes.

This is just Sony being Sony. It's kind of a harsh reaction to the recent laughable threat of piracy, especially since they've held it off all attempts this long. It's a feature not used by many, and it's already out of the slims, so people won't care. It sucks to see companies use forced firmware updates to strip out features though.

[CaptainZombie]

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it would be pretty poor form to use the official Playstation blog for april fool's jokes.

This is just Sony being Sony. It's kind of a harsh reaction to the recent laughable threat of piracy, especially since they've held it off all attempts this long. It's a feature not used by many, and it's already out of the slims, so people won't care. It sucks to see companies use forced firmware updates to strip out features though.

Very true. One guy on another board was speculating with this feature gone, it might free up some more resources on the PS3.

[bcruise]

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April 1st, 2010 (JST)

Come on guys....it's an obvious joke.

[bkfount]

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April 1st, 2010 (JST)

Come on guys....it's an obvious joke.

No, obvious jokes are like what google does...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google%27s_hoaxes#April_Fool.27s_hoaxes

Besides, JST is Japan Standard Time, nothing really odd about that if it was lazily left in from a press release from Japan. The EU playstation blog has a similar post without mentioning the JST.

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/03/29/ps3-firmware-3-21-coming-april-1st/comment-page-2/#comments

[bonannogiovanni]

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Joke or not, you should not release a software update on april fools'.

[Chef Matt]

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Regardless, it's all over the net right now.
I wonder if it has something to do with the recent hack that was published.