KezraPlanes
Just some dood
Just throw out your opinion. I'm on the neutral side here but I found somethign I'd like to share from an editor @ Destructoid and I couldn't agree more:
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He's got a point. That's exactly what happened to the PSP, they focused so much on stopping piracy they completely forgot the rest.
Conrad Zimmerman said:This is why we can't have nice things. Some people seem think that hackers are hurting the owner of a closed system when they expose these vulnerabilities and open up platforms to unsigned code (or, more accurately, piracy). But for Sony it's just a matter of reallocating resources. They'll apply more money and manpower to engaging in trench warfare with the internet and get it either by charging more for existing services or by spending less on developing new services.
Either way, the person really getting screwed is the honest consumer.
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user said:He's obviously laying the blame on the hackers. He's just saying Sony will put more effort in piracy prevention and less in actually improving its service, which ultimately hurts the honest consumer.
To be honest, I'm not too sure about this point of view. Aren't Sony supposed to be doing internal research on this kind of thing in the first place? If a hacker exposes a hole in the system which Sony can patch, isn't he just doing free work for Sony?
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Conrad Zimmerman said:Not at all. Sony has to do it. But they're going to do it at the cost of providing the best possible service to the consumer.
While I'm a proponent of open systems and in favor of consumers being allowed to do what they wish with the products that they purchase, the simple truth is that it's up to each designer to decide what works best for their system. The people who are at fault here are the ones who have taken it upon themselves to ignore that decision and do what they wish without regard to how it will affect people on a larger scale.
He's got a point. That's exactly what happened to the PSP, they focused so much on stopping piracy they completely forgot the rest.