This really Sucks. Gonna have to make sure I buy everything I want as soon as possible before the stores are removed altogether.
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PS3/PS Vita gets firmware update 4.89/3.74 to increase security (device password required, system side account creation disabled)
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This really Sucks. Gonna have to make sure I buy everything I want as soon as possible before the stores are removed altogether.
Before you torch your pitchforks, remember this part of the backend is what is dragging PSN features down, even up to this day. Depreacting this is better for the long run.
Vita was too stable for them so they need to pull a peg or two to make it less stable
Removed account settings could mean anything. This part sounds scary. Any idea what they changed?
It's not like either of these platforms are getting new games that would require you to download it. The store was basically unusable on PS3 anyway the last time I tried to use it a couple of years ago.
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Firmware : la PS Vita passe en version 3.74. Quoi de neuf ? - Planète Vita
La PS Vita se met à jour en version 3.74. Celle-ci est obligatoire pour accéder aux fonctionnalités en ligne. Quoi de neuf ?
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You can't make accounts on PS3/Vita anymore for security reasons, you can still make one on PC, PS4 or PS5 and use it on PS3/Vita.
Not on the systems themselves, but you can make one online or on ps4 or ps5 and still use it on either ps3 or vita, from what it sounds like.
2FA needs to be enabled and a device-specific password needs to be generated on a website (since PS3 and Vita cannot handle 2FA codes during login)
Haven't checked my PS3 but on Vita trying to use the 'Redeem Codes' and 'Billing Information' options now shows a URL and QR code to the website to do it there.
Seems they have removed the ability to redeem codes with this update, though that is fairly inconsequential.
Before you lick the corporate arse, you should remember that people paid for their stuff and are now on the verge of losing access because of Sony. Better to hive it off and seperate than shut it down.
I noticed they fixed the download button on PS3 PSN Store from being invisible, It's actually visible now (unless this was fixed before and I missed it but this is the first time I actually noticed the download button being visible as of right now.)
I really feel this is unfair regarding the Vita.
I remember the discussions before the announcement of the price and people were expecting it to cost a lot more than it did due to the tech inside. The price of the memory cards were expensive but the hit they would have taken otherwise would have been massive.
We also have to remember that Sony had taken massive losses on the PS3 and hadn't had the success of the PS4 to help shoulder the burden of a low Vita price.
Ultimately I think the biggest hurdle Vita had wasn't the memory card prices but the name itself. I knew tonnes of people who had a PSP and they had never heard of the Vita. If it was called a PSP2 I'm willing to bet that would have helped out quite a bit.
At this point, they probably value its unwieldiness as a way to convince people to let the legacy machines die already.
It's a form of 2fa. Basically rather than generate a code on authenticator, you generate a code on psn site and use it as a password on ps3/vita. 1 code, 1 device.
If I'm interpreting it correctly, it's the same thing as the Xbox360: They've enforced 2FA on the account, but because the device itself lacks a way to input a 2FA code, you instead generate a one time password on Sony's website that's specific for logging on to the older devices, used in place of your normal account password. It's long and unique, so it can't be guessed or socially engineered in any way.
This is also why they disabled account creation from the consoles, as the console account creation had no way to setup 2FA, so it can now only be done from the website or newer devices, which you then import to the older console I'd imagine.
Was already using 2FA for my accounts, so not much changed for me, other than having a hacked PSTV so I had to update the spoof
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The PS3/PSV were attack vectors for a variety of non-social-engineering ways to steal accounts without 2FA, this update blocks almost all of them (I think with some finagling it's still possible to get the DOB of a PS3 account though)
None of these changes are making people lose access to their games.
This is dismissive fanboyism. The main characteristics of greedy Sony were an over reliance on proprietary media and cables and the lockdown of the software experience to make the device harder to use except in the specific way Sony wanted you too. The Vita has all of these characteristics.
The charging cable is proprietary.
The media is proprietary and grossly overpriced, even for the time.
Using purchased content from other regions involved wiping the card and setting up your console from scratch.
And you mention the hardware as if it was as spectacular as the PSP was at launch but in reality the graphic capabilities were about on par with a high end smartphone which, at the time, wasn't immensely more expensive than the Vita itself.
Don't get me wrong, the Vita has many qualities I appreciate, like the God-tier d-pad, and it's one of my favorite portable consoles of all time, but that doesn't mean we should dismiss the things that it got very, very wrong.
No matter which way you pin it, the Vita is emblematic of greedy Sony and the opposite of the lessons they should have taken, and learned, from the PlayStation 3's poor launch. If you think a different name would have been enough to solve all of its problems I don't think you're being sincere.
I'm perfectly appreciative of your opinion on this but really don't appreciate the accusations of my opinion being fanboyism.
I laid out my reasoning which was specifically about one aspect, and I wasn't even talking to you and yet you came charging in with fanboy accusations and an overly aggressive tone.
You could have made the same points in a much more friendly manner instead of attacking me.
I don't have a better word to describe your behavior. What do you call it when someone takes criticism of a corporate product personally and dismisses its main flaws?
That's a rhetorical question. I don't think going back and forth on whether I was too harsh or not will contribute to the topic, so I'm dropping it here.
I apologize if I sounded too harsh but I stand by what I said.
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