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Sony has identified individuals responsible for The Last of Us Part 2 leaks, saying they were not affiliated with either Sony or Naughty Dog
- Thread starter Turkoop
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I remember the hate Nintendo got when they went against the leaker of Sword and Shield and Sony is getting praised. It´s kinda funny.
While the surface read you are portraying is that all they did was spoil a games story, when you break it down they potentially damaged the potential of the games sales which in turn could affect the jobs for hundreds of developers.
I'm all for calling out games for being bad or calling out companies for toxic cultures and work practices but it also isn't right to do something like this.
I know it wouldn't happen in real world.
Just addressing post that said it would be illegal for 3rd party to access TLOU 2 material if they didn't sign NDA. Sure it depends on how they were given that access, but it isn't automatically in illegal territory.
Boy, they need to get these investigation tactics employed for finding out their customer's data breaches aswell.
Lightning speed.
Lightning speed.
Another spicy take.
Yea, this isn't fair to the entire team that has worked their asses off years for this.
There was only ever one leak, I thought. I didn't think it was a series of leaks
Due to WFH, we have no idea if this happened either. Could've been a careless mistake on keeping files open.
Also hackers hit companies all the time and almost never worth their time to sue them. Most are in countries with no jurisdiction for the company or ability to collect on top of that. If it was someone under 18, they are basically immune. The actual hacker may not have any assets. I could go on...
Bottom line is Sony will have to learn lessons from this to prevent in the future and move on.
It is very simple.
It's also very simple that because of his actions from devs to fans being harrassed.
Let me show a gem that was sent to me from a bigot after this person leaked the game.
That person (that I assume is an adult) acted in a way that would get in trouble, and will pay the consequences from his own actions.
Hope that person learns from it.
Unless they are getting bonuses, I wouldn't think devs are getting anything substantially more as a result of sales.
Either someone under NDA gave someone else access or someone stole the data. Either way, somebody is getting sued royally
educated guess? It's most likely someone who was part of the manufacturing or distribution chain
Yes, it will damage sales, but come on. It will not affect the jobs of hundreds of developers! Maybe instead of selling 20m copies it'll sell 18m. No one should lose their job for that. I could see ND or Sony making an excuse for layoffs, but it's BS. It'll still be a huge success and make a lot of money.
Technically wasn't hacked as there was no authentication to the server past some stuff that the games gave to everyone who launched any ND game.
Naughty Dog will take the blame on this one. Piss poor server management lol.
Dodged all bullets so far and kept up with the drama of this at the same time.
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People are actually calling others Nazis just because they don't want this guy to go to jail.
Jesus fucking Christ some of you need to stop worshipping your favorite companies as deities that you have to give your life for and smite any who goes against them.
Childish and sad doesn't come close to describing it.
Jesus fucking Christ some of you need to stop worshipping your favorite companies as deities that you have to give your life for and smite any who goes against them.
Childish and sad doesn't come close to describing it.
I hope whatever fine they receive is significant but not financially ruinous. That would be too far imo
Aaand this thread goes on ignore. Wtf kind of take is that
There was a thread earlier today made by some poster named crackhead-something-or-other and he baited everyone in and then just dropped massive spoilers.
They identified the individuals. This isn't some random third world hacker. It's in the headline mate.
Also, this is not some "I left this out and now the game is spoiled" moment. Someone was intentionally looking. Unless the files were quite literally uploaded to a public repo, there is a breach somewhere.
It is very simple.
It's also very simple that because of his actions from devs to fans being harrassed.
Let me show a gem that was sent to me from a bigot after this person leaked the game.
That person (that I assume is an adult) acted in a way that would get in trouble, and will pay the consequences from his own actions.
Hope that person learns from it.
JFC, that is a horrible tweet. I am sorry you received that.
And on that topic, I've read a lot of tweets about people being mad that TLOU2 is total "sjw shit" :/
Oh I saw that! But when I clicked, it was gone. I assumed it was merged with another thread, but didn't know it was a bait thread
Someone here made thread with appearance of TLOU 2 spoilers and toxicity of spoiler culture like that.
Then proceeded to have open TLOU 2 spoilers in opening post.
A lot people got burned.
Nope. It was literally not at all anyone related to any part of that chain.
Technically public.
It is very simple.
It's also very simple that because of his actions from devs to fans being harrassed.
Let me show a gem that was sent to me from a bigot after this person leaked the game.
That person (that I assume is an adult) acted in a way that would get in trouble, and will pay the consequences from his own actions.
Hope that person learns from it.
Yikes. Sorry you had to deal with that.
Can't even imagine Neil twitter since the first reveal.
What the fuck are you even talking about?
It is very simple.
It's also very simple that because of his actions from devs to fans being harrassed.
Let me show a gem that was sent to me from a bigot after this person leaked the game.
That person (that I assume is an adult) acted in a way that would get in trouble, and will pay the consequences from his own actions.
Hope that person learns from it.
This isn't an argument. You're still ignoring the entire premise of my point which pertains not to the nature of consequences but the manner in which they're being gleefully salivated over.
I also think it's disingenuous to hold someone accountable for what others have done in the wake of their actions. One person made that tweet, and it wasn't the leaker. How about you hold the actual person responsible for that accountable instead?
I'm sorry you faced that harassment but I don't think putting the blame on the leaker is appropriate in that instance.
So were they 3rd party contractors?? Heard that during crunch time they hire 3rd party contractors to help them meet the deadline and than move on. I'm assuming it was someone 3rd party that leaked it and not a hacker. The narrative could still be true of a disgruntled "worker"
Well this sites enables leaks and promotes them (being commented continuously to be on top) but some of these takes are weird. Also if it was a "security breach" how long till other games are leaked.
p.s I would love a Halo Infinite mp screen or video. I am weak
p.s I would love a Halo Infinite mp screen or video. I am weak