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 The recent PlayStation video about the "simulated" technology in development, discussed between AMD and Sony engineers that will power the PlayStation 6 was interesting from a geek point of view. But from a gameplay perspective, there is - IMO - no need for a PlayStation 6 for another few years. Especially with the limp Xbox is-it-isn't-it launch .  June 2026 Update : The latest snippet of gossip for Sony's next-gen systems is a modular/external drive that will connect to both devices. Allowing installation on the portable of physical games, and reducing the cost of the PS6 by making the Blu-ray an accessory (like the PS5 Slim).  I prefer the idea of a dedicated dock on the PS6 that connects the next Portable to your entire PSN library, and they'd better make it work as an extra controller, but I'm sure there are practical benefits to the extra drive.   That should also boost sales of PS4 and PS5 physical games, especially on the second-hand market, as folk...

Sony's Hack-Proof PS3 to Provide Basis for NGP Security? Will there be a death-switch?

After the trauma of seeing its once-secure console repeatedly violated, Sony is supposed to be planning a new version that will defeat the hackers. After the far-worse trauma that befell the PSP (with something like less than two out of 10 games played being purchased), its fair to assume that Sony will bolt whatever technology the company comes up with for this new PS3 into the NGP.

But you have to bet on the crackers getting through eventually and I wonder when companies will start throwing in a death-switch that starts killing consoles once the terms-of-service have been violated, say, three times by playing pirated games, by refusing to update the software or some other condition.

Sure, NGP has another four years of anti-piracy research to fall back-on, but if Sony is going far enough to claim that the new version will be hack-proof (which is a fairly massive claim in a world of hackers armed with patience and cyber tools that can bring multinationals to their knees), then it would make sense for the PS3 code to follow into its new little brother.

Hopefully Sony's latest pain will see a more secure NGP and one that developers will see is a fortress for which they can continue to have a long and happy relationship with. But the death-switch would be the ultimate sanction and one that has to come eventually if there really is no such thing as hack-proof.


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