PlayStation Community Thread

[kitler53]

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/02/26/playstation-plus-monthly-games-for-march-dragon-age-the-veilguard-sonic-colors-ultimate-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-cowabunga-collection/



wow, DA already on ps+.   that was fast. 

[BananaKing]

Wow at dragon age... That's crazy.... 

I have SO many games in my backlog. 

[kitler53]

https://www.eurogamer.net/sonys-ps3-gets-new-system-software-update-19-years-after-release
Sony's PS3 gets new system software update, 19 years after release

Sony has just released a new update for its PS3 console, which turns 19 this year.

The system software update 4.92 improves system performance, according to the patch notes, and also renews the Blu-ray player encryption key to allow for disc playback.

Updates of this sort are an annual occurrence, as the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) encryption key regularly expires - it's a copyright-protection technology that requires a key to be set on both the disc and the console in order to play new films.

The key also exists on PS4 and PS5, but according to the console manuals, the encryption key is automatically renewed, but on PS3 it must be done in a system update.

[Legend]

funny

[BananaKing]

I wonder how long they will continue updating it. And why can't they just update the software to have it update without a software update. 

[kitler53]

I wonder how long they will continue updating it. And why can't they just update the software to have it update without a software update.

that was my question too.   I didn't know about this so my immediate thought was how long until my console bricks.

[Legend]

Want to pair your DualSense controller to multiple devices at once?

An update planned for later this year enhances pairing functionality. Stay tuned for more details pic.twitter.com/5V4xzdTc5A

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) June 9, 2025

Sweet. Pain switching between pc and ps5.

[kitler53]

um.. how is that going to work in practise.  will turning on my controller turn on both of my ps5s?   they are close enough in the house that it could likely be a problem for me.

[the-pi-guy]

um.. how is that going to work in practise.  will turning on my controller turn on both of my ps5s?  they are close enough in the house that it could likely be a problem for me.

Yeah - need more information to know if this is a good thing.

Maybe it adds different buttons to turn on the controller. 
PS + Up = Device 1
PS + Down = Device 2

PS button = Device 1
Share Button = Device 2


I could see it working okay, like that. But still kind of messy.  

[kitler53]

Yeah - need more information to know if this is a good thing.

Maybe it adds different buttons to turn on the controller.
PS + Up = Device 1
PS + Down = Device 2

PS button = Device 1
Share Button = Device 2


I could see it working okay, like that. But still kind of messy. 

i at one point had that ps4 setting turned on where when you turn on the ps4 the ps4 turns on the tv.   it was fine when ps4 was my only device but once i put my switch under it i got stuck in a loop.

1. turn on switch
2. turn on tv
3. ps4 get's turned on
4. tv changes source to ps4
5. turn off ps4
6. ps4 turns the tv off
7. turn on the tv
8. the tv turns on the ps4....

details matter.

[the-pi-guy]

Reuters: Sony sues Tencent for allegedly ripping off 'Horizon' video games

[Legend]

Reuters: Sony sues Tencent for allegedly ripping off 'Horizon' video games

They're at least just claiming trademark and copyright infringement.

Still potentially a bad move since their infringement seems mostly about vibes, but at least way better than Pokemon suing Palworld.

[kitler53]

They're at least just claiming trademark and copyright infringement.

Still potentially a bad move since their infringement seems mostly about vibes, but at least way better than Pokemon suing Palworld.

it seems to have at least some merit to me.   

this goes beyond just "robot dinosours".   there is simularity in concept but also the main character designs are quite similar as are each of the robot dinosaur designs.  the color scheme is pretty much identical.  hell, even the font is quite similar.   seems very intentionally an exact copy of horizon with tweaks.

no idea if sony can win a lawsuit here but this game was designed to piggy back off of horizons success.

[Legend]

it seems to have at least some merit to me. 

this goes beyond just "robot dinosours".  there is simularity in concept but also the main character designs are quite similar as are each of the robot dinosaur designs.  the color scheme is pretty much identical.  hell, even the font is quite similar.  seems very intentionally an exact copy of horizon with tweaks.

no idea if sony can win a lawsuit here but this game was designed to piggy back off of horizons success.

Oh it for sure was. But copyrights do not protect inspirations, only duplications. It'd be really bad if Sony won anything on that front.

The trademark side shouldn't be too hard to win though. The whole point of trademarks is to stop stuff like this.