The next system software update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) system will be released on April 1, 2010 (JST), and will disable the “Install Other OS” feature that was available on the PS3 systems prior to the current slimmer models, launched in September 2009. This feature enabled users to install an operating system, but due to security concerns, Sony Computer Entertainment will remove the functionality through the 3.21 system software update.
In addition, disabling the “Other OS” feature will help ensure that PS3 owners will continue to have access to the broad range of gaming and entertainment content from SCE and its content partners on a more secure system.
Consumers and organizations that currently use the “Other OS” feature can choose not to upgrade their PS3 systems, although the following features will no longer be available;
- Ability to sign in to PlayStation Network and use network features that require signing in to PlayStation Network, such as online features of PS3 games and chat
- Playback of PS3 software titles or Blu-ray Disc videos that require PS3 system software version 3.21 or later
- Playback of copyright-protected videos that are stored on a media server (when DTCP-IP is enabled under Settings)
- Use of new features and improvements that are available on PS3 system software 3.21 or later
For those PS3 users who are currently using the “Other OS” feature but choose to install the system software update, to avoid data loss they first need to back-up any data stored within the hard drive partition used by the “Other OS,” as they will not be able to access that data following the update.
Additional information about PS3 firmware updates, including v3.21 (once it becomes available), can be found here:
http://us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3/index.htm
PS3 owners who have further questions should contact Consumer Services:
http://us.playstation.com/support/ask/
800-345-7669 (800-345-SONY)
SONY IS A MULTIMILLION $ COMPANY AND DONT YOU THINK THEY WOULDNT HAVE REMOVED THE OTHER OS IF YOU WHINEY B I T C H E S COULD THROW A LAWSUIT AT THEM. IM SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR DOING
and expressing your disapproval is one thing but everyone on here is acting like sony touched their kids or somthing. and lets say they do manage to boycot or whatever it is they want to do, THAT will affect me and the other users who only want to play there f u c k i n g games, the reason we even bought THE GREATEST GAME CONSOLE EVER. I JUST REALLY DONT WANT TO LOSE MY PS3.
and im positive you people are the ones that will f u c k that up for us
I have been blocked from the PSN. Oh well, 8 0 0 2 A 2 1 2 will be all I can get for a while.
i got banned from posting on this blog… why?
nvm it’s working again… must of been temp ban I guess… I’m not posting on this issue I guess for now.
I ALSO CANT SIGN IN !! I GET THE 8 0 0 2 A 2 1 2 MESSAGE ERROR!!!…I must hurry up & buy PC!!!!
really is a shame by Sony, it was such a great feature….
Will simple DNS or something similar bypass this right now I just changed the DNS address in my system itself?
NO SONY HAS SOME HOW BLOCKED THE DNS LOOPHOLE.. IF YOU HAVENT UPDATE YOU WONT BE ABLE TO SIGN IN !!… ALSO YOU RISKING YOUR BR DRIVER TO BE DISABLED WITH NEW TITLES..I RECOMEND TO UPDATE & BUY A CHEAP PC ( I JUST DID & WORKS MUCH BETTER THAN LINUX) …ONCE AGAIN IM SORRY GUYS BUT ITS TO MUCH TO LOSE FOR KEEPING A LOW FEATURE ..HERES THE EXAMPLE: LINUS= OTHER SISTEM WITH A 10G CAPACITY A LOW RESOLUTIN WEB BROWSER(YOU CANT PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEOS)…..YOU’ll LOSE PS3 ONLINE GAMING.FRIENDS,BRU RAY ,NEW TITLES, CHAT TEXT & VIDEO, ALL YOU DOWNLOAD CONTEN, FUTURE APP LIKE 3D GAMING .THE PLAYSTATION MOVE ETC… FOR ME THE CHOICE WAS UPDATING …GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE BUT THIS ONE IS COMING BACK TO SONY SLAVERY!! “I PREFER TO SERVE IN HEAVEN THAN TO RULE IN HELL”
For those that say folks are dumb for wanting Linux, on the PS3-
Its not really about the Linux OS, its about being able to have access, however limited, to a Cell Processing Architecture.
I would hazard a guess that you cannot find a comparable chipset in an entry level PC.
So, can you play GTA 4 Episodes on a 3.15 PS3?
H4ck3r5 and p1rat35 should thank s o n y for pushing the issue, and starting the ball rolling. I don’t even want to p1r4t3 games, but this will only aid those who do!!
@sven_viking 6963
Alright, thanks for the heads up.
Has anyone else confirmed the workaround to not be working?
Well the suesony twitter page
twitter .com/ SueSony
Is no longer up. Twitter says that the page does not exist.
ill never hack my ps3 ill keep it the way its is, sony makes good stuff i now think because of the psp there just scared for the ps3. maybe people should all just chill for a minute then stop using all caps and cussing everybody out. I’ll just keep enjoying what i have for now. im still happy with my games capcom, namco are the best plus rockstar. just enjoy what you still have and stop trying to hack. hacking may make this way worse then it has to be, if anybody wants to play sf4 or tekken6 im down.
I was looking forward to Final Fantasy XIV online, but that won’t be a reality now. I won’t be renting or buying any BluRay anymore either. Looks like this is the end of supprting this miserable company.
Once the hackers figure out how to keep my system running the same as the day I bought it, then maybe I will return.
Yeah Sony has truly failed us on this one, it’s up to the hackers now. Not even a response on the subject. All we have to look forward to now is hopefully a fix from the hackers.
I now regret wasting my money on anything on the PSN. Always had the thought in the back of my head that Sony will disable me from using what I purchased on there at a later date. Now it has come true. My friends that also don’t buy DLC were right for this reason. I will stick to disk based games and PC gaming where I have the control over my purchases from now on.
most of the world is falling apart.people starving and dying.not enough clean drinking water not to mention wars and normal everyday screwed up sh@#t going on. STOP EVERYTHING omfg someone stole my other os!!!. just be a little gratefull we have the time and money to play game’s people this sad.
this it stupid the stupidest thing playstation has ever done as far as i can see, this is one of the few advantages that the playstation has? and they get rid of it???!!! if this doesn’t change soon, i will not bye from playstation again, and i will sell my ps3 and get a 360 which has alwase had better games and the ability to download better updates and addons for free.
8 0 0 2 A 2 1 2
Bad move Sony. I was going to purchase some DLC, guess that means I won’t. I give the hackers a month – if they don’t fix your mistakes I’ll be boxing up my ps 2.5 and sticking it in the closet.
I don’t have the patience to start sniffing network traffic and modifying packets tonight – although I am glad that I have a Linux box setup that acts as my gateway for my home network. Maybe I’ll get to it this weekend and find out what is going on.
Nice job alienating your biggest supporters in the beginning.
wtf i cant sign in anymore [DELETED]
man sony blocked the bypasses, noe i cant get online :( how is this update “optional” when it cripples OUR system? Im a subscriber to a service thats provided on the psn(qore), yet i cant even log into the system
It seems true. SONY has beaten the proxy fix.
sony is always gonna win
Whats next? are u going to take away my ps2 compatiblity which was the reason i spent $500 in the first place and not the get the 40gb. ( i have the motorstorm 80gb) if that happens, i will NEVER update my ps3 again. i will buy a slim then.
@6991
Why would you ever buy a Playstation ever again, or any SONY product for that matter?
not buying Sony products anymore.
n1nt3nd0 for the win.
m1cr0s0ft su_cks.
@6992 ur right what was i thinking? i will never play ps again. i will have to dust off my 360
@THe_HeKeLS
So in other words, it’s OK to b|tch when it’s something YOU care about.
Various l.awsuits have succeeded against Sony in the past. If this one succeeds, and if it does affect all the normal PS3 users, it’ll be ultimately be the fault of the one who took the illegal actions in the first place (Sony).
Though keep in mind that it could have a _positive_ effect, forcing Sony to more fully take its customers into consideration in future.
i have the CECHE01 system. after this update, my system now freezes during game play. This used to never happen. I have had my system for 3 years and never this. please, please, please fix this. Thank you.
yeah, Sony isn’t exactly reading this thread, I wouldn’t get too excited about any problems this “upgrade” brought– Sony just kind of dumped it out on the world and is letting it flounder along on its own.
I bet MS is just eating this up, laughing all the way…Their next console is going to sell off the hook.
People need to stand up against this PS BS…even if they don’t care about the feature. It’s the principal & Sony must learn that this is no way to keep loyalty.
What’s next is uncertain. What’s to stop them from removing anything for that matter? Web browser, media server compatibility…whatEv!
Anything and everything could potentially be at risk.
If Sony deems it unfit for their console, they’ll remove it regardless if you had paid for the feature or invested enough time to become literally priceless.
What if I don’t want to update…ever? What if I’m just not interested in updating to current additions and in this case and all cases lately…removal.
Then I can no longer play games like Warhawk which I paid for?
It’s blackmail…and down right theft.
Shame on you Sony…and shame on you for not commenting to us here…the reason you exist at all.
We’re your loyal subjects in modern days…yet even followers of the Kings were abandoned when treated poorly.
I think you should seriously consider what it is you’re doing here, because I don’t really think you have.
Sony just blocked the DNS loophole a lot of people were using.
Now it’s on Sony.
Here’s my FTC complaint.
“Thank you for contacting the FTC. Your complaint has been entered into Consumer Sentinel, a secure online database available to thousands of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies worldwide. Your reference number is: 261xxxxx”
I notified you today Sony that you have 2 weeks to settle this in a legitimate manner or I’m pursuing legal action.
bridgerbot @ 6999, me too…I’ve done the same and will also obtain legal representation and pursue the matter if they refuse to allow me access to the features/games/content I’ve purchased.
@coreyfarkas
Hmm, you’re right. Try:
twitter dot com slash Stealth_Musoka
P.S. — 7000 comments now (at least until some more are d.eleted. This should be #7002). That seems like a lot more than most PSN blog pages get…
I never used the “other OS” feature any way, although I sympothize for those who did. But my problem with this, is after I updated (3.21) my ps3 has turned to garbage pretty much. I can not play anygame I have without it up and freezing within 5 minutes and sometimes not even loading the disks. Never had a problem with it before hand. It could be coincidence but after reading others having problems I doubt it. Anyone else having these types of problems other than them taking away the “other OS” feature?
as a qore subscriber, i demand a refund since im no longer able to access the psn
cowardly SONY
This is a very serious matter now, now the people who had purchased DLC which requires online access effectively had their goods unusable (ie. PSN version of GT5P, etc).
Moreover, the affected and involved people will surely not buy any DLC, cos they cannot in the first place, revenue loss.
Now I believe all the forces against this repulsive move are more united and putting more effort in the very same goal, to get back what was originally paid for. And the inevitable will happen in the very near future, now that the affected and challenged people multiplied drastically, are working on it.
I keep hearing rumors that the web browser will be removed as well at some point in the near future. Does anyone think this will actually happen or just rumors? Even though the PS3 browser is c.r appy I would really really hate to see that stolen from us also.
Doing the update tomorrow. It’s going to take over 12 hours to get all the data taken care of to back everything up and scrape together a solution.
Whether it’s a corporate decision or not; I’m disgusted with anyone that approved of this update.
I’m not a happy customer; I’ve avoided Microsoft since launch but I will be purchasing a 360 in August despite my hatred.
After I finish my degree plans I don’t aspire to work for this platform anymore; I can see why Gabe Newell hates you so.
I’ll return when you guys put something worthwhile on the table. Until then I’ve lost all respect for your company.
Welcome to the 21st freakin’ century. I hate you. My 600 twitter fans/friends/followers will know of this on a regular basis.
I just submitted an idea on blog share:
Acknowledge Your Fanbase
Show that you are aware that you have over 7000 posts on your terrible decision to anger your most loyal fanbase. Maybe give us a real reason to update. Don’t turn us all into h4ckers!!
I know it will not see the light of day, but then this comment probably won’t either!
@ dr DOOM69
Sry for the late reply…today I was kinda busy here at work
Well the weather here is sorta crazy…We are now on the beginning of the spring but still with some gaps from winter…
What is the status of leg@.l action? I checked over on Ste@lth_Musok@’s tw1t.ter page and it seems like the ball isn’t rolling very fast. We’ve got to do something, this situation is an excellent candidate for an att0r.ney to take a look at. And not just your local family l@wyer, but an expert in this sort of field. Someone with free time should g00g1e any past sui.ts that are similar to our situation that have been fi1ed against tech companies like Micr0 $soft or @pp1e. Then contact the f1rm that represented the p1aintiff c1ass. This wont be hard to do at all; and if we actually have something worthwhile – firms like that take care of everything else from that point forward.
Sorry if my last post comes up twice, i had to adjust it to actually get it on here
DNS hack is blocked.
Sony, I gave you two weeks to right the wrong you have done your customers. I called customer support. Heck some of your own employees had not updated since they use the feature you took away. I filed a complaint with the BBB and then the FTC. And now I just want you to know that I purchased a X Box Live membership last night and some games for that other system. First time I have done that in two years. Thank you for throwing a l customer under the bus.
i just got spamed again on my playstation 3. Look at this message lol
SYAMA108
Re: you been kickd
Hello there Playstation Network user I’m Kevin Butler from the Sony Entertainment Company I would like to stop this spaming rumor about Playstation Network users have to pay for playing online,please help me stop the rumor spaming if you send this to 35 people you will be granted $37 on playstation store just check your wallet money on playstation store.This message is tracked by me Kevin and Sony Entertainment Company