Sony has offered insight into their defence against the various OtherOS removal lawsuits. Sony claims that OtherOS is provided to PS3 owners under license and not total ownership. Within this contract, Sony clearly states that it can disable features by issuing firmware updates if they wish.

Here's what Sony had to say to IGN,

Quote:These contracts specifically provide PS3 purchasers with a license, not an ownership interest, in the software and in the use of the PSN, and provide that SCEA has the right to disable or alter software features or terminate or limit access to the PSN, including by issuing firmware updates. Plaintiffs therefore cannot succeed in any of their claims because SCEA's alleged alteration/disablement of PS3 features including the Other OS, was entirely proper and authorized.

source: maxconsole

(This post was last modified: 20/09/2010 08:18 PM by Mr. Shizzy.)