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PS5 Relapse Exploit

351 points · 254 comments · therepanic

  1. aussieguy1234 · · focus · HN ↗
    The fact you need to hack hardware you legally own just to get full control over it is insane
    1. FlowingRiver · · focus · HN ↗
      Stallman as right, yet again!
    2. Pavilion2095 · · focus · HN ↗
      How so? Not only these restrictions exist for a reason, but you are perfectly aware of these restrictions before you purchase the said hardware.
      1. onetrickwolf · · focus · HN ↗
        I wouldn’t say people are perfectly aware. It seems obvious I should be able to at least back up my save files but that was disabled on the PS5 and instead you need to purchase a separate subscription. A lot of basic features that were available in the past are going away.
      2. m4rtink · · focus · HN ↗
        The only reason is greed from Sony.
      3. wtetzner · · focus · HN ↗
        Neither of those things make it any less ridiculous. What it really amounts to is that you're not really purchasing the hardware.
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