EdinhoN Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 minute ago, FeelTheCosmos said: I'll let you know, because I certainly don't think it's a waste of time. I gave them thousands over the years and I don't think it's unreasonable to ask them to let me use what I paid for. Sony doesn't give a damn anymore about the PS3, they would shut everything off if it wasn't a headache of lawsuits incoming. Contacting support will certainly be useless because they will simply assuming you're a modder and refer to the ToS. If you want to have a chance, fill a lawsuit to unban your PS3, people managed to unban PS5s in some countries (even being WRONG, exploiting the PS Plus Collection). Any decent court would give you reason as Sony would provide "his console used unauthorized software to access our network", which would be voided by the leak. However, it's cheaper to buy a new PS3 lol. 6 minutes ago, FeelTheCosmos said: As for the media thing, I was thinking the same thing: I was just going to screen cap this headline (good one by the way, TC) and send it to like a vg news place. One of the good ones, that would actually call and bug Sony about it. Anyone have any good suggestions? IGN? Gamesradar? Mainstream gaming media will certainly ignore that unless smaller outlets like old school youtubers, etc start to make some noise (as happened with the CBOMB). By mindful that Sony decided simply to ignore the CBOMB even it making considerable noise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 37 minutes ago, FeelTheCosmos said: Definitely not coincidence in my case, these guys have been on at least 8 hours a day for months. I'm proud of them acutally, each one has probably 20k hours of service and I was just about to say goodbye to them anyway Sorry this happened to you. I hope you managed to get this resolved. This whole thing is honestly one of the most concerning things I've read about in relation to games/consoles in a long time. 5 minutes ago, FeelTheCosmos said: I'll let you know, because I certainly don't think it's a waste of time. I gave them thousands over the years and I don't think it's unreasonable to ask them to let me use what I paid for. As for the media thing, I was thinking the same thing: I was just going to screen cap this headline (good one by the way, TC) and send it to like a vg news place. One of the good ones, that would actually call and bug Sony about it. Anyone have any good suggestions? IGN? Gamesradar? I've been thinking of doing the same actually. Pushsquare and Eurogamer are pretty good at reporting on more "small scale" things like this. Maybe PlayStation LifeStyle as well. @GUDGER666 would you be alright if I linked to this thread in reference to this issue if I contact any news/gaming sites about this? May also post about it on other forums to increase visibility. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aecesaje_ Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Could be this a situation where only PS3 that have been playing online multiplayer get affected? I mean, if it was a data breach, and of this size, Sony would have said something already and probably worked on a fix too, not because of the users but more because of the public image this would give to shareholders and what not. I will test my PS3 later but so far, my guess is that it's either hackers on multiplayer lobbies somehow getting other PS3 IP's or, Sony is simply banning consoles that were bought pre owned, but this one seems unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstoppableRock1 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, SuperSmexy500 said: Sorry this happened to you. I hope you managed to get this resolved. This whole thing is honestly one of the most concerning things I've read about in relation to games/consoles in a long time. Indeed, especially once we take into consideration how historically difficult it's been to appeal PSN bans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, maiathewinners said: Could be this a situation where only PS3 that have been playing online multiplayer get affected? I mean, if it was a data breach, and of this size, Sony would have said something already and probably worked on a fix too, not because of the users but more because of the public image this would give to shareholders and what not. I will test my PS3 later but so far, my guess is that it's either hackers on multiplayer lobbies somehow getting other PS3 IP's or, Sony is simply banning consoles that were bought pre owned, but this one seems unlikely. Not necessarily. I've had an old password leak last year or so and I'm 99% sure it was Blizzard (it was my old Blizzard password, and I received emails of people trying to access my account around the same time), many others were also reporting having their accounts accessed or attempted to be accessed around the same time. No public word from Blizzard ever. And often when a company does report on a data breach, it's not uncommon for it to be months after the breach has actually happened. Sony could genuinely just not be aware of this as well, or they don't think it's important enough to make an announcement about. That being said, I guess the next question to be asking now is, to everyone that had one of their PS3s banned, have you played any online multiplayer games recently prior to the ban? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_Sanchez Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I guess the best solution to get this noticed is to contact people that regularly report on gaming news and link them this thread regarding this issue then hopefully larger news sites take notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GUDGER666 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, SuperSmexy500 said: @GUDGER666 would you be alright if I linked to this thread in reference to this issue if I contact any news/gaming sites about this? May also post about it on other forums to increase visibility. Spread it anywhere you can. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheCosmos Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Already sent to Eurogamer, I'm going to stop now and play some PS4 games. I'll check the thread again on Monday and update on my situation then. Thanks everyone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted June 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, GUDGER666 said: Spread it anywhere you can. Alright, I've so far reported this to Siliconera, Destructoid, TheGamer, PlaystationLifestyle and Eurogamer. If I hear anything back, I'll let you know. I've also made a GameFAQs thread about it on the PS3 board. I don't have Twitter, so if anyone is willing to spread the message there as well, maybe contact a few gaming outlets as well (even if it's the same ones I mentioned), that'd be great. Remember that the decision to reverse the store closures for PS3 and Vita was due to people's feedback, so this is definitely worth doing even if it may seem "pointless". 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 minute ago, SuperSmexy500 said: Alright, I've so far reported this to Siliconera, Destructoid, TheGamer, PlaystationLifestyle and Eurogamer. If I hear anything back, I'll let you know. Thanks. So far I've sent to Eurogamer and Pushsquare. Will send to others also and hopefully this gets attention. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 From personal experience, reporting to gaming sites do nothing. I tried to do it when they were originally planning to shut the Vita Store down, or even before, when the old site's download queue ceased to work. Anyway i've just checked my Super Slim bought in 2014 and it's still fine. I even used US and JP secondary accounts until a couple of days ago and they were working. But now i'm scared. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_Sanchez Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, GUDGER666 said: Thanks. So far I've sent to Eurogamer and Pushsquare. Will send to others also and hopefully this gets attention. Do the same with nichegamer as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I received a temporary ban TWICE for absolutely no reason at all not even a month ago. Kind of scary to think about when I feel like there is absolutely no support system from PlayStation to avoid or fix something like this from happening. Who would you even call about this? I feel like PS support would not take this seriously. You never hear about something like this happening with Xbox, just saying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 5 minutes ago, HoorayForTyler said: I received a temporary ban TWICE for absolutely no reason at all not even a month ago. Kind of scary to think about when I feel like there is absolutely no support system from PlayStation to avoid or fix something like this from happening. Who would you even call about this? I feel like PS support would not take this seriously. You never hear about something like this happening with Xbox, just saying. Was it the console and how long did the bans last, also same console? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoorayForTyler Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Just now, GUDGER666 said: Was it the console and how long did the bans last, also same console? I believe it was tied to my main console only, I cannot recall if I tried signing into my account on my other PS3s. I did try signing in multiple times to no avail, with only the error code given for bans showing up. First ban lasted a couple of hours, second about 30 minutes to an hour. It’s honestly super scary toying with the idea of losing access to online functionality with my account from something out of my control. I’m hoping it doesn’t happen again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, HoorayForTyler said: I believe it was tied to my main console only, I cannot recall if I tried signing into my account on my other PS3s. I did try signing in multiple times to no avail, with only the error code given for bans showing up. First ban lasted a couple of hours, second about 30 minutes to an hour. It’s honestly super scary toying with the idea of losing access to online functionality with my account from something out of my control. I’m hoping it doesn’t happen again. Hmmm seems weird it would only last a short amount of time. For me I don't get a code its a message that says access on the system is banned or temporarily suspended. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fro_Jangles Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 My fat Ps3 isn't banned, but I haven't played an online game on it for years. I don't know if that has anything to do with it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUDGER666 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Fro_Jangles said: My fat Ps3 isn't banned, but I haven't played an online game on it for years. I don't know if that has anything to do with it Last time i played online was last weekend on MotoGP 13 for 3hrs to get the online trophies. Before that it was about 2yrs ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kale Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Very worried by this big problem too, i tested and fortunately i was able to log in. I'm relieved, but i stay on alert Edited June 19, 2021 by Kale 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryogenicide_X Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 My PS3 Slim is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky0ne16 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I was able to log in with no problem ban on my end, I hardly play online as is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElevExplorer64 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Just checked my PS3 Slim, and thankfully I'm safe... for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War-Heed Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Signed in and updated no problem. Last time I played online was 6th Nov 2020. UK slim pre owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aecesaje_ Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 44 minutes ago, GUDGER666 said: Last time i played online was last weekend on MotoGP 13 for 3hrs to get the online trophies. Before that it was about 2yrs ago. Maybe my theory of it actually being people on online lobbies being able to somehow get the PS3 IP is true. If other people who got their IP banned can confirm they played an online match we could check this out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floorkiller74 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, maiathewinners said: Maybe my theory of it actually being people on online lobbies being able to somehow get the PS3 IP is true. If other people who got their IP banned can confirm they played an online match we could check this out These are console bans, not IP bans. Both my PS3's are fie for now. I do play online, but only when self boosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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