Sony’s PlayStation 3 has been having some troubles in the last week. When gamers unexpectedly were unable to play certain games that required Internet access, and when simply turning on the console without connecting to the Internet, they found their systems were locking them out entirely. However, the problems do not seem to be appearing in more current systems, released after mid-2009.
PS3 gamers are looking for reimbursements, especially because many lost money on rented movies they were unable to watch, as well as disallowing access to the PlayStation store and causing players to lose user data and other information pertaining to their game and progress, all due to this glitch. Sony has promised to have the problem resolved in a timely manner, but it also causes us to wonder: should something like this have happened in the first place?
The first versions of the PlayStation only allowed games to be played from a disc or cartridge, and more recently, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. However, a problem such as the one which has occurred never would have happened had Internet access not been needed to play the games.
With the world becoming more dependent on the Internet and technology for just about everything is it good for all industries to be following suit? This raises more questions concerning what will happen if we face a national or global disruption in the technology resources to connect to one another.
Of course, gamers have been upset about the glitch for many reasons, but they are only part of the population. If something like this were to affect the nation or globe as a whole, what would happen then? This seems to be only a stepping stone on the pathway to failure of systems around the world.
PS3 gamers are looking for reimbursements, especially because many lost money on rented movies they were unable to watch, as well as disallowing access to the PlayStation store and causing players to lose user data and other information pertaining to their game and progress, all due to this glitch. Sony has promised to have the problem resolved in a timely manner, but it also causes us to wonder: should something like this have happened in the first place?
The first versions of the PlayStation only allowed games to be played from a disc or cartridge, and more recently, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. However, a problem such as the one which has occurred never would have happened had Internet access not been needed to play the games.
With the world becoming more dependent on the Internet and technology for just about everything is it good for all industries to be following suit? This raises more questions concerning what will happen if we face a national or global disruption in the technology resources to connect to one another.
Of course, gamers have been upset about the glitch for many reasons, but they are only part of the population. If something like this were to affect the nation or globe as a whole, what would happen then? This seems to be only a stepping stone on the pathway to failure of systems around the world.
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