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Infinity Ward Plans Additional Security for Future Titles, Due to PS3 Hack
by Jeff Mattas, Jan 17, 2011 5:30pm PSTIn light of the recent hacking exploit that exposes the PlayStation 3 to things ranging from trophy manipulation to piracy, developer Infinity Ward has indicated that it will begin using additional security measures for its future titles, and "not rely solely on platform security." (via VG247)
The announcement also comes in light of the fact that the recent developments have allowed the manipulation of Modern Warfare 2 player stats on the PlayStation 3.
"Games rely on the security of the encryption on the platforms they're played on, therefore; updates to the game through patches will not resolve this problem, unless the security exploit itself is resolved on the platform," said Rob Bowling, Infinity Ward's Community Manager.
Bowling went on to say that Modern Warfare 2 was being hit the hardest, due to its popularity, but that the "number of legitimate players severely outweighs the bad apples." Bowling suggests playing with friends to avoid the problem altogether, but also points out that the issue only concerns "legacy games such as Call of Duty 4 and Modern Warfare 2."
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Seriously, with the platform itself no longer trustworthy, what sort of methods can you employ? Constant server and client side checks of what nature?
Seems to me like this will push the consoles to adopt an all digital, Steam like, model sooner rather than later.
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This would probably piss a TON of people off though, because not everyone has internet all the time. When my internet goes down, I go play on my ps3 sometimes and with a Steam-like system, that might not be possible. This is an extreme solution, but like you said, I think it's one they should more toward sooner rather than later. Why make another ps4 in the same vein as the ps3 that can just be cracked as easily? Put the study into getting a system together that is not really hackable (you have to have an activated key on the game server, or you will NOT be able to play) and that should solve things. Problem is, this is probably incredibly difficult and expensive, so who knows what will happen.
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