Earlier this week Sony Computer Entertainment released the following statement in regards to circumvention devices and pirated software on the Playstation 3:
Notice: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the “System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System” and the “Terms of Services and User Agreement” for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions. Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently.
To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems.
The statement comes after iPhone jailbreaker George Hotz, with the aid of the hacking group fail0verflow, released a set of security keys last month that indicated to the system that any given bit of code is approved by Sony to run on the console. The release of these keys leaves the PS3 wide open for the installation of unauthorized software, including pirated games and custom firmware.
"By identifying PlayStation 3 systems that breach our guidelines and terminating their ability to connect to PlayStation Network, we are protecting our business and preserving the honest gameplay experiences that you expect and deserve," said Jeff Rubenstein, Sony's Social Media Manager. He went on to note that the update is the company's "initial response" to the console's security concerns.