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I don’t think you have to even not been on any gaming sites in a month or so to know that several gamers treat the recent Geohot vs. Sony controversy as a hot button issue. Meaning that if it gets brought up, you have people with venomous opinions, which you will hear about with insults directed at you if you challenge their beliefs in any way. It’s obvious that George Hotz has turned some heads.
But what exactly is the problem here? Is it because he possibly enabled the means to pirate PS3 games? Or the means to cheat in an online match during a PSN session? What is the main cause of Geohot’s hack that has gotten so many fanboys and some gamers so frustrated that they have become venomous and have asked that Hotz be physically harmed (as if that should even be allowed in any debate)?
Actually, the problem could be hidden within the normal fanboy paradox that has become the norm this generation: that their favorite system and company has been taken down a peg, and they don’t like it when that happens.
Let’s be honest here. Even though you may think that the problem will be that the potential for piracy and cheating is there, the simple fact is that we haven’t seen any widespread issues of people pirating games and cheating on PSN. You might have the few cases of the media trying to pour gasoline on an already out of control fire by spinning stories about hacks and pirating to make it seem as though CFW was the culprit, but we haven’t seen anyone’s security being compromised, or anyone’s CC info stolen, or people racking up kills in a COD game that they shouldn’t be able to do in which was done through the use of CFW. I do challenge anyone to find anything that shows that there is such a widespread epidemic of piracy and cheating that is already going on that was in direct result of whatever CFW enables. You cannot because they don’t exist (and no, those stories that just came after the CFW issue became public don’t count).
So why the fear of something that hasn’t happened yet that, if it was going to occur from use, would’ve happened in a widespread manner by now?
To answer that, we must examine the comments that have been left on gaming sites. For weeks now, I’ve complained not that many on N4G seem to be on Sony’s side on the suit. That in of itself is okay. Thing is, most that are on Sony’s side, at least on this site, seem unwilling to negotiate, debate, or to even listen to anyone that has a different viewpoint. I’ve never seen anyone that is arguing on Geohot’s defense (myself included) saying that we should enable piracy or cheating. Not in any way, shape, or form. Neither has it been said through action because, like I said before, no real case of any of the above fears have happened just yet. Yet, I bet the people who have posted such comments on this site have failed to even get THIS far in this blog post.
And I’ve struggled to find the reason why they feel the need to post such things, and why they refuse to listen to any bit of reason. When have I NOT supported Sony on this site? Who got into a huge battle with Torrence Davis of The Bitbag back in 2008 over one of his stories and what appeared to be 360 fanboyism (which I found out later was just Microsoft being Microsoft)? Who has called out Kotaku, GameTrailers, and other sites on Game Gazette about their blatant biased against Sony? Right! So why, then, did I have a N4G user, who claimed to be on the site for longer than I have (I joined in 2008) tell me that I have never supported Sony, when all I did was refuse to take Sony’s side on Geohot’s case? Yes, I’ve defended Sony, but I’ve also called them out (their failure to fight back against MS’s cheap tactics to win this generation’s console war, the removal of backwards compatibility, the refusal to retire the PS2 to get people to finally upgrade). It’s not like I’ve broken off from the majority before. I’m bringing just my experiences up because I can only speak for me, but I’m sure others that have come out on N4G for Geohot for legitimate reasons (not just because of their 360 fanboyism) have gotten the same if not similar treatment.
Any talk of piracy and cheating not being the factors here is met with such venom. Any talk of Hotz and Sony talking it out and working it out is met with venom. Any talk about Hotz being correct, or piracy being the scapegoat, or Sony pulling an Apple, or the comparisons to the iPhone case is met with it. Hell, even bringing up homebrew on the PS3 (or homebrew itself) is met with the same venomous replies. And by same replies, I MEAN same replies. As in the same arguments that have been rebutted several times on this site already (this could be the, what, millionth time we’ve explained why the PS3 case is like the iPhone case), but keep getting repeated as if it’s the first time such arguments have been used.
So…what’s the issue? What’s the cause? Simple!
The Playstation 3 was touted as, for about three years or so, completely unhackable. That was the main talking point many Sony fanboys had against their naysayers. The 360 was and continues to be hacked by just about everyone. Nintendo has the Homebrew Channel available for it from various internet sites (and Nintendo seems to not be able to care less that it exists). But the Playstation 3 has been thought of to be an impenetrable fortress. Nothing could even dent it. Thus, Sony fanboys used it as a weapon when the 360 fanboys came after them with something (like whenever a Sony third party exclusive was bought out because Microsoft seems unable to come up with any original ideas).
Thus, when Geohot and whoever else he had on his team took a mere six months to finally crack the code, Sony fans (and Sony themselves) were pissed. Not because of the dangers they said it would be, but because they were shown how wrong they were on their assessment. In short, someone knocked them down a level on that pegboard. And they do not like when that happens. One of their main weapons was just confiscated.
This is because we know the age-level of most fanboys on most forums (either that or their IQ level). It’s like a cult, and when someone does what Geohot did, it makes them angry. Just like when 360 fanboys gets taken down a peg by anyone. They don’t like it either, and you have seen in the past how they come together like the Borg. It’s just fanboys being fanboys. And God forbid you break off from the pack and become an individual about things.
I’m not saying that no one who sides with Sony on this suit has a legitimate argument to back it up. But those that do have one also act like adults. They have facts to back up their argument, they don’t call for someone to execute anyone, they realize that people have other opinions and respect them and actually LISTEN to them (and the other side is willing to listen to the person with the legit argument on Sony’s behalf), and can make a rational claim one way or another. These types of people (which, sadly, have been few and far between on THIS site) are NOT the types I speak of when talking about the fanboy paradox.
Simply put, I just think those that are wishing for a mature debate about this CFW thing are wasting their time trying to convince the people within their fanboy cults to even listen to any reason. They will continue on their silly rampages of wanting Geohot to die, and trying to shoot down any opposing point of view, regardless of how many facts it brings to the table. No debating allowed here. Leave your brain and individuality at the door, because it isn’t allowed here.
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