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PS3 To Lose Ability To Message PS4 And Vita

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger 2 Comments
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The future’s not looking good for the PlayStation 3. Monday, Sony announced it will be discontinuing the ability to send messages through the PS3 to its successor and spin-off PS Vita.

Let’s be clear, though, nothing of value was lost in this case. It’s doubtful too many people were using the messages feature on the PS3 anyway. Many more seem to prefer using it as a Blu-Ray player or to play original PS3 games.

To be fair, it’s not like this wasn’t coming. The console is chugging along to the tune of nearly 13 years. On top of that, Sony has been cracking down on many of its popular PS3 titles using online features. The Uncharted franchise and The Last of Us come to mind with their multiplayer portions being shut off recently.

It’s hard to say how long the console has left until Sony decides to cut the cord and drop online support for the console altogether. Though, it’s much more likely they’ll one day do away with trophies before they go about that.

You can still send messages until June 30.

Is this disappointing to you? How do you use the PlayStation 3?

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Warning: Malicious PSN Messages Could Break Your Console

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger 9 Comments
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Reddit users are warning PS4 owners to change their messaging settings to private.

Multiple threads on r/PS4 have noted that a glitch is occurring in the messaging system that can completely break your console. Most people (myself included) don’t care who sends them messages. I don’t have many friends, after all, but now it’s something to really think about when you see a notification about a new message.

As said by Huntstark, a user who ran into this issue, they were playing Rainbow Six: Siege when a player on the opposing team reportedly used a dummy account to send a console-breaking message. Every team member on Huntstark’s side except for one was affected by the malicious message. This, however, wasn’t the only Reddit user reporting the problem.

This glitch could also affect how long competitive games will be played by users who have neglected to change their privacy settings. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 having just released, this problem should be important to fix on PlayStation’s side. No one is going to want to get on the bad side of anyone, so why would they play against someone who could be a sore loser and exploit this malicious tactic?

Warning to all PS gamers: change your PSN messaging settings or be ready to possibly buy a new console.

UPDATE: Sony is aware of the issue and while being a bit slow about it are planning on fixing the issue with a new update. In the meantime there is a fix if you or anyone you know has been affected that does not include factory resetting your console. Check out the tweet below. 

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