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Tuesday, 27th March 2012 at 12:30 pm

PS Vita game 'removed after piracy scare'

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PS Vita game 'removed after piracy scare'

Hackers say certain games can be manipulated to provide access to handheld's core

Sony has removed PlayStation Vita compatible PSP game Everybody’s Tennis from the PSN Store after reports that it had allowed pirates to crack the new handheld.

News site The Sixth Axis believes that Sony previously removed MotorStorm Arctic Edge from its download portal for similar reasons.

Members of the PlayStation hacking community have reportedly said that both titles can be used to implement a software trick that allows users access to the system’s core functionality.

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Tags: piracy, playstation, ps vita, sony

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Well, that didn't take long

posted by Dr. Mike Reddy Mar 27, 2012 at 5:38 pm

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And so it begins...

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PSVita

posted by Ryp Mar 27, 2012 at 6:20 pm

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Read carefully, these hacks only grant access to the PSP emulator. The PSVita system core functionalities aren't in danger for now.

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How long will they keep this up?

posted by Steve Mar 28, 2012 at 10:00 am

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How long can Sony keep this up? Eventually it's going to be fairly trivial to find these save game exploits, to the point where Sony will have to empty the entire store.

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