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It's too bad, too. They took a huge risk with Cell, and it's finally paid off. This kind of behaviour is simply inexcusable, however. I have a ps3, but I don't want to buy new games for it. Not really sure what to do.

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I'm not familiar with the risks involved with Cell technology; I've been more indoctrinated to think that parallel processing is really the only way forward right now. Would you (or someone) be willing to elaborate on your stance?

Cell was notoriously expensive and hard to program for (at least, in comparison to the competitors). This has mostly been solved now though and afaik Cell is now, finally, paying off. The quirky architecture Cell is built around was a big risk for them.

Do you have any references for this? I am interested in reading more?

Buy used. That way, you get what you want, and the money doesn't go to Sony.

When you buy a used product, you're still upping the value of the product. Knowing you can sell something after using it raises its value. Additionally, you're likely funding the seller's purchase of another product, likely from the same company.

Crack it and run homebrew, obviously.

Crack and pirate.

Decisions like the one this judge handed out makes it more and more clear that corporate interests trump those of everyday folks.

This will never be seen by anyone, but I have the sudden urge to play minecraft on it.

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