Killer Instincts

In his 2011 press conference E3, Sony finally ended the long, unbearable expected to know what a handheld game console is marked as when finally gave us the official name of his successor to the PSP.

Surprise! This is what is rumored for weeks: the Vita PlayStation.

Stalwart Sony Executive Kaz Hirai revealed the name during a presentation of the Conference, which also gave a brief look at some of the tools of social networks integrated hardware and announced the wi-fi and 3 G models of the device. Also announced that the company's exclusive network for the device, which gave rise to a fairly massive audible groan from the public for assistance AT & T.

The price of two different models just through the press. The 3 G model will retail for $299, while wi-fi only model will go for $249.

Souerce: GiantbombAll

Update: Sony says the operation has been fixed and back on reports of an additional hack.

"We are temporarily by the PSN and Qriocity password reset page," said the senior director of social media and corporate communications Patrick Seybold on the PlayStation Blog. "Contrary to some reports, there was no involved hack." In the process of restoration of passwords, there was an attack by URL fixed later. Consumers who cannot reset their passwords for PSN are still encouraged to do so directly on your PS3. "Otherwise, they cannot continue doing so through the web as soon as we bring this site back up."

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In the case of were betting by how much time was going to take something to go wrong in the PSN then began to arrive to be in line last weekend, those who bet "five days or less" win the door prize. Congratulations: get a free copy of the infamous and stolen the password again.

Last night, discovered Nyleveia - and have checked NeoGAF users - system - restoration of password in line of Sony specifically, the version based on the web at sites as community and Qriocity.com - has a pretty nasty attack that simply allows that any aspiring hacker to reset the password for account always know email account PSN and your date of birth. That's all. Enter this information apparently allows anyone who knows the exploitation reset your password and access your account. On the side, you will receive an email sent to you notified that your password has been restored. This is impressive.

Not long after they reported this, Sony took all their systems down web-based login, and as of this writing, there are not any specific update on how long this fix carried put in his place. The official account of SCEE Twitter pointed out this morning that "this maintenance not affects PSN on consoles, only Web site click through your password, change email address". Therefore, clarify, can initiate session on the console and games online through PSN. Not only you can use any of the sites on the website of logon until Sony fixes this attack.

Nyleveia suggested that users create a completely new e-mail address for your accounts PSN, one not associated with any other account online to make absolutely sure. Because that is where we are in now. We are creating all new accounts to be able to secure log on the PlayStation Network. Sometimes really hate Internet.

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Update: It just got a little more confusing. Stay with me here!

Microsoft has not responded to my request for comment on the reports today on the disk, but Eurogamer got more units. The issue has nothing to with the next firmware update, but that was a previous update.

"In addition, this drive reads the error message is linked to a change in the disc algorithms in a recent update of reading software and is not specific to earlier or later versions of the Xbox 360," the company said in a statement.

As such, if it has not had a problem with his team playing records of sale retail so far, you are lucky to get a new Xbox.

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The spring Xbox Live Update is imminent, bring a major change of security in the manner of Xbox 360 machines read records, releasing a considerable amount of space to developers on each disk. The update breaks the possibility of a "very small number" of Xbox 360E to read discs of retail sale, however, what Microsoft to reach affected consumers, offering them a replacement S. Xbox 360

Kotaku first broke the news, based on an e-mail received by a user of Xbox Live. You can imagine their surprise. Features of Xbox support Twitter, then check your email, according to other people receive similar e-mails, were true. Then, Microsoft issued a statement to Eurogamer, elaborate on the issue itself.

"After a recent upgrade of our software system, we have become a problem that prevents that a very small number of Xbox 360 owners play discs of retail game," said the company. "This issue shows an as a single 'disk unreadable' or 'unsupported disk' error on the screen." They are also able to detect this problem via Xbox Live and proactively reach clients who may be affected to replace your console.

Have you contacted Microsoft separately for more information, but they have yet to hear again. I would like to know if you heard of Microsoft. My Xbox 360 is several years old, but still I have not heard anything of them.

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