Ps3 game registration keys

Although the console can use USB and Bluetooth keyboards, many gamers only use the console's controller and have to rely on the on-screen soft keyboard when text entry is required.

Serial keys tend to be very long alphanumeric strings to ensure that they cannot simply be guessed. As a result, entering a serial key could prove quite annoying for PS3 gamers. Furthermore, since most games are not installed on the PS3, it's not clear when or how often such a key would have to be entered.

Would entering an unused key install a small file on the console to allow playing? Would this mean gamers can't play their games on other PS3s? Would this destroy the rental market for PS3 games and block second-hand sales? Whether this rumor proves true or not, one thing is certain: Sony needs to pick a solution, and fast. According to Dutch gaming site PS3-Sense , Sony may introduce serial keys along with PS3 games in an effort to combat a recent spate of successful console hacks.

Last month the PS3 root key was revealed, potentially allowing PS3 users to authenticate their own pirated games. Traditionally serial keys have been associated with PC software and games, but now Sony is thought to be considering the introduction of the piracy prevention mechanism.

Games may then also to tied to one PlayStation console, or to a single user account. No official word has been given by Sony denying or confirming these reports. For one, how would game rentals be allowed if a game is tied to a single console or PlayStation account? Image courtesy of Darren Waters on Flickr. EDAT, its length is 0x28 bytes. PBP size limitation is no longer an issue. See [ this ] and AES binaries with sbox repeated 4 times.

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