I wouldn't even buy a Vita to pirate games. That's how much I don't care about it.

Homebrew ftw

Man, most of the comments on this article depress me. Can people really not make a distinction between what this man is doing and piracy? You can poke holes in his analogy all you want, but the fact remains that he has a point. Hacking the console does not make him responsible for what people choose to do with the freedom he has granted them.

Freedom comes with personal responsibility and yes, PEOPLE WILL ABUSE THAT FREEDOM, but does that instantly make the freedom a bad thing? I live in the US where I, and pretty much every other citizen, have the freedom to say more or less whatever they want. People abuse this freedom constantly. They say mean, awful things. They lie and spread half-truths. Is the solution to this problem to do away with freedom of speech?

If you make every choice about granting freedom to people based on the worst people will do with that freedom, you might as well give up on the idea of giving anyone any kind of freedom ever.

What you have to remember about freedom, is that while some will abuse it, there will be others who will do amazing and interesting things with it. THINGS THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT.

No company, in my opinion, should have the right to tell you what you can and can not do with something you have purchased. They should not be allowed to tell you what software you can and can not run. They should not be allowed to control what OS you have to use. They should not have that power. To my mind this is a fundamental right.

@Ax23000: A company has a right to protect itself within reason just like anyone else. Hacking a device on a closed community like PSN, XBL, or iOS will lead to abuse and greater problems within the community. You begin to impact the experience of other users. These companies are, in effect, operating as a government body would to protect the interests of the many as they outweigh the thievery and curiosity of the few.

Unfortunately, his airplane analogy is unsound. The potential for misuse of this or any exploit far outweighs any possible benefit, to the point where any non-piracy use will likely be little more than an excuse to garner sympathy, whereas airplanes serve a very real legitimate purpose.

Maybe this will give some people an actual reason to get a vita.

"reverse engineer" love that.