“If the ability [to brick a console] is there, someone will want to ‘see how it goes.'”…
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I’m not talking about technical capability; I’m talking about legality.

    In any sort of just world, bricking your console (through a software update or otherwise) would be a felony violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the executives who ordered the policy would go to prison.