Re:The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging Playsta...
by breakingcups on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:19AM
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This reminds me of some arcade games that had a "Suicide battery" onboard as a form of DRM.
A security key was embedded in these arcade board's processors which could correctly decode the rom. The key was backed by a battery. If the battery ran out, the key was lost forever so it was much harder for pirates to copy the rom.
A security key was embedded in these arcade board's processors which could correctly decode the rom. The key was backed by a battery. If the battery ran out, the key was lost forever so it was much harder for pirates to copy the rom.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System_II https://hackaday.com/2016/09/15/desuiciding-capcom-arcade-bo...