Predictability, in the interests of preserving integrity of PSN, Sony issued a statement today in which it confirms that those “running unauthorized or pirated software” are at risk being of banned. Any user detected using circumvention devices or related hacks will have their access to PSN “terminated permanently” by the almighty banhammer.

Hardly surprising to see Sony respond in this manner. It is, after all, their last line of defense with the PS3’s security essentially blown wide open.

According to Mathieulh, banned PS3 units will be greeted with a “0x8002A227” error when attempting to access PSN.

The full statement is below.

Notice: Unauthorized circumvention devices for the PlayStation 3 system have been recently released by hackers. These devices permit the use of unauthorized or pirated software. Use of such devices or software violates the terms of the “System Software License Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System” and the “Terms of Services and User Agreement” for the PlayStation Network/Qriocity and its Community Code of Conduct provisions. Violation of the System Software Licence Agreement for the PlayStation 3 System invalidates the consumer guarantee for that system. In addition, copying or playing pirated software is a violation of International Copyright Laws. Consumers using circumvention devices or running unauthorized or pirated software will have access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through PlayStation 3 system terminated permanently.

To avoid this, consumers must immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from their PlayStation 3 systems.

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