For , using Generator Tools v3.12 is generally tolerated, as you aren't stealing current-gen IP (the PS3 is two generations old). For piracy (repacking retail ISO assets)? That's a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Their primary job? Think of them as the factory robots that take raw art, sound, and geometry data and stamp them into a format the SPUs (Synergistic Processing Units) can digest without choking. -PS3- Sony Generator Tools v3.12
If you are reverse engineering a PS3 game and see garbage data in the .sdat files, chances are it was baked with v3.12. Learn its quirks, and you'll understand exactly how Naughty Dog got those facial animations out of a 256MB RAM console. For , using Generator Tools v3