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Forums - Sony Discussion - For Those Who Believe All Homebrew is Bad: PS3MFW

Damnyouall on 26 March 2011
Munkeh111 said:

any comprimising of the security can easily lead to piracy


Note that it was Sony who compromised PS3's security, by not using random numbers for the encryption.
PS3MFW doesn't open anything that isn't open already. What you do with it, is YOUR responsibility.



"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360

"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed

"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick

"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance

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ethomaz on 26 March 2011

Bad application. Useless application.

So the application just proves we don't need homebrews like that.

And not talking about it open your PS3 for piracy.



LivingMetal on 26 March 2011

Whoever said homebrew was bad?  I sure didn't.



LivingMetal on 26 March 2011
Damnyouall said:
Munkeh111 said:

any comprimising of the security can easily lead to piracy


Note that it was Sony who compromised PS3's security, by not using random numbers for the encryption.
PS3MFW doesn't open anything that isn't open already. What you do with it, is YOUR responsibility.


The hate for Sony is strong with this one...



raygun on 26 March 2011

If I had a spare PS3 I might be tempted to try it just for educational purposes, but no PSN means no games, so why? It's just a fricken game console. The hackers seem to think they are doing some noble deed by opening it up, I don't give a ****, I bought it to play blu-rays and play Playstation games (it's my first sony console). If they want more features and openess, why not buy a nettop like I did for $165, a refurbed acer with Ion graphics, capable of 1080, M.A.M.E. and tons of other emulators, can blutooth to sixaxis, and only uses 25 watts! You want to change the start up sound? Hah!



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Damnyouall on 26 March 2011

The features listed in the opening post of this thread are just a small portion of the customization options PS3MFW offers, only the new stuff that was added to v0.2; check out the readme file for all tasks. There are dozens of options.

And once you have installed an MFW you can for instance run Showtime, a homebrew video player that can play MKV video files, something that PS3 owners asked for for years, but Sony always ignored.



"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360

"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed

"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick

"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance

Ajescent on 26 March 2011
Damnyouall said:
Ajescent said:

And last but not least, turn demos into full games and get the things you didn't pay for for free...are we gonna gloss over that part? It's still a bad thing.

Reading, an overrated skill?

PS3MFW allows you to turn Demo PS3 consoles into regular PS3s. You know, those consoles that are used in stores to demonstrate PS3. If you happen to buy one, PS3MFW makes it usable.


Why would you buy one?



PS One/2/p/3slim/Vita owner. I survived the Apocalyps3/Collaps3 and all I got was this lousy signature.


Xbox One: What are you doing Dave?

Damnyouall on 26 March 2011
Ajescent said:
Damnyouall said:
Ajescent said:

And last but not least, turn demos into full games and get the things you didn't pay for for free...are we gonna gloss over that part? It's still a bad thing.

Reading, an overrated skill?

PS3MFW allows you to turn Demo PS3 consoles into regular PS3s. You know, those consoles that are used in stores to demonstrate PS3. If you happen to buy one, PS3MFW makes it usable.


Why would you buy one?


They sometimes pop up for sale cheaply, used of course. I certainly wouldn't buy a used demo-unit that has been running for thousands of hours in some store, but whatever. Anyway, how about admitting you jumped the gun with your first reply?



"Well certainly with the Xbox 360, we had some challenges at the launch. Once we identified that we took control of it. We wanted to do it right by our customers. Our customers are very important to us." -Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb (10/2013). Note: RRoD was fixed with the Jasper-revision 3 years after the launch of 360

"People don't pay attention to a lot of the details."-Yusuf Mehdi explaining why Xbone DRM scheme would succeed

"Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity; it's called Xbox 360,”-Don Mattrick

"The region locking of the 3DS wasn't done for profits on games"-MDMAlliance

Xen on 26 March 2011
Damnyouall said:

The features listed in the opening post of this thread are just a small portion of the customization options PS3MFW offers, only the new stuff that was added to v0.2; check out the readme file for all tasks. There are dozens of options.

And once you have installed an MFW you can for instance run Showtime, a homebrew video player that can play MKV video files, something that PS3 owners asked for for years, but Sony always ignored.

Get PS3 media server. Or heck, if this phases you out of PSN, why bother with a console at all? Get a cheap PC w/HDMI out and connect that to your TV.

Lastly, is there any good reason as to why Sony should support .mkv? It's the standard to HD movie rips, I.E film piracy. I'd ROFL if Sony decided to support it.



LivingMetal on 26 March 2011

So could this be part of the reason why the PS3 has been outselling the Xbox 360?