As long as it doesn't effect my gaming on PS3, they can hack away. Sad Nerds!

My apologies... Reading my previous post I think I was very rude and annoying.

I said some wrong things too... the site here: http://www.ps3devwiki.com/wiki/SKU_Models shows the models in April, May, June / 2011 and some models shipped in January, February, March / 2011 can't be hacked.

I said before just the shipped after July, 2011... that's wrong... almost all models shipped in 2011 can't be hacked... just some in early Q1.

Before 2011 all models can be hacked.

First of all it seems like many users in this thread (not you ethomaz) don't realize that this hack is appliable for around 50m PS3s.

Then obviously this is not another breakthrough, but it adds the features of 3.55-4.30 and it should make it far easier to play the most recent games.

Don't know much about PSN, but I guess it's still possible to access it with some work (and help from little tools and programs). Most likely not for the masses though.

hey, no problem - the models are a lot - it's easy to get confused by this :)

yes, the potential mass is quite big. as with this hack one has "only" to find a quirk/sec-issue in recent firmwares to "open" many consoles, even with firmware != 3.55. but by now it just is progress in the previous state.

for psn i think sony could quite easily detect hacked consoles and will do the same as ms does - ban them.

The things are easy now and the hackers can get the PSN key/password too but Sony can change it every week/month or so... the hacks need to get the new key/password to make a new CFW to works with PSN again... that's what I know about the PSN.

The fear is about the ban hammer... Sony can discover if your account used a CFW... so Sony can ban your account (you can create another of course).

The PS3 models able to hack now can use the lastest firmware customized and new features can be added with the new lv0 keys... but just the previous hackable models can be hacked (these 50m PS3 you said).

The work know is discover the lv0.2 keys to make all the PS3 models hackable... at least until Sony put some lv0.3 keys in future models.

I don't know but Sony can ban the PS3 or just the PSN account???

MS ban the hardware... the X360.

well, perhaps sony links your psn-account to a unique ps3-id? then it would not be possible to make another account. i guess there are several methods for sony to identify non-ofw-ps3s. like on xbl, just don't do it ;)

This is my doubt too... Can Sony do hardware ban???

Edit - fixed typo.

well, they *will* do, for sure. the method is the only question :) it is not only because people could pirate games - cheaters will arise on psn and destroy multiplayer experience.

but, what does "dp" mean? or did you want to write "do"?