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Xen on 21 February 2011
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Kasz216 said:
Xen said:
Kasz216 said:
Xen said:
dsister said:
Xen said:

Nobody's doing any homebrew for it, too.


Geohot released it to the public in late Dec, or Jan(<-- I know that's when he released 3.55)? There is already quite a bit of homebrew

http://www.ps3hax.net/2011/01/signed-ps3-homebrew-list-and-download/#axzz1EcyBD9Ey

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f178/ps3-backup-managers-emulators-homebrew-list-68925/

I'm assuming it isn't against the rules to post links to homebrew

Ports of stuff the the PC does infinitely better. Emulators of stuff on consoles suck, tried it myself. Servers don't really hold a point.

Other then, you know... not everyone wants to hook up a computer to their TV, but people may want to run this stuff on their TV.

In general you just seem to be selfrationalizing.  Whether it's your previous use of hacking or your new dislike for it... I can't say.

Yeah, because hacking your console is so much easier than hooking up your PC to your TV. What are you even talking about? Did you try either? Because I tried both. Solder shit like with gen6 and some gen7 items, or simple VGA or HDMI connection instead? Exploits or simply connecting?

Hacking is only good with room for benefit. There is NONE here. Self-rationalizing? I don't really get the definition, English is my 3rd language.


You are basically saying "I am against this hacking because it doesn't offer anything I want."

There is plenty of benefit here... it's just nothing that benefits or interests you personally.

Hacking your console once can be seen as less trouble then having to drag your computer into your living room EVERY time you want to do that... don't you think?  If your tech savy anyway.

 

Here is another benefit.  With OtherOS active again, people can again build cheap supercomputers out of PS3s.

No, I am against it because it's nothing that was ever of popular demand in even older consoles... do you know what the average person looking for in a console wants? *cough* backups. When the PS2 was hacked with all the various modchips, the latter were quickly cloned, and while not even working 100%, they all booted backups just fine. The matrix infinity, O2, DMS4 Pro, Crystal Chip, and all others vanished and died rapidly after the clones were offered. Do you know what functions they offered? Forcing video modes, fixing the screen in PS1 imports, and - lo - booting homebrew from various media!

Most of the clones couldn't do ANY of those - mars, early mid modbos, Apple, Duo, etc... guess which killed which? The $10-20 cheaper clones massacred their sources even without having most of their sources' features fully working - modbos were adapted after the infinity team went away, probably catering to the miniscule crowd that needs more than just pirated games.

Those are facts, you can check PSX-scene for those massive "clone wars" (no pun, darth if you're even looking)

The ones that build supercomputers get their PS3's specially modified. The famous USAF didn't get affected in any way. Why would the 10 consumers that need HOME supercomputers buy and 10 PS3's to create such even be a factor in this argument? Ah, and why would you be moving your PC away from there all this time? If you're a constant user, wouldn't you instead keep it there? Besides, did you do modding? In most cases, it's far tougher than putting your cable inside your TV.

The PS3 was a console that never needed a hack, end of. All of the things you suggest, are either uneeded by the VAST MAJORITY that is/was satisfied by Sony's services (until people started fucking with games) or are already done better on other devices.