PS3 finally hacked. Good or bad for the gamers?

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Solid_Snake4RD on 19 August 2010

nightsurge said:

leo-j said:

so a random guy posts a video on the internet claiming he hacks it, and the entire gaming community claims it official and is happy..

its fake, they used a DEBUG old ps3 model which is running linux to use the USB pirate.. it's an obvious scam, if it could work on all ps3's they wouldn't have used a debug ps3.

3. It works on both fat and slim with the latest updates installed.

4. It loaded straight to the XMB to run the hack, not into Linux or anywhere else. The hack then runs off of the software on the USB, not linux or anything else on the PS3.

actually the PS3 SLIM has not been shown till now

and as old PS3's had Linux,they would have done something with it

so untill SLIMMER PS3 video comes out we can atleast not confirm the SLIM hack or Linux involvement

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Solid_Snake4RD on 19 August 2010

Kantor said:

There is a modchip involved. It's just not a mod or a chip. It's a USB dongle. It's not like they're able to crack your PS3 through the fourth dimension or anything.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is how the hack works. I probably am wrong, because Firefox isn't letting me anywhere near their website.

First, you put your Blu-ray into the PS3. Then, you copy all 20GB of data over onto the hard drive. Fair enough.

Now, let's see how this can lead to piracy.

First, you buy a handy Blu-ray drive for your computer. Then, you upload 20GB of data onto the internet. Then, someone at the other end, who, naturally, has a Blu-ray burner, downloads the 20GB and burns it onto the Blu-ray disc. They then put the disc into the PS3, copy all 20GB over, and then they can play the game.

I don't see this becoming very widespread.

wat????????

in many countries they sell pirated discs

and 20gb is nothing actually

yeah it might not effect that much as console aren't affected as much as handhelds but it will atleast be there to some extent

Kantor said:

Rafux said:

Would you pay 150$ for this USB MOD? and you will still have to copy or download 50GB games, so it will be 150$ 100$ for a decent 1TB HDD = 250$ which you could use to buy 5 or 7 genuine games AND play them ONLINE without fear of getting your PS3 bricked.

Not to mention the fact that, as soon as Sony gets wind of this, you won't be able to play online or, indeed, connect to PSN in any way. No more trophies. No more online play. No more PS Store. Hell, no more games which require the new firmware.

It's pretty good work, way better than anyone else has done (even geohotz), but it's ridiculously flimsy.

geohotz didn't much actually

and SONY will need to first detect how they got tit to work and even then Hackers will release an update of their own

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leo-j on 19 August 2010

nightsurge said:

leo-j said:

nightsurge said:

leo-j said:

so a random guy posts a video on the internet claiming he hacks it, and the entire gaming community claims it official and is happy..

its fake, they used a DEBUG old ps3 model which is running linux to use the USB pirate.. it's an obvious scam, if it could work on all ps3's they wouldn't have used a debug ps3.

It's not fake.

I'm sorry this is hard for you to accept.

1. It's not a random guy, its a guy from a pretty big and respected modding community.

2. They are testing the USB software hack that was developed on another pirating site.

3. It works on both fat and slim with the latest updates installed.

4. It loaded straight to the XMB to run the hack, not into Linux or anywhere else. The hack then runs off of the software on the USB, not linux or anything else on the PS3.

I'm sure there will be a video of a PS3 slim using the hack soon, to ease your concerns.

oh yes show your support and happiness that the ps3 is finally hacked! Lets throw a party..

1. This is HORRIBLE for the gaming industry, unless you live under a rock you know the PS2 which is hacked non stop now has barely ANY software sales.. but of course it is a last gen system so it's expected? The psp is having trouble.. and it's basically a dying platform when it comes to software sales.. and you support this?

2. According to who is he a very well known guy from a mod community?

3. Accoridng to who does this run on a ps3 slim?

4. According to who is this not a debug unit? Because running things off a USB is ALLOWED on a debug unit, AND ACCORIDNG TO SONY and my sources YOU CANNOT GET INTO DEBUG MODE off retail ps3 units.

SO IDK what you people are trying to spin here, but this is an obvious FAKE.

The only way this would work is if he got a kit from a dev and manually installed the software into the ps3 for it to run debug.

We'll see..

Read the news article on this site, as well as arstechnica and other places. It answers all of your doubts.

Trust me, this isn't fake and it isn't a debug unit as someone else posted pictures of the different housing a debug unit has.

And i'm not saying I support this, I'm just saying your unwillingness to accept it is a little silly.

I hadn't seen the secound video, and saying I shouldn't accept this is silly is futile, since the console hasn't been hacked for 4 years giving me the impression its almost in hackable..

so It wouldn't be easy for me to believe this..

mM

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Solid_Snake4RD on 19 August 2010

leo-j said:

actually I just saw the 2nd video.. it isn't a debug unit.. and the austrailian mod retailer which is very reliable is selling the usb now.. looks like it may be legit..

apparently it works on 3.41 and on PSN..

$169.99 is the price, but It wouldn't suprise me if sony releases a new firmware within the next 48 hours.. they killed linux rapidly when geohot released his hacking video..

oh so after all this you saw the video

leo-j you really have to first look at things and judge them properly and then post