The hacker noted that the systems he used for his experiment had no hardware modifications. The exploit was up and running on both 40 and 60 gig retail models -- not test PS3s.
In light of this, we know that anti-hacking/piracy has been a Sony strong suit when it comes to the PS3. We wonder if we'll be seeing more hacks to come, or will the big S put a stop to things and quickly retaliate with a new firmware update.
[Thanks Craig!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
3-31-2008 @ 4:38PM
Josh said...
I didn't buy a $600 gaming system to play pong. Pass!
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3-31-2008 @ 5:55PM
zyxwiley said...
It's called proof of concept...
3-31-2008 @ 8:29PM
Josh said...
@ zyxwiley
I get that it is only a proof of concept but what can hackers give me with home brew that I would want to risk making a very big, heavy, and black brick out of my PS3? The only thing I want that is not currently available (plus more good games) is Home, in game XMB, and music to be played off my hard drive while in a game. I can hardly imagine hackers to be able to do that, I think whatever they do come out with will be trivial at best and not worth damaging my PS3 over. For the most part I have been very happy with the updates Sony has been offering over the past year and I believe if they continue with them I will not see the need to hack my system.
3-31-2008 @ 9:50PM
zyxwiley said...
For the legit user, you are correct; it doesn't have a terribly beneficial application. For the not-so-legit user, however, a hacked PS3 means (among other things) that you can burn or put your nice beefy hard drive to use running PS, PS2, and even PS3 games (though the size requirement for the latter would be ridiculous). The system was obviously designed to run these games, so it's just a matter of getting a hacked firmware to run the unsigned code.
3-31-2008 @ 4:40PM
SSG said...
the only hacking i have ever done was in the matrix game... i spent hours in that mode...
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3-31-2008 @ 4:42PM
Wayne said...
April fools?
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3-31-2008 @ 4:50PM
HektikLyfe said...
Its not April but there is a video so chances are it isn't a joke.
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3-31-2008 @ 5:04PM
SG said...
...What's wrong with the guy who made the video? Is it that hard to set a camera up and make a simple video? (answer: no)
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3-31-2008 @ 5:20PM
TKC-Muzzer said...
Hackers have no lives. What a waste of time when you can probably get all these games free on the PC.
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3-31-2008 @ 5:23PM
why not the LS2LS7? said...
PS3 already supports alternate OSes, like Linux. If his solution really only allows homebrew and not bootlegging games, what value does it have? I've been able to compile and run hello world on my PS3 for over a year already in Linux.
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3-31-2008 @ 9:07PM
Darko said...
Yea, and thats about all you can run on linux on a PS3 right now. If this unlocks the hardware to its full potential then yea... this is huge.
3-31-2008 @ 5:30PM
Runningflame570 said...
Given the timing I'm calling shenanigans until there is some actual proof of the crack. While I seriously doubt PS3 will be able to avoid being cracked indefinitely I need more than some flashing text for this to convince me given the timing.
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3-31-2008 @ 5:54PM
Hyams said...
If this is indeed real and not an April Fools, I hope Sony stamps down on this.
I don't want my console being cracked!
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3-31-2008 @ 6:18PM
Jerses said...
its propably fake...why always this "hack" videos look like 80s UFO videos? cant they just put the camara in the center or the living room so we can se... console & tv? thats all they need and we need to belive
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3-31-2008 @ 6:25PM
Popfrogs said...
Other than piracy I see no reason to crack the PS3. The best "homebrew" on the PSP is pirated games anyway, not any of the junk homebrew devs come up with (other than that shoutcast app).
Anyway, I seriously doubt if this is true that it will live very long. We already know Sony is releasing new firmware to support the new PSN store soon.
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3-31-2008 @ 6:40PM
The Sound said...
One of the uses could be fore downloading games to the hdd.
Honestly. Who would do that, especially with games becoming increasingly bigger? MGS4 and Resistance 2 are maxed out at around 50gb's....
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3-31-2008 @ 7:00PM
Jerses said...
Im anti-hack ps3 too. But i remember the same thing happened too ps2, when dvd-r was too expensive for mortals and internet was all about dial-up...i remember a friend buying 6cds for a ps2 game lol crazy
3-31-2008 @ 7:49PM
adam said...
homebrew can be used to create game loaders, this is a first step, second "running a simple game like p0ng" then lots of hard work to create a game loader which bypass's security which some hackers have already done but by complex ways which i think were also said on here.
Many outcomes can come from this if its true, its only a matter of time anyway.
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3-31-2008 @ 7:50PM
Haiddasalami said...
"i do not know the extent of which the discovery will let me program, but i seriously doubt this will lead to any iso loader, it does however have the potential of enabling homebrew game programming i believe. " Hopefully this does not lead to an iso loader, but also remember that sony doesnt allow you to do anything if you are on a lower firmware.
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3-31-2008 @ 8:30PM
Fraser JK said...
I don't think I'd risk messing with my PS3... even if this was real, 425£ was a heck load of money and I don't want it all to become a brick.
Why bother with pong, while the PSN has some cool games for download only for the price of a McDonalds Meal Deal?
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