2nd Video: PlayStation 3 Modchip Is 'Not A Hoax'

From Kotaku:

An Australian seller of Wii, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 modchips has posted video showing the famously impregnable PlayStation 3 running "back-up" copies of disc games saved in the hacked console. It's the real deal, they tell Kotaku.

Here is the 2nd proof video.

[Motorola]

I have a feeling this will end badly.
Edit: Didnt see that it was kotaku...it just got worse

[NYC_Gamer]

we all knew that kotaku would promote this crap

[RageAgainstTheMShine]

Kotaku? who approved this crap?

[SonyPS360]

When they showed the 360 slim "hack" you all accepted it as bullet-proof evidence regardless of the source. Don't you even try and start saying "who approved this crap" when it's from a reliable one, you damn hypocrites.

[PopEmUp]

This is news and it's real why not approve it oh wait you fanboy can't accept it hacked? I always Supported Sony and don't like it been hacked but this is real and accept the truth

[zeeshan]

I guess the only way to stop crap from spreading around the world (I mean the USB device and not the news) is Sony should fight it in the courts. But it seems to be me that PS3 has been finally hacked and I just hope Sony won't take away any other functionalities from us!

[evrfighter]

ps3 has been jailbroken. YOU ARE FINALLY FREE PS3. It's sure gonna be nice on my wallet. But wait "U gonna get bant from psn"

well if psn was worth caring about I might think twice. PC gaming for all my online needs. Modchip for everything else :)

[zeeshan]

^^ Uh.. Hi Troll!

[jebabcock]

if you own the console, you can do whatever you want with it... paint little pink fairies on it or rip it apart and modify it however the heck you want... there is no crime in this...

Hacking a console is not directly tied to pirating games... i hacked my wii just because i wanted to test out alot of the nifty apps and features produced by the homebrew community.. I still bought all my games.. There is a respectable community of people who simply want a really cool set of hardware features to play with... the ps3 among other electronic devices presents that definitely..

personally i don't think i would ever hack my ps3, simply because sony has never given me a reason to.. there really aren't any cool apps out there to justify it.. My only real gripe is the loss of linux.. although i never got around to using it enough to justify much of a complaint.

in the wii homebrew community, there were tons of features that were added like allowing you to create your own channels to feature customized items... skins for you wii, a plethora of apps and mini games that were CREATED not pirated, playing DVDs on your wii, (which Nintendo simply said was not possible due to hardware, but turned out to be done fairly easily). To some degree a thriving homebrew community provides creative force for the community and holds console manufacturers to a level of responsibility they haven't had to maintain before.. If they say it can't be done, they better not be lying or they will just make a fool of themselves...

[Yi-Long]

... hopefully now we will soon have a region-free BluRay player.

Personally don't care too much about the games. I know I won't be downloading such huge files, and I'll continue to buy my games for the home-consoles legally (handhelds is a different matter...), but I do really want that BR-drove to be region-free, so I can import BR's from other parts of the world.

I feel Sony themselves should offer a 'key' to unlock region-free playback. I wouldn't even mind paying for it.

[zootang]

A lot of Blu Rays themselves are region free, you just have to look. Special editions tend to be region free (pricey though)

[Yi-Long]

... I'm in Europe, and I enjoy asian movies. Many of the HK or Korean BR's seem to be region-protected, yet might be the only uncut and proper version available... so that means I can't watch them on my european PS3.

Such a shame that region-protection still exists. I can understand it on some level, but I feel you should be able to at least 'buy' a key to unlock your player, and maybe the movie-companies could get a percentage of that money...!?

[squallheart]

Actually a lot of asian blu rays are region free i should know i collect them. I have a huge collection and websites where i get good deals from. If you want i could give u the links just pm me. im more than happy to help a collector. Note the only region where most of the time they are protected is korea.

[sikbeta]

Good news? yeah, riiight, prepare yourselves for Massive ban-waves and a $50 On-line Fee for ALL the PS3 owners...

[Yi-Long]

... well, for instance Days of Being Wild HK BR is supposedly the best version out right now. It's my absolute favourite movie in the world, yet no way to watch it unless I have a region-free player.

I know the websites, but a bunch of the movies I'm interested in are region-protected (sadly)

[Rhythmattic]

A indispensable site for Bluray Region info.

This site has never let me down.

http://bluray.liesinc.net/

[Motorola]

Wait after reading some of the comments on youtube, is that a test ps3?

[Chuk_Chuk]

PS3 test units have "test" written on them

[Motorola]

Thats a sticker though, you could take them off but I doubt this guy did

[sikbeta]

Hmmm... the "tester" units are not the same as the one everybody owns as far as I can understand, for example I remember that IGN showed some pics of a MotorStorm Back-up running on the PS3"test"-er

So yeah, the game was a back-up of an original game running on a "tester" PS3 but done by Sony If I remember correctly, so what's the point of this If it's only works with the "test" units which are few and not accessible to the Average Joes...

[pantatkaula]

You can change the cover on the PS3 right? How would we know that he did not switch the front cover with a normal PS3 cover? If it works with the slim, why didn't any of the crack videos shows its playing on the slim version?

Hmm...

[Soldierone]

indeed. We have one at the college for when we make games. Runs exactly like this, you throw in the thumb drive and load up the game etc... Am I saying this is a tester PS3? No, but it can easily be one as its not as hard to get your hands on one as everyone thinks.

[Blaze929]

Still unsure about this. I mean it looks legit, and I mean really legit. But with all the hack stories for PS3 since launch, it's hard to believe anything anymore concerning that subject.

But if it is real then f'ing awesome. I'd love to rip all my PS2 games to my HDD.

Inb4 Sony removes USB Support?

[Immortal Kaim]

To all the people still claiming this is false, I'm sorry to say you're wrong. This ozmodchips is apparently a legit site (don't know how legit a mod shop can be lol) and actually have stores here in Australia, they wouldn't risk their whole business on promoting a fake.

Considering how easy this looks, it isn't good news...

EDIT: They couldn't possibly remove usb support could they? The backlash would ruin them.

Edit x2: How about loading from USB? That could remove support for hooking up digital cameras and external HDD's but those aren't essential to the system? Don't know how else they could stop it? This is going to become an arms race between Sony and the hackers, just like the PSP.

[raztad]

PS2 games? In the original article was mentioned there is not support for non PS3 games.

This definitely looks legit. It actually requires a modchip + usb to load some stuff. Lets see if Sony can fix this, or if it takes off. In the first case Sony will continue getting amazing software sales, in the second software sales fall but hardware increases substantially.

[Otheros00]

Unfortunately for you it doesn't work on psone and ps2 games.

[Megaton]

Heh, yeah, USB poses a clear threat to the PlayStation 3. Emergency firmware to remove support incoming.

Edit @ Immortal Kaim - Nah, they couldn't realistically do it. You charge your controllers through USB. It would make the console unusable, more or less.

[darkdoom3000]

No, all they would need to do is update the firmware to check for the program on ur HDD and disable it.

[spandexxking]

i know details are pretty slim on this but does anyone know if the backups could be played region free? ive got a japanese PS3 and i can only play japanese PS2 games and id love it. id imagine sony would probably crack down on this with bans and whatnot for multiplayer titles but id love it if i could play some old SP PS2 titles

[The Lazy One]

@"No, all they would need to do is update the firmware to check for the program on ur HDD and disable it."

Well the problem then is all the modchip people would have to do is make their modchip updateable so you just plop it into ur computer and download an update that changes the system name of the program being run to something random.

There's a bunch of things that sony can do to fix it, but now that they have a program that can do it, all they have to do is backwards engineer the fixes. For any fix sony put out they could just work around it within a week or two. Since PS online memberships are free, banning someone for modding isn't a huge threat either.

[BannedForNineYears]

Real or not, this is bad news.
v_v

One thing, when he was navigating the XMB with the analog stick, there was noticeable lag between the noise and action on screen.
>_> Kinda strange considering it's usually instantaneous.

[D0UbleF_]

No believe me it's just a cheap HD camera.
Pocket HD camera's have this lag a lot with the synchronisation between sound and video.
I think that's the problem.

[Thrillhouse]

Another video of it in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

This probably sounds like a load of shit, but I knew the maker of this video. He runs modchip store about 30 minutes away from me (he repaired my original xbox, too).

I'm pretty sure that this whole thing is legit.

[LethalChickens]

Why is it that, when he goes into the backup manager, the lights turn on, and when he goes back, they turn off?

[iamtehpwn]

Does anyone actually have a bluray burner right now?

[Mmmkay]

you can get one for a little less than what a ps3 costs according my internet...

[Keyop]

It shows them xmb on screen, then he switches on the PS3, fishy much?

[Noble Spartan]

Oh yes! The PS3 dark side potentila is unleashed!

I can't wait to run

emulators
homebrew
apps
psx games
ps3 games

and more! going to be awesome. When the dongle going to be available? I am very interested in PS3 now.

[sgw_dec0y]

I hope that XBMC comes to the PS3 that would make it the ultimate HTPC!

[frostypants]

It's software, and it will be squashed like a bug by Sony within a week or 2. These guys are spreading the word far and wide as fast as possible in the hope of making a few bucks from stupid people before their tool gets broken.

[Christopher]

Not that this doesn't mean the dongle doesn't work, but they could have showed a game that isn't available for digital distribution...

@below: I know of the other videos. Doesn't change that they chose the wrong game to show in the video above.

[Thrillhouse]

http://www.dailymotion.com/...

[UnwanteDreamz]

Untill it is proven that this isn't a debug unit, I will continue to call BS. It amazes me how quickly you guys jump on a bandwagon.

If vids are proof then I can show you other vids claiming the same thing and the are all ripoffs.

[Thrillhouse]

The USB makes any ps3 a debug unit.

[klashawnd]

Yeah their track record recently when it comes to Sony is spotty at best.

[Silly gameAr]

This won't end well, for PS3 owners anyway. Somethings gotta go.

[pork_chop_express]

all ps3 games going dual layer BD50 with 25gb security (ala MS filler)

= piracy never even starts 50gb downloads not even jack sparrow is that dedicated lol

[klashawnd]

You would be surprised the lengths to which people will go in order to get something for free.

[pork_chop_express]

No i wouldn't I download stuff thats 10gb there is no way in hell i would download something that is 50gb and have no way to burn it.

Common sense, makes this hack worthless.

[klashawnd]

Oh I agree that it's utterly pointless to do. But that won't stop some people from doing it.

[Spydiggity]

you guys do realize that with a modded system (at least the way it worked last gen) you could put the disk in the drive and just rip it to the hdd, right?

you could rent the games, rip em straight to the system, and wouldn't have to worry about d/l or burning.

buy a 500 gig hdd or terabyte, and you could store plenty of games...especially since 50 gig is the max and most games don't come close to that.

not that i think it's honest, or anyone should do it. just that ppl's perspectives on the topic are pretty limited.

[SOAD]

zip files.

[pork_chop_express]

compression doesn't work like that the data stored as security filler is already compressed.

[dabri5]

No need to download, just borrow or rent a copy of the game you want. Still worth it in the eyes of people hat will pirate anyways.

7$ rental < 60$ purchase.

[Focker-420]

Its fake. Watch the upper left hand corner. Theres a square box that appears everytime he changes the channel. Hes got at least 2 PS3s running. One with GoW3 and the other with InFamous.

[klashawnd]

Nah that happens on my TV too. Whenever it switches from PS3 game to XMB to Movie etc... it will show what the display resolution is. It only does it on this one TV I have it doesn't do it on my other one

[Focker-420]

Oh ok thanks. I was wrong, no biggie

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

@Focker

Happens when you start playing games. My tv for example, the XMB is set to 1080p. Whenever I play a game it will automatically adjust to 720p or whatever it has to adjust to.

[The_Beast]

it does it samsung upstairs but the bravia in my room it goes str8 to it

[Marceles]

totally normal Bravia inputs showing on the upper-left corner, i have that same TV

[TheTeam06]

Does that video look slowed down to any of you?

[3nd3rth3]

But Infamous is one of the games people can download from the PSN in its entirety, and so is LBP, and God of War he dumped in there. I'd be more impressed if he had played the Ratched and Clank games.

[rdgneoz3]

Yep, if he showed something that wasn't downloadable, I'd believe it. But you can download both LBP and inFamous as you said, so it'll take a bit more to make people think its actually real and not just a hoax that'll make a few people that don't know better actually think its real.

[Aggesan]

If you look at the guys previous video he plays Ratchet and Clank.

[kenpachi]

Great, I look forward to downloading weekly firmware updates to combat it, cheating d1ckheads online and the second hand market being awash with banned PS3's once Sony start banning.

Good news for d1ckheads, bad news for honest punters.

[TheFaggot_]

It's real and it works. Trust me.

[electricshadow]

Trust a random person on the internet? Right.

[CimmerianDrake]

Give me a reason to trust an anonymous N4G user on this.

[D0UbleF_]

It's not anonymous.
This issue with the new PS3 Hack has been proven by many trusted hackers websites and networks.
This is big news for hackers from all over the world.
Untill now the source really is legit, and even Dark Alex,
the one who won the war with Sony once (The PSP hacker)
wrote on his Twitter that he is amazed by this hack and thinks also it is fully legit.
I trust this.

[SKUD]

I trust you. /S

[Otheros00]

Yes. We all absolutely trust you. /s
You are just like that person who send people fake emails claiming they cannot contact you and you will get a large sum of money.

[chase167]

fake fake

[rdgneoz3]

Not a dev machine, but inFamous is downloadable from the PSN and LBP is as well.

[Aggesan]

Yeah, but he plays Ratchet and Clank in one of his other videos. Check his youtube channel.

[Biggest]

Which R&C? There is one on PSN as well.

[UnwanteDreamz]

How do you know it isn't a debug unit? Until this is proven without a shadow of a doubt I will continue to call BS.

[chase167]

put the cam on a tripod
and do it

[aceofspades]

HACKERS ARE PATHETIC.
if you agree with me click i agree ;)

[HeroXIV]

Hackers ARE pathetic. Pirates are SCUM.

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

are cool.

[D0UbleF_]

Heyy! Your mom is also scum!
You're just jealous you don't know how to hack.

[Megaton]

Pathetic how? Because they're intelligent enough to do things like this? Hackers are brilliant. At least the ones who create the original method.

[jukins]

they're so intelligent that they waste their talents hacking a video game system instead of getting hired by private security companies or even the government and making actual money and not just youtube friends. real smart. . . .

[The Lazy One]

A lot of them do both. Just because they're hackers doesn't mean they don't have day jobs.

[D0UbleF_]

That's right.

[Megaton]

Er, he sells these and numerous other hack devices for other consoles. They must pay him in Monopoly money though, since you totally know everything about him and declare he makes no money.

[SKUD]

I disagree. HACK THE PLANET!

[nikoado]

Technically, "crackers" are pathetic.

Hackers give us homebrew and all that other good,legit stuff.

[Bellcross]

Sony wont be happy with this.

[Eiffel]

Only a matter of time till this goes to 1000°, shit is gonna hit the fan.

[Alos88]

Just like all the others that weren't hoaxs, right?

[electricshadow]

Hackers are scum of the Earth. Get a freakin' life.

[chase167]

DEV machine therefor runs unsigned Code

[Thecraft1989]

No was not the usb puts the unit in service mode

http://psx-scene.com/forums...

http://www.modsupplier.com/...

this real and i can 100% confirm that and would bet life on it also someone on xbox360iso is getting one tomorrow

[Otheros00]

2 months? why does it take so long just to get it to their house?

[Karooo]

on debug console, its not a hack. they just cloned the usb dongle.

[games4fun]

even if it's true good one on the ps3 for lasting so long.

[IneedWeed]

Yeah Sony is probably saying wow took them this long. We lasted longer than expected haha. I think Sony's hardware sales are going to boom especially for the 320 GB. I don't mod/hack systems but I know plenty of people who do, and they've been waiting for this.

[Beahmscream]

I agree, this will not end well. Also, I don't understand why put it on youtube? Keep it secret, keep it safe.
* Edit: I'd like to add F U Kotaku.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

To show off.

"I'm the one that hacked the 'unhackable ps3' I think I'm gonna tell everyone and everyone will be amazed with me."

That's the main reason really. But then comes into play the pirates, who use the hackers methods to get their games for free.

[Otheros00]

You forget that they will demand more things from the hacker and once he gets annoyed enough he will quit hacking the ps3. Like George Hotz.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

@Cha

First off, brilliant name.

Second, they can demand all they want, hackers do things based upon their own terms. If the hacker wants to help the pirates, he will. If he doesn't he'll just go ahead and do his own thing.

[silvacrest]

hes selling 1 USB stick for 100$+

he could rake in thousands pretty quickly

[Wolf873]

Not worth it. It could be blocked with future FW updates and you never know how it'll respond to newer FWs or would even update at all. Plus their is the risk of stability, the console could be compromised.

[chase167]

so lame

[All_4_One]

*Big sigh*
I don`t understand why you can`t just but the games and play them. If the person who designed the chip put that time into some actual work, he`d have the money to buy all the games he wanted and then some. Seriously, who sits around all day and tries to hack a game console? These chips are not getting anywhere near my PS3.

[chase167]

So let me get this straight….A simple “piece of code” on a USB stick is all it takes to jailbreak a PS3?

Is it just me or don’t you think this would have been done years ago if it was possible? Pull the other one….

[commodore64]

Yeah it really does seem TOO easy, doesn't it?

Yet, all the evidence points to the 'unhackable ps3' being hacked - twice.
First Geohotz, now usb hack.
Where will it end?

SHould we expect more ps3 hacks appearing soon?

[felixbf]

all these games can be download off psn...show me a 3rd party game or any game thats not on psn ...

with just the tv and ps3 being via steady cam zoom out...

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

Tools of Destruction is not a downloadable game yet he had it on the list. Why have all of you Sony Loyalists become insecure? If it's been hacked THEN IT'S BEEN HACKED!

This shouldn't be any of your concern but it should be Sony's.

[felixbf]

also all vids contain no actually gameplay ....just the intro of the game..then video ends...

theirs gonna alot of bricked ps3's soon and peolpe scammed out of hundreds of rands

PS:iF ITS ON THE INTERNET IT MUST BE TRUE !

[silvacrest]

this might actually be legit

[PS3-247]

How can it be legit when it's illegal?

[kinetic100]

Well if it is legit. Sony cannot remove USB support as a USB is required for the PSeye. All i see them doing is increasing the file sizes on games to Max out a Blu Ray. this would slow the piracy as not everyone could download a 50gb file. It still wouldn't stop piracy but maybe slow it down.

[IneedWeed]

Might be real, but damn seems too good to be real. I mean I would think the first hack for the PS3 would be something like burning a Blu-Ray game onto a blu-ray and saulder some type of chip into the PS3 and do some type of crazy glitch/exploit to run it haha. Now this thing comes out of nowhere and all you do is plug usb, turn off ps3, turn it on, and rip/download games onto your PS3. Sounds too ez. $170 is a lot, so I think Sony would be OK still.

Sony lasted long and PS4 is coming out 2013-2014. The only reason I bought a Nintendo Wii was cuhz I can mod it. I still bought all the good games like Zelda TP, Mario Galaxy 1-2, SSMBB, RE4, and others. Only downloaded the shovelwares. Was thinking about modding my 360, but only few games I would download. For the PS3 I think I'm going to keep it unmodded so I can be assured to use all of its features. Downloading 20GB+ games is going to take me a month haha.

[jneul]

This is the last thing we need right now, I am going to wait for more word whether this is legit or not.... if they really have figured out how to trick it's a debug ps3, then I will be surprised...

[ian72]

I would never mess with my PS3 or chip it. I like to buy original PS3 games, not into copies. After around 1 to 2 months of release 90% of PS3 games become about half the price (Supermarkets in UK).
I love my B/C original 60gig fat PS3. The only thing I have changed is the HDD for a 250gig one. I wouldn't mess with anything else about it, 'cause I wouldn't want to risk damaging it.

[Trroy]

So... the PS3 boots from USB now? Seems like kinda a risky feature on a console, doesn't it?

Also, why does the TV appear to change input channels while they are running their "backup" app? And the PS3 reboots awful quickly?

How about they show us the other PS3 too? You know, the one with Infamous in it. Also, maybe the videos could actually show the game being played?

[RonXD]

Why don't people just buy the games instead of pirating them?

[UnasFortuna]

Still haven't seen any actual proof. He only loads a game that is available for download already. Why not load a game that isn't available by download? Videos are easily manipulated in this day and age. Hopefully, this is just a typical ruse (Kotaku anyone????). Sucks if it isn't.

[InfiniteRetro77]

you guys dont get it do you, he's recorded the footage of those games onto an external USB and playing them. its PISS easy.

[riksweeney]

Now show us it working on a Slim.

[N4OGs]

im tired of nuubs trying to make this look real when its not.

When I see tons of youtube videos with people using a mod chip then its real. Im sorry but this could be faked so easily and he doesnt even play a game thats not downloadable.

ratchet, LBP, Infamous, gt5, etc dont qualify to make a hack seem legit. If he doesnt upload a video with uncharted or some other game thats not downloadable then its fake.

If its so easy he would of made another vid already.

[PS3-247]

He still haven't shown any gameplay. I'm calling it fake.

[mxrider2]

HE WASNT SIGNED IN.... whats the point of playing games for free if you cant play them online.... also that most likely means he hasnt dld the latest fw updates...

[PSjesus]

Many people in poor countries prefer hackable console,just look to 360 and Wii
I went to Egypt,Syria,Iraq,Jordan and the only reason for buying faulty360 is FREEGAMES!!!!

[Raendom]

Having piracy on the 3 main systems will drive publishers crazy. You will start seeing a whole lotta generic multiplayer FPS games and you will never see anything unique like Heavy Rain again. :'(

[LethalChickens]

this sucks

[Moonboots]

I'm taking a wait and see approach but out of all the past claims of hacking the PS3 this one has the most steam I've seen.

I buy my games because good developers deserve to feed their families too. They provide me hours of entertainment and I find it worth it to pay.

However, I am not against the homebrew idea and some amazing ideas have come from it. It seems you can't have true homebrew without the pirates because the system must be open.

I hope as a legit paying customer I am not caught in the cross-fire like with the OtherOS issue. I can't see them disabling the USB so it will be interesting to see what happens. They've not been very successful with the PSP and this hack sounds as easy as the Dreamcast boot-disc, scary prospect for publishers on the platform.

What is up with the price? This sounds like just software on a USB stick. Is there something special about the stick? If not, I expect this to be ripped and on the net eventually.

[insomnium]

WTH? Why isn't this a duplicate story? I had this video already pending for approval but it failed. NOW this IS news and hits 500 degrees? This is BS.

Here --> http://n4g.com/news/588019/...

This second video of proof which was turned down. Yesterday it was a duplicate so.....

[cky4987]

If any of you still seriously think this is fake your mistaken. Multiple reputable mod stores are taking pre-orders for it. If one obscure store was selling it then i'd say it's a fake, but a bunch of stores aren't gonna do that just to make some money and risk losing customers and future business. It's also been confirmed working by more then a few people in the PS3 scene. I'm Sure we'll see more videos popping up in the coming days, and the dongle's will be shipped out by the end of august.

[Biggest]

I guess you guys better hurry up and buy them. Don't want to miss out on the few days it may actually work.

[cky4987]

Even if sony does come out with a fix for it such as a firmware update its simple to keep it working. You Just Don't update. This dongle also blocks the update's needed to play games.

[girlwithturn]

If this is true, thousand of billyboys will smash their xboxes &, like scapegoats, run to buying PlayStation. Typical american frivolity.

[Prcko]

if ps3 is hacked i can only say this:''WHERE WERE YOU 5 YEARS AGO''???

[XactGamer]

Up next the PS3 Slim V2 with no USB ports

[RH06]

So is it me or do you have to use that dang thing every time?
That's kinda dumb! Plus the screen flashing don't help...