The Jailbreak Returns in the Form of PS Downgrade

From PlayStation LifeStyle: After the announcement of the PS Jailbreak, the homebrew modding scene exploded, as well as the threat of software piracy. PlayStation 3 Software Update Ver. 3.42 seemed to have solved this problem, but it may have been all for naught. Will it ever be stopped?

[NYC_Gamer]

Sony/MS will forever be playing cat&mouse with hackers

[LordMarius]

whats with that pic? fishing for hits

[Blaze929]

sure got my attention....

EDIT:

didnt notice the source. im surprised PSLS...smh

[Red_Orange_Juice]

not interested in piracy

[Thecraft1989]

drkcharizard piracy was started on ps3 just before september All ps3 games can be booted up from usb HDD or ripped to users HD. Ps3 games are all over sites and have been uploaded to megaupload rapidshare ect and also torrents.

Sony attempted to stop this serval times with an update 3.42 and 3.50 and forcing games to need 3.42 update this did not work and hackers are now playing all newer games and have now got online access to a home brew store much like the wii has and they can now play games online.

[DragonKnight]

Sorry to say this, but you don't know what you're talking about.

First of all, not ALL games work with this exploit, that's why a list of games that do work with it was made and Sony got Google to block at least one site from showing the list.

Second, if you read the article you would see that this is downgrade is new. Which means, no, hackers HAVE NOT been playing all the newer games and have had access to PSN.

Sorry but, you're completely wrong on this one.

[mushroomwig]

'fishing for hits'

Well that's PSLS for you. Amateur sites need as many hits as possible if they're ever going to compete with the big sites.

[Thecraft1989]

DragonKnight I think you should check your information A new payload allows jailbreak user to get on psn and use online go and look if you do believe me it sounds like your few weeks behind.

Also now updates are working (herms fixed it ) all games that did not work are working eg modern warfare 2 and every attempt sony has made on stopping user from playing new games has failed all games with 3.42 update work so next time get your facts right.

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

[The_Claw]

enjoy playing older games while us paying customers will be playing all the new exclusives next year :)

[DragonKnight]

You didn't check the dates of your submission did you?

[Thecraft1989]

What submission ? the link I posted its 4 days old 11-10-2010 ( November 10th ? 12:13 PM And still works.

the fact is I stated facts in my post there was no lie or incorrect information you failed to proof anything I said is lie. you really should stop commenting on stuff you know nothing about.

[Steve_0]

@Thecraft1989,
"the fact is I stated facts in my post there was no lie or incorrect information you failed to proof anything I said is lie.".

You posted:
"it sounds like your few weeks behind.".

Followed by:
"the link I posted its 4 days old 11-10-2010".

So you see, DragonKnight didn't need to "proof" anything, you managed to disprove your own comments all on your own through inconsistency.

[No Way]

You lost me with that.. o.O lol.

[dabri5]

All I know is that my friend games exclusively on his ps3 because he nodded it. He is playing his downloaded games online without any issues. He is even playing black ops online which is pretty new.
He said there are ways behind the firmware checks and there is even ways to downgrade the firm ware installed.

[BkaY]

upgrade , downgrade.. enff with this crap....

i am not looking my self downloading 20gb game off the internet and then burn it on bluray and then play it...

................ and y ppl want to play emulators on ps3 ..pc is best for that..

peace

[InFAMOUS1]

All games released to work on 3.50 FW can and WILL work on 3.41.... DragonKnight, YOU have no idea what you are talking about...

[kws1065]

1. There has been no game compiled with 3.50 dev kit (GT5 may be the first?). All the other games that ask you to update your PS3 3.42 or 3.50 are just using simple code, not compile with new dev kit.

2. Why the hell do hackers want to downgrade PS3 if they can play 3.50 FW games anyway? Ironically, these downgraders just confess they can't play the game with 3.50 FW.

Of course, there will be something up on the future but who cares? Only pirate, maybe?

[frostypants]

When the feds come knocking and your entire life is ruined financially for your theft, I hope you can tell yourself it was worth it to play a couple of video games for free.

[dabri5]

Hackers love the idea of being able to downgrade the firmware because it means they only have to hack one version of the firmware. From then on any new system or someone who kept their system up to date can downgrade their current system to the firmware version that is hackable. From there you can set your firmware version to whatever you want. You could even tell your system it is at a higher FW version then what is released (though this would probably cause issues). Once you have this hacked FW going you have many more options. This is how it is on the PSP at least. Instead of playing the back and forth game with Sony, they figure out how to downgrade FW so they can just use the same hack on the lower firmware to hack new systems. From there it is easy to change your firmware id so that it shows as whatever fw the newest games require. They even have ways to trick PSN into thinking its legit so you can get on it as well to play online.

[darthv72]

I know this is off topic but seriously. If people want their articles to be taken seriously then they need to be serious about them.

That pic (while awesomely eye catching) is not appropriate to the subject matter. It wouldnt surprise me if more comment on that than the actual story.

On topic. When hackers get a taste for code, they wont stop. If anything, it is to prove a point that no code can go uncracked.

[DlocDaBudSmoka]

nothing like a set of lopsided tits. looks like someone is holding 2 water balloons from the tip. lol.

[darthv72]

so now the pic is changed. good for the article but bad for me. Can somebody PM me the original or where it came from?

[NYC_Gamer]

PS3 games can already be downloaded from many torrent sites

[r1sh12]

They will find a way to patch this, they will make the latest firmware embedded into the rom or something.
It could mean a few features have to pay the price, only time will tell.
I dont get why every PS fan goes up in arms, hacks are good things (no pirating), it unlocks systems to do things that they werent supposed to. Sony have to work hard to stop these things, I personally think that hacks improve systems/software (sometimes). Look at GTA SA (PC online version) - It inspired some of the GTA IV online things.
Just wait, some good will come from this hack.

[gamingisnotacrime]

what a load of crap. PSLS is one of the most responsible sites around, no flame baits, no bashing, the reviews are fair and i know because i have bought games based on their reviews and they were very accurate.

those other big "professional" sites like IGNorant are at best for taking checks and gifts, giving out very biased reviews based on franchise and bashing the games that deserve merit.

better get your facts right before criticizing independent web sited that run a lot more proffesional than other big shallow sites

[DigitalAnalog]

Assuming you're automatically connected to the PSN upon bootup. Wouldn't SONY be able to detect that you suddenly could not boot up PSN due to your firmware being mysteriosly downgraded? In which case, repeated attempts of updating/downgrading firmware should cause wave a red flag on their side.

And also, what point is this hack if games like GT5 require the latest firmware to run? Are they just going to make a new USB downgrader every time or what?

-End statement

[vhero]

Difference is I know 1 person with a jail broken ps3 I know 5 people with a flashed 360 in fact I only know 1 person with a non flashed 360.. All my PS3 friends list have legal PS3's yet all my 360 friends that I still have contact with are nearly flashed. That's a big differnce

[PirateThom]

You know, it's funny, people before the jailbreak were talking about Geohot opening the PS3 for bringing back things like Linux or allowing Homebrew. So far, I'm yet to see one article about it being used for anything other than piracy. It's funny how people try to ligitimise jailbreaking by lying to themselves.

[Taggart451]

I completely agree. You hear about how "noble" these people will be when they open up the system to allow homebrew, but they get all pissed because piracy is taken away.

[doctorstrange]

+Bubs, so few people really use hacking to do anything at all legal, they just use it for piracy, which hurts developers, publishers and the future of games as we know it.

[Sev]

So true. I really hate piracy.

[GigaGaia]

Everyone is lying. They clearly intended all of this to be used for Piracy.

[evrfighter]

"You know, it's funny"

is it really funny? IIRC you and Morgan were on MAJOR MAJOR damage control when the jailbreak first dropped. Every article I read about it, I had to read your "zomg enjoy your ban qq" comments.

[Zeevious]

What Evrfighter?

As I have said many times before "Homebrew" is often little more than a polite synonym for Piracy.

It's been proven over and over and over.

This has
NOTHING to do with true homebrew.
NOTHING to do with opening the system.
NOTHING to do with any real desire for Linux.
NOTHING to do with anything but THEIVES, PIRATES, and people STEALING.

Don't even start with me on this topic trying to claim anything else...you will fail.

In fact, you already have.

[SkyGamer]

Pirate Thom, you usually post quality but I am going to have to disagree with you on this one. Just becaue someone allows homebrew and exploits does not mean they ever had the intention of pirating it. Take a look at it like this, a gun is not a bad thing, it is actually a very useful tool in the right hands. In the wrong hands it is a deadly weapon. Is it the guns fault? A better example, take a look at a garden hoe. Useful tool that helps cultivate your soil, but can also be used as a deadly weapon. Now is the hoe bad or the user with evil intent bad? Just like money, for the love of money is the root of all evil. Money it self is an inanimate object.

Personally I could of hacked my 360. I choose not to because I enjoy playing online and I have quite a bit invested into it. That is a personal choice. On the other hand I do have quite a few PC games. Some of them I download to try them out and if I like them I will go to Games for Windows LIVE for Achievements or Steam to buy it.

Bottom line is that people that open up exploits and homebrew aren't the enemy. People using it to pirate games are the enemy. Please don't get them confused.

[radphil]

It doesn't help though that PirateTom has a point, and in which I also noticed this as the time went by. Mainly every article on here so far talked with the jailbreak has not showed anything legally beneficial.

[Zeevious]

Just because scientist worked on Heavy Water experiments, doesn't mean they blew up Nagasaki (長崎市)

Just because they wanted to know, doesn't mean they where responsible for the suffering from the Tuskegee experiments.

Just because people weaponized nerve-gas agents doesn't make them responsible for the deaths of people it was used against,

RIGHT?

These supposed noble a**holes always hide under the guise of being oblivious to HOW what they do is going to be used...but when do we as people take any responsibility for our own actions?

It's always someone else's problem...
We didn't pull the trigger...we just made the intelligent heat-seeking bullet that couldn't miss hitting a live target.

RIGHT?

The "hack" of the PS3 wasn't even a hack in the first place, but a THEFT of code designed to do just what it did...engage the service mode of the machine.

Now, based on this illegally STOLEN -NOT- HACKED code, you are justifying building "homebrew" and denying any responsibility for the piracy that this is really designed to promote.

Here's a word for you to look up:
http://themoderatevoice.com...

[blackburn5]

Truer words were never spoken. That is the problem with making gaming more mainstream and accessible.You have to allow all the riffraff in as well.

[duplissi]

um see, there are douchbags who want to play everything for free that much should be obvious... i dont remember anyone saying otherwise. IMO those people can go to hell. i however want to jailbreak to get more functionality out of my ps3, hell i jailbreak/root/hack everything i own if i can, because it almost always ends in more user control and freedom.

piracy is going to happen eventually get used to it, and its no way as big of an issue as content providers would make you believe. in fact most (not all sadly) people who pirate actually buy more content than non pirates..... just google it, there have been several legitimate studies that content providers do not want you to see. id post the links but ive dont it several times before and i dont really care to anymore.

[stuna1]

Until it no longer beneficial, or serves it's intended purpose! Look at some of the most powerful people in history to support that fact! Ghigis Khan, Mousilini, even Hitler. They didn't start out to be vile, soulless monsters! They couldn't have, they had to be able to rally support from the masses, and what better way to do that then to give them hopes of grandure and visions of something more and better than their use to? Once in power with the ability to achieve those goals, instead they opted for conquest! Even at the expense of their own followers. The same can be said about those trying to crack the ps3, or any other device for that matter. They'll promise the stars, but give you the pits!

Please forgive me if I offended anyone, with the examples I gave.

[M4ndat0ry_1nstall]

"After an update to the Jailbreak device, or buying a brand new one, users can turn their console back to firmware 3.41 or even 3.12, for native Other OS support. The device is even purported to be completely undetectable to Sony"

Good news everyone.

[NYC_Gamer]

how is piracy good?this will hurt a lot of studios

[doctorstrange]

Yeah, this'll either hurt studios, thus reducing the amount of future games, or it'll force Sony to cut something from the PS3

Side not: Anyone else read "Good news everyone." in Professor Farnsworth's voice?

[a08andan]

Haha, I can hear it now :D Love "Fringe" :)

[N4Great]

not good for fanboyz like you mandatory, because piracy = more ps3 sold.

[nycredude]

It's good news to this loser cause then in like 8 years the developers will be hurt by piracy and MS might have a chance to catch up to SOny in the first party developer category.

Sorry but how is downgrading your console a good thing? It's like trading your 2010 car to a 2005 version. If you think this is cool then you are either retarded or a broke ass pirate.

[AKA]

for any 2005 ferrari

[SkyGamer]

Yeah but in this case it would be an UPGRADE as future firmware takes away while the newer firmware has more stuff.

[kwicksandz]

That would be true where it not for the fact sony has also taken stuff away with their mandatory updates.

id say its more like trading a 2010 camry for a 2010 honda accord

[R2D2]

I love the pic but what does it have to do with the PS3.

[RankFTW]

It has everything to do with the PS3!

[Motorola]

Its stupid cuz you NEED the original device, which was banned to be sold at stores due to sony, to run the downgrad. And if you have a slim...I guess you cant downgrade cuz you never had Other OS....kinda pointless

[No Way]

I missed the picture.. =( lol.

@Motorola - I think you missed the picture, too.. ha!

[MGRogue2017]

How did this article get through the approval process with that pic..?

Honestly... Nice pair of knockers though, I'll admit. :D

[cloudfights]

probably to get horny suckers like yourself to click on a pointless article lol

[xino]

Once again the same troll flagging psjailbreak articles, calling it piracy.

But Kinect hacked articles do not ger Reported.

It's either they are xbots or they must work for Sony.

lol...I swear down this trolls must be working for Sony!

[ThatArtGuy]

Can you pirate games on your 360 by hacking the Kinect to work on your PC?

I thought not.

[xino]

who said hacking the ps3 must lead to piracy?

you can run homebrew programs such as changing the fonts, using your own motion background pic, XBMC (if possible), add python, etc.

just because you hack a console doesn't mean people would use it for pirating games. I softmodded my xbox and never pirated any games.

[Zeevious]

Yeah you CAN do that and guess what you could do it before "hackers" (Read: lame debug-dongle thieves) started their sh*t.

Are you stupid and niave to think the benefits of a different font and adding an XMB link or creating an XBox Media Center (hello...moron, ever heard of that already built in?) or Python? (REALLY PYTHON?) Matters?

Are you insane? You could have run Python or anything else all you wanted before in Liinux and NO ONE did...no one wanted it or used it outside research facilities...that are still supported by Sony.

You honestly think all that outweighs the millions in losses by studio's and the loss to real gamers who PAY for real work...not cheap-ass losers in some "hackers" basement who fake it and then retire 5 minutes after get caught with photoshop - red handed?

Your rights do not start with STEALING CODE AND USING IT ILLEGALLY.

Homebrew on a PS3 is just f*cking nonsense and a lie.

It's piracy...and it's sole existence is to steal software.

At least have the b*lls to call it what it is.

[gameseveryday]

never knew PSLS will use such a obscene image for getting hits. Thats pathetic.

[Urmomlol]

This. Piss off PSLS.

[gameseveryday]

Its fixed now, good stuff.

[Sunny_D]

If you actually clicked on the link, you would see that PSLS didn't use the pic at all. It was the submitter who put their own pic in to try to get hits.
Blame Taggart451.

[djhsecondnature]

Taggart451 is the author though so it's fully his fault.

[tony6767]

fkn amazing boobs

[KratosGirI]

*Looks at reports*

Titties over Morality!

[Crusade]

The boobs are relevant because of the piracy symbol on both of the breasts. Not that it matters. This article is primarily about the boobs, the piracy is a secondary subject at best.

[Eu]

it doesnt matter for the next games that will be coming out at all since they'll all be needing a firmware UPgrade anyway...but those pirates will sure love to play the games that came before 3.42....untill Sony kill this BS again...and so on and so on and so on.....

[BillOreilly]

they will find a workaround, a boot disk, patched fw, custom fw whatever. they always do.

[silvacrest]

exactly, some of these guys need to realize that this is how its always gonna be from now on

sony may block this new method but in a months time the hackers will find yet another workaround and this will continue until sony no longer support the PS3 which could be in 5-7 years time

[Anti-Fanboyer]

I haz vid sauce of the pic :/

Anyway, what was this article about?

[wissam]

So this thing can downgrade 3.42 and 3.50 firmwares to 3.41 and below.hmmm. this is getting annoying.

[branchedout]

Picture's changed.
By the way, in defense of Playstation Lifestyle, (and uncovering those who actually didn't read the article), they didn't use the image at all.

The submitter, Taggart451, used the pic.

Though, I have to admit, I was looking at it and wondered, "Where on earth are her nipples?"

[Silly gameAr]

I forgot all about this stuff lol.

[BrianC6234]

I find this rumor hard to believe. PS Jailbreak is dead. Good riddance to thieves and garbage. We don't need these losers ruining gaming.

[wissam]

I do not think this is a rumor. but why are they so sure this
thing runs undetected on psn.

[silvacrest]

sony will no doubt block it but the hackers will always come back

everyone said that the original PSjailbreak was fake but look what happened

[Prcko]

how can this website suppport piracy??
report!

[silvacrest]

there is a difference between reporting the news (whatever it might be) and supporting piracy

[GigaGaia]

If Gran Turismo 5 get delayed again because of this, I hope every idiot responsible for this get hunted down and punished for what they do.

I don't think it's a coincidence the PS3 hacking get a breakthrough each time a GT5 release date is announced.

[danielle007]

Don't blame Sony or the developers or anything. They obviously have no control over game delays. There also haven't been any bugs or problems. Nopenopenope.

The real reason why GT5 has been pushed back 39408203982 times?

Pirates.

Because, apparently, pirates control every thing in this industry. Prices, ease of install, AND GT5'S RELEASE DATE.

[Amiroo]

dose this mean another delay for GT5 ? lol

[TheMART]

"PirateThom + 1h ago | Well said
You know, it's funny, people before the jailbreak were talking about Geohot opening the PS3 for bringing back things like Linux or allowing Homebrew. So far, I'm yet to see one article about it being used for anything other than piracy. It's funny how people try to ligitimise jailbreaking by lying to themselves."

QUE? Its because its not approved as news on this website maybe.

You've not seen one article about being it used for anything other than piracy? For reals, just check psx-scene.com and psgroove.com:

"SNES9x PS3 - Build 4.4.0 (w/ Source) Released
Published on 11-12-2010 07:28 PM
Categories: Emulation"

SNES emulator, you can play roms you own, and those that aren't commercially available anymore/not sold in shops may be used (depending on your countries law)

"MrGatz85 & Cael’s Open AsbestOS Loader Out of Beta
by psgroove Published on 11-11-2010 08:27 PM

MrGatz85 and Cael have updated their AsbestOS Loader, and it is now out of the Beta stage. More information after the jump."

Linux on every PS3, including Slim

"FBANext PS3 CPS3 Emulation WIP Video
by psgroove Published on 11-11-2010 08:27 PM

Earlier this month we reported work was being done to bring CPS3 Emulation to the PS3, with the emulator FBANext. Today the FBANext team brings us a video of the emu in action, running Street Fighter CPS-3 at a crisp 60 frames per second. The emulator is planned to be released in approximately ..."

"Cubicle Shooter Updated to v0.5 and Source Code – PS3
by psgroove Published on 11-11-2010 08:27 PM

ThatOtherDev has updated his blog with the latest release of his homebrew title, Cubicle Shooter. "

"Lachrymose BreakOutX 0.2 Released
by psgroove Published on 10-17-2010 11:18 PM

A version of the classic breakout game, called BreakOutX 0.2, has been released by Lachrymose. The game has 5 levels, various difficulty levels, and ball physics."

"New PS3 Homebrew Released – Maze Generator Game
by psgroove Published on 10-17-2010 11:18 PM

ThatOtherPerson of PS3Hax has released a new homebrew game today. It is a Maze Generator game, where you must find your way through a maze. ..."

"ScummVM GX Emulator Build 08 Released
by psgroove Published on 11-11-2010 08:26 PM

The ScummVM GX emulator for PS3 has been updated to build 08. ScummVM GX will let you enjoy your favorite, classic graphical point-and-click adventure games now on your PS3."

"PONGUS First 100% Legal Homebrew Released
by psgroove Published on 11-10-2010 04:47 PM

CodeZombie has released the first 100% legal PS3 homebrew, right here at PSGroove.com. This is the first PS3 homebrew game to use no copyrighted code. The Game was coded from the ground up, entirely with the PSL1GHT SDK. Here is what CodeZombie had to say about his release: ..."

Just a few examples including Linux. I love how the PS3 fanboys like to cry though about their lovely PS3 hacked and cry its all about illegal games. They cry themselves to sleep I bet hoping the next day their beloved PS3 remains the fortress that can't be taken eh?

[radphil]

*facepalm*

You just proved his point. There's no articles on N4G about them.... You just showed they're on OTHER sites...

[EskiJoe]

@radphil
well n4g is only a site that collects news by refering to other sites.

So by your definition there are no articles on n4g because they would all be on other sites...

@Mart
On the topic of "the application of jailbreak":
In my opinion, the >real< reason is of course piracy... Some might wanna argue its because of something else, but that is only a secondary goal.

[radphil]

@EskiJoe

When you look at it, look at who submits the articles. Not one is where anyone else outside of the site submitted the articles. On this one for example, there's 2 other duplicates by other people outside of the site's one.

On a side note, people may try to deny it in total, and yes there's always programs that are made that aren't illegal, but be realistic and honest here, you KNOW for a fact people will go more after the downgrader, than the Snex9x emulator.

[wissam]

Sire. congrats. you are the best loser here.

[etownone]

Congrats to Sony fir making such a great hack-proof console this gen.

But if it's true that PS3 can be hacked ...again, then I think they should follow MS and find a way check online who hacked their console and ban that specific console for life.

[Black-Helghast]

Omg if they delayed cross game chat cuz of this stupid hack, i swear i'll never buy pirate movies again!

[etownone]

Years later and your still hoping on cross game chat?

Better to just forget about it ever coming, that way if it does ... well you get my point.

[danielle007]

Have they even announced cross game chat? Because if not, then there's literally no way to delay it..

Also, like etownone said, it's been YEARS that people have been waiting for this feature. If they let some stupid shizz like this get in the way of a widely wanted feature for no real actual reason, then bitch please.

[Nariko-2011]

Couldn’t have said it better
myself. As a news site, we
have a duty to report
everything that happens in
the PS world. The first hack
caused Linux to be removed,
and was possibly the reason
for GT5′s delay.
If a similar thing happened
again, PSLS readers would
know why as they have been
informed of the Downgrade
hack
-PSLS

[joel_c17]

That's BS

[DirtyLary]

Great more pirating equals shitty game releases and devs going out of buisness. Thanks for killing my hobby.

[silvacrest]

once the doors have been opened they will never be fully closed, the 360, wii, ps2, pc, psp etc can all attest to this

it does not matter how the hackers got started, whether it be from a exploit, a leak or luck, sony, MS and nintendo will forever be fighting off the pirates

also, anyone interested in this device should probably wait a week or more, soon enough the software will be leaked so you can update your existing device, assuming you have one

[SkyGamer]

You are one of the smartest posts here. Once you open Pandora's Box,you will never close it. Just like feeding your pet (dog) human food just once and they will never leave you alone, unless they are outside while you are eating inside.

[Moonboots]

And here I thought this garbage was reserved for the 360.

I understand piracy effects our hobby in bad ways but there are enough hacking sites out there that N4G should stay away from this crap. It just brings attention and like myself, I would of never even known there was a downgrader but thanks to N4G I do.

Imagine now if someone acts on this, you are contributing to it by spreading the info.

[arragionthegreat]

:)

[arragionthegreat]

I don't agree with piracy ,.. but it is over 9000,..

[denero1]

i cant believe people are so misinformed homebrew has been around its just you over look it you dont do research you listen to what you hear and dont examine it

[jay2]

Well, these hackers are very stupid really, they released all this stuff when they first hacked PS3, letting Sony block it, what they should have done was a custom Firmware but no....... And now they've got this downgrader (Which hasn't technically re-hacked the PS3 because their returning to the FW's that had the flaw. In my book, that's all their doning, they've worked out how to return the PS3 to previous FW's with the flaw, so Sony have still 60-40% won here.

Oh, and give it a week and it'll be free..... Maybe these losers will get the right idea this time if they really want to be senible and all team up and make a custom F.W. To me they can all burn in hell really.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Wow. If this works as advertised that's a major blow to Sony. To theoretically be able to change firmware to enable game installs and than change it again to play online, how insane.

[silvacrest]

consoles as well has handhelds that have been fully pirated for years continue to sell well

the PS3 will be no different

[DXM1]

Of course they continue to sell well... Thats because even the pirates need a PS3 to play on. What doesnt sell as well is the software that is made for the console. (You lose software sales not console sales).

[PS360PCROCKS]

Yes but there is a big difference between this hack and the other hacks though man. The other ones take flashing drives, soldering stuff to the motherboard, downloading games, burning games etc etc etc. This hack consists of plugging in a USB to a PS3, putting in a game, going to a menu and clicking "burn" I could teach my parents how to do this hack by themselves. Anybody anywhere can buy and use this equipment and it's readily available information on the internet. It's the worst hack there is because it's so simple to do. Plus they say it's undetectable and allows you FULL PS3 capability.

If this is true it hurts gaming and Sony a lot. Because a lot of companies back them because they know unlike the xbox, til recently the PS3 base wasn't stealing it's revenue. It may not hurt Sony's hardware numbers, in fact it may increase the sales of the PS3. But software wise it hurts them across the board. It's really sad because I pay for everything I have and this will cause game prices to continue to increase.

[DXM1]

Hope Sony gets on this stat. Everyone who wants to play should pay the fair price for the game.

[kasasensei]

I don't want to play online against people who don't buy their games...

[Pwee]

Gay Hackers are Gay!

[bailoutbenny]

2 days ago and it was downrated in the blink of an eye.

http://n4g.com/news/645893/...

Now, because PlaystationLifestyle does a report that basically repeats the press release from PS Downgrade website, it gets approved. WTF?

[kdmc12]

Well, obviously, some people don't know very much about the Homebrew scene. Most of you are claiming Piracy this, and Piracy that, piracy, piracy, piracy. Even those who have hypocritical usernames. Well guess what, even those who buy their games can use this exploit. For those who wish to preserve their original discs by backing up their games on their hard drive, not burning them to bluray. Whoever thought that's what you do is misinformed. As for hombrew, Linux has continued development by trying to get the OS working on PS3 again, which hasn't worked since 3.10. If I am behind, I appollogize. This exploit is used by small time authors who can't afford the astronomical prices of an official sony devkit. With debug consoles so scarce, some coders are forced to create their own, using a consumer model console. I owe most of my home brew apps to the coders who stay at home, and lovingly release thier work for free. And those that don't start whining if they have to pay for anything. I use my PSP for things other than piracy. I read books on it, play old school games, watch movies formats previously not allowed before. Sounds like a whole lot of other uses to me. And yes I rip my own games from my own store bought copies, thank you very much. I just like faster load times, and the luxury of storing my games on the hard drive, rather than having to bring them all with me. If sony unlocked that feature for all games, just like on PSP, that would wipe out that section of the homebrew crowd that exploits this jailbreak for that purpose. Besides, the shere size of the files does a great deal to prevent piracy. There are download caps on most high speed connections, which would easily be reached by downloading one game. This should encourage game companies to make better and longer games, thereby increasing the file size, and making it harder to upload and download these game files. There are many homebrew apps available, including a homebrew store, which I find to be a great accomplishment. You should be congradulating these people, not reprimanding them. You should thank the people trying to bring functionality to the PS3, rather than continue to support the people trying to take more functionality away by crying piracy for every game right they take away from their beloved console. PS2 compatibility should be a right, not something to be taken away. DVD support is a built-in benefit for blu-ray players, it should be allowed to be used. How is a next gen console gonna block PS2, but allow PS1 games? That is just wrong in my opinion.