Frank Yu reports the current state of (rampant) piracy and modding of the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, and DS in China. China has modded Wii's that can even get firmware updates online, mod Xbox 360 chips that can be switched on or off so that it toggles between a modded console and an unmodded one to go on Live, and the whole set of pirated DS library that is available for perhaps US$12.
Notes: Frank Yu is a program manager for Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) Advanced Technology Center.
There is no PS3 Mod Chip yet...
More difficult to mod. Seems like the Wii is a pushover in this regard.
for now it is impossible to mod PS3. that makes me happy.
It just says there isn't a large demand for the PS3 in China yet, so they haven't bothered to mod it yet. When the demand picks up so will the modding.
if they do get one I expect it to be dangerous to use online much like on the 360
but to be able to use the full power of the ps3 in linux might b worth it.