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The Playstation 3 has been "jailbroken" *MOD NOTE POST 220*

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    #332
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    gizmo wrote: »
    Looks like unlicensed peripheral owners are the latest casualty...

    PS3 update disables third party pads.

    :(

    What was the point of this? Are they not confident the exploit is closed now? I suppose it safeguards against future exploits. Every update these days seems to remove something from the PS3. Starting to really dislike this approach...


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    #333
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,511 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    gizmo wrote: »
    I'd disagree, there have been similar controllers on the market for some time, why would they choose now to do this? It looks more like an attack on USB devices which in turn means the jailbreak devices which is why, as a sidenote, I posted it in here. :)


    The Sony site says it's the controllers, and they're the only thing that can still work 3.42

    http://us.playstation.com/news/consumeralerts/

    THEY EXPLODE!!!!!

    explodingps3controller.jpg


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    #334
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Varik wrote: »
    The Sony site says it's the controllers, and they're the only thing that can still work 3.42

    http://us.playstation.com/news/consumeralerts/

    THEY EXPLODE!!!!!

    explodingps3controller.jpg

    Arn't we soo lucky to have Sony watching out for us all the same. Protecting us from unlicensed controllers, Linux installs, and those ever dreaded old PS2 titles. Likely story.


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    #335
    madmoe
    Registered Users Posts: 4,364 ✭✭✭madmoe


    Varik wrote: »
    The Sony site says it's the controllers, and they're the only thing that can still work 3.42

    http://us.playstation.com/news/consumeralerts/

    THEY EXPLODE!!!!!

    explodingps3controller.jpg

    Class pic mate!!


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    #336
    vandammaged
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭vandammaged


    I wanna ask a question ?

    What if I was too buy a Ps3 and never wanted too go online too psn.

    Will that stop it from being updates or when I buy the next game will that game force me too update my ps3.

    Cause i bought the batman game for the x box and it forced me too update it and wouldn't let me play the game until i updated it.

    When i updated it changed the menu and put them stupid avatars on it.


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    #337
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,511 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    vandammaged wrote: »
    I wanna ask a question ?

    What if I was too buy a Ps3 and never wanted too go online too psn.

    Will that stop it from being updates or when I buy the next game will that game force me too update my ps3.

    Cause i bought the batman game for the x box and it forced me too update it and wouldn't let me play the game until i updated it.

    When i updated it changed the menu and put them stupid avatars on it.

    You will need to update unless something changes, there may be patches that allow newer games to run on a hacked PS3 but there aren't now.


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    #338
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,291 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    vandammaged wrote: »
    I wanna ask a question ?

    What if I was too buy a Ps3 and never wanted too go online too psn.

    Will that stop it from being updates or when I buy the next game will that game force me too update my ps3.

    Cause i bought the batman game for the x box and it forced me too update it and wouldn't let me play the game until i updated it.

    When i updated it changed the menu and put them stupid avatars on it.

    I would say that any game that had gone "gold" before the hack was revealed will run on any offline PS3.
    Any game that went "gold" after the hack was revealed will have an update included so that you will have to install it after purchase, therefore negating the hack.
    I don't know this for certain, but would reckon it to be true.


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    #339
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,511 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    F1ngers wrote: »
    I would say that any game that had gone "gold" before the hack was revealed will run on any offline PS3.
    Any game that went "gold" after the hack was revealed will have an update included so that you will have to install it after purchase, therefore negating the hack.
    I don't know this for certain, but would reckon it to be true.

    F1 2010 is the first game to require v3.42 firmware, or it may not i can't verify as i don't have it.


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    #340
    vandammaged
    Closed Accounts Posts: 166 ✭✭vandammaged


    But does it force you too update it like the x box ?
    Varik wrote: »
    F1 2010 is the first game to require v3.42 firmware, or it may not i can't verify as i don't have it.


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    #341
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,511 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    vandammaged wrote: »
    But does it force you too update it like the x box ?

    yes, if the game has a newer Firmware on the disk it will force you to update if you want to play.


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    #342
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Just a note to you guys, there's been a PSP emulator released for the PS3 from TeamICE. This emulator is apparently NOT legitimate & is causing the console to brick. Be very careful what homebrew you run, if you do.


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    #343
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,511 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Just a note to you guys, there's been a PSP emulator released for the PS3 from TeamICE. This emulator is apparently NOT legitimate & is causing the console to brick. Be very careful what homebrew you run, if you do.

    The effect of the bricking seems to be from simply fixed to unfixable, Was there much of these shenanigans on the 360.


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    #344
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Varik wrote: »
    The effect of the bricking seems to be from simply fixed to unfixable, Was there much of these shenanigans on the 360.

    Really? I havn't read about it since this morning so it's a console killer? With the 360 it's slightly different because you will have (or should have) a clean dump of your nand before you've flashed/modified it, so hardware faults aside you can always start again. But the PS3's problem above is that there isn't full control over the operating system yet (LV1), and thus it's at the mercy of whatever code is ran on it.

    I personally wouldn't be entirely surprised if this was a Sony thing. It's a fantastic method of killing explited consoles, and all very cyber-warfary :D But who knows.


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    #345
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    http://www.volumerates.com/product/p3-hub-2-ps3-dongle-usb-hub-for-ps3-console-91768

    theres an interesting device


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