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Can the PSP Go! Be Hacked?

PSP World writes:

"Credible leaks from within the video game industry have alerted us to the existence of Sony's upcoming hardware revision, the PSP Go! What we don't yet know is how well this new device will be able to hold up against the onslaught of hackers, or whether, like the PSP 3000, homebrew enthusiasts will be unable to have their way with it. So far, Sony has been very successful at reducing the amount of piracy on their device and locking hackers out of new versions of its hardware."

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clinker6235d ago

This article may soon be inaccurate, because over the weekend it was rumored that hackers got homebrew running on the PSP 3000 in kernel mode.

So, it seems that yes, the PSP Go! or whatever will eventually fall to the efforts of hackers.

Blaze9296235d ago

everything eventually gets hacked; be it 5 minutes or 5 years

rambi806235d ago

i remember reading somewhere that there would be kiosks available at retailers to transfer umd games to memory cards - or at least it was an option.

Has anyone ever defeated pofile locking on the 360 for XBL games? Is this a possible solution?
Please enlighten

Tomdc6235d ago

yo might be able to play old hacked games on it, but the news ones are all downloadable for the PSP Go! so will be just as hard to hack as a PSN title for ps3 right? and no one has hacked PS3 yet.

ThanatosDMC6235d ago (Edited 6235d ago )

The PSP-3000 kernel is fake.... AGAIN... i hate those crappy news in psp qj.com

Anyway, everything gets hacked eventually but it depends on the hackers cuz some of those do have lives after all. Remember when Dark Alex took a break from hacking the PSPs... the homebrew community went into a complete halt after Sony added their newest firmware.

I hope for future PSP games that it doesnt get hacked. I wanted Devil May Cry for my PSP after all!

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Vertius6235d ago

"Can the PSP Go! Be Hacked!?" It hasn't even been announced yet!

How can any reasonable conclusion be drawn when we know close to nothing about it?

clinker6235d ago (Edited 6235d ago )

Technically, this is true. But, sources at 1up, Kotaku, Destructoid, and PSP World have all said the thing is coming.

all the sources say that it will have the following:
-No UMD drive
-flip out controls
-no second analog
-On-board storage of 8 or 16 GB
-Downloadable games only

So I would say that we know quite a lot. Sony might even issue a pre-emptive press release before E3 since the cat is already out of the bag so to speak. Look for that press release this week, as a matter of fact.

Fishy Fingers6235d ago (Edited 6235d ago )

How would any of that info allow you to give a informed opinion on whether it can be hacked or not. Surely it's more to do with software, rather than hardware?

"-no second analog " Oh certainly hackable then :/

Sangria6235d ago

clinker: You're right and wrong at the same time. If all of them have pumped their PSP Go news over the same source, then of course all their details will be identical, but if their source is wrong, then they're all wrong. So we can't really say the info is legitimate, even if the real source is likely to be Playstation Lifestyle.

I think we should wait E3 for an official announcement and its release to really say if it's hackable.

Evocation6235d ago

Because of the no 2nd a-stick. I personally think the go is almost likely to be a psp4000 more then a psp2.. in which case if they have done the psp3000 then it'll probably be hacked.

ThanatosDMC6235d ago

It is gonna be a PSP-4000... I think, Sev said dont think PSP2.

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Lumbo6235d ago

Can? certainly, the question is when, no one would care 10 years after its release.

The old phat PSP was easy to hack, the newer psp2000 wasn't safe from the go as it used the same security as the phat models, but the new 3000 model kept up quite good compared to the older models. That is an indication that Sony starts to get the security tight. I expect the PSP-Go to be even harder to hack than the psp3000 so it will most likely take quite a while until a breach is found.

clinker6235d ago

On the other hand, if its true that this new HEN exploit for PSP 3000 actually works on kernel mode, then the PSP Go! might be screwed.

Imagine if the new hardware is going to go on sale in the fall. That would mean that Sony has already settled the final design of the motherboard. If they went with the tried and tested PSP 3000 security for the new system and then it is hacked between now and release, the GO! might be very easy to hack indeed.

Fatal Blow6235d ago

If the psp go has no second analog then it's a no buy for me thank's

NJShadow6235d ago

I would say that the PSP Go! can and will be hacked. There are teams DEDICATED to this kind of stuff. Also, Team Typhoon just created a HEN for the PSP-3000 which is most likely gonna lead to a fully released CFW. ^_^

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lodossrage42d ago

I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise

We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.

Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.

Scissorman42d ago

it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.

__y2jb41d ago

This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.