THESE "KIDS" should be working for the government.

One question though, are the authorities not able to crack down on him for what he is doing? Reverse engineering (which is what happens 99.9% of the time such hacks are made) to my knowledge is forbidden by many companies in their EULA.

lol another one who talks : soon i will show my work..

if you cracked it why don't you show it...--->>> it's easy you didn't crack it...

Dude, don't be hating cause you can't get past the "Parental Control" feature your mom set on your PS3 lol. This guy is the real deal, not some wanabee.

Also, since I don't think he makes any money from his exploits,

If you were Sony (hypothetically), what could you sue him for...under what precedent?

What he is doing isn't ilegal.

What is illegal is playing pirated games ^_^

I'd be interested to see what Homebrew will come to the PS3, no doubt that it will be hard to code for, but Id love to see what comes out of it.

Sony are pretty good on there updates also, I can imagine it will be difficult to maintain a hacked PS3 and still go online.

EDIT: @Perkel

You Must be stupid?

He said that he was going to create the software to allow others to hack it, he has hacked it himself, now he needs to just reverse some stuff and volia.

He said he's going to release it, I have used his software to hack my iPhone he's part of the team that originally cracked it and his software Blackra1n cracks the iPhone in 10 seconds flat.

Yeah it's not illegal but it is questionable. I have a hacked PSP but I don't download any games. I just got LittleBigPlanet on the PSP. Worth every penny. And in all honesty, people probably will be able to squeeze more out of the PS3 if he did hack it cause a hacked PSP is waaay more useful than an unhacked one.

But what he's doing is basically allowing people to play pirated games. There are a few people like me that just likes homebrew but 99% of people just want free games. Games are big on the PS3 so I wonder how people will storage them but whatever. It's still questionable. He knows it. Let's not lie here.

I'll bet that IF he release any source code of ps3's OS, the only thing he'll be getting is a butt load of lawsuit. The source code is more than likely to have IP pattens, and trade secrets which Sony can build a case on.
Unlike cell phones, which sell does not effect by unlocking carriers, (if not actually makes it sells more) Sony will suffer directly due to it, and I just can't see they'll sit there watch it happen when they know exactly who is doing it.

My question is why is this news and the fact that the 360 was hacked almost out of the gate wasn't and isn't? And, when did anyone say the PS3 was unhackable? Harder, but definitely possible. He even is quoted saying the the PS3 is a "very secure system."

As to the hacker, if it requires hardware then it's going to be a detriment right from the get-go, especially since he says he still hasn't cracked the HDD nor has he cracked their console code certification structures. I question the cost in hacking a PS3 for PS3 games itself as opposed to just doing the easier to mod PS2 for emulated software and PS2 games.

It's guys like this that keep freedom alive a little longer. Without them, we would never stick it to the man - the man would forever stick it to us, saying something like "I have a lifetime contract you need to sign before we can activate your phone. ..Bend over."

First, of course this is news because it's been over 3 years (a long time in tech terms) since PS3's were released and to this day it remains unhacked. If this guy succeeds, it will be something of a tech. milestone from a hackers perspective and "hacker community".

Second, in case you didn't know, the IPHONE hack he created, that I watched on a tube site, it required soldering and needless to say, most people wouldn't do it. But that led to other hacks...and now, to "hack" an IPHONE, it takes roughly 5 or 6 mins of literal button pushes. What he's doing may eventually lead to something similar....usually that's how it works.

I myself hate the idea that people will pirate hack PS3 software, I can't help but be even a little encouraged, if not excited, that we may all get Backwards compatibility back in our PS3's and even other homebrew apps that may turn our PS3's into DVR's that can play computer flash games, and can make toast at the same time. lol

"the man would forever stick it to us, saying something like "I have a lifetime contract you need to sign before we can activate your phone. ..Bend over."

In reference to the AT&T IPHONES and plans,
it's actually a 2 year contract that they sign you up for. But keep in mind, you can terminate the contract anytime you want, but they'll charge you $175 for the early cancellation, which is fair because they give you $200 off on the phone from the get go...at least for the 2nd and 3rd IPHONE version.

The ones usually trying to get over are the customer who wants to NOT pay the cancellation fee, but they still want the phone at its discount, which isn't fair to AT&T.

You were always able to install other OS's to ps3...that wasn't a secret, nor hack. Besides, he stated himself he couldn't break the coding for the memory, so it isn't really "hacked". He tinkered with it, but i barely think he even broke through the system. He says he never really played his ps3, maybe he didn't pay attention to some of the features ps3 had, but just now discovering them...Idk about this whole "hack" thing...we'll see.

I think you misread my intent on questioning the news. It wasn't on whether or not it was newsworthy, it was on why this was and hacking a 360 when it was done wasn't. All consoles get hacked, it's really not that big of news. Only reason PS3 took so long is because no one saw it as something that would be useful. Heck, even the hacker said it himself that he doesn't even play it and only owns one game.

As far as your comment on the iPhone, you're comparing an initial hardware hack with a later, more proven firmware hack. Essentially, an illegally distributed application that modifies the firmware of the iPhone you're using. The hardware hack DID NOT lead to the software hack. They were done completely separate of each other.

This is not the same thing for consoles, as even the 360 requires a mod to play pirated 360 games and it's unlikely the same wouldn't be needed for pirated PS3 games. Regardless, the discussion was about being able to play PS2 games on a modded PS3 in the article, and it's unlikely that it would in the end be cheaper or easier to do than kits that are already provided for current PS2 consoles, which won't have to deal with having to digitize and then read said digitized games on the PS3 HDD, which he has not hacked yet.

Hahaha bubbles +, but truthfully, he is a white guy. He's on twitter and has his pic on there.

omg..that was too funny, anyone who disagreed with him doesnt have a sense of humor or just didnt get it

Wow, that was good. Definitely caught me off guard.

We've known for a while that all PS3s could play software emulated PS2 games. The reason why Sony hasn't gone that route is due to how easy it would be to pirate such software.

The reason Sony took away PS2 Backwards Compatibility was because PS2's were still selling.

They kept it in when the system was 500-600 dollars and PS3 software was limited because at the time the PS3 needed the PS2 software as a supplement, when when software started rolling in and specifically, around the time PS3 went down to $400, B/C went out the door.

So effectively, PS3 was $100 cheaper, but if you wanted a brand new PS2, you would have to spend $100.

Fairly shrewd move on Sony's part.

Again, you are having some issues with reading comprehension when it comes to my post.

Sony has made approaches to provide full BC to all PS3s. One of these was a completely software designed method. The problem with this software was that they saw an inability to prevent people from easily pirating digital copies of the game to run through the software. So, rather than going forward with that option, they dropped it.

This isn't about getting rid of BC on the PS3s, it's about their attempts to provide it in another manner. Now, if the PS3 is hacked in a manner that can benefit those who pirate often, it is likely that it would only be a few months before someone outside of Sony makes the exact same type of program and all hacked PS3s would be able to play and easily distribute pirated versions of all PS2 games.

pretty much, then theres blu ray drives, using the correct blu ray disc (if its anything like the PS2 or 360 it wont just accept any cheap disk)
alot of people have slow internet connections or/and capped download limits so downloading a 25+ game is not possible

there are probably other things i have missed but basically this cat not be done by your average joe without heavy investment and we dont even no how he hacked it yet

I haven't seen any HD rips under 4.5 gigs. Most are 9-25 gigs.