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liveActionLeveler5718d ago

was only a matter of time, but for a regular gamer there's really no point, since emulators designed for ps3 are popping up everywhere.

alien6265718d ago

yea but didnt the new firmware killed this? if it did then only people who dont upgrade will have a hacked ps3 but they cant play online. not many ps3 will b hacked compare to xbox

thor5718d ago

Yeah it did. Meaning that if you want to get other OS you need to have a previous version of the firmware, whereas before you needed... a previous version of the firmware.

zeeshan5718d ago

Apparently, hackers are working hard on having the ability to run previous firmwares on PS3 on USB. Though they haven't even touched the lvl1 security layer but if they do manage to do that (run 3.15 off USB) then they will be able to use GEOHOTZ linux exploit to get to lvl1 and get write access as well. Again, as long as they stick to 3.41, there can't be much of a piracy but if they somehow crack open lvl1 then all hell will break loose.

evrfighter5717d ago (Edited 5717d ago )

if you were a ps3 owner in the know and had more than just a ps3 for your online needs. You didn't upgrade your firmware.

Once these guys start popping out features for jailbroken ps3's. those that didn't update will suddenly find that they own prime ebay property.

Even the ones on their high horse here will be bidding for them.

atticus145718d ago

This is a great day, for the 5 people who care.

Schobeleth5718d ago (Edited 5718d ago )

Failed to mention that other OS isn't even running. Anyway, I'm seriously getting tired of all this homebrew and hacking BS, I wish N4G would ban these stories. From now on I'm reporting every one of these turds that comes through, you should all do the same otherwise we'll constantly be getting posts of every tiny little thing they think they've achieved, like it's something awesome to continually break down a console's OS, paving the way to complete piracy.

@ The disagrees, thanks you moronic trolls. You can argue up and down that homebrew is so great, that it's not related to piracy at all but the more you pathetic imbeciles promote this crap the more it garners attention and the more widespread of a problem it will be. More people will be tempted to pirate games as it becomes readily available and developers take less risks, make less new IPs.

Piracy is STEALING, just because it's digital and you're not actually physically taking something doesn't mean you can somehow warp your actions to suit your morality.

wicko5717d ago

People don't agree with you and that means they are moronic trolls? Well then. Not that I'm saying I disagree entirely, but I don't agree entirely either. If people start submitting how-to articles about pirating games then I'd say those should be reported, but something like this? I think it's okay, considering it's only about re-enabling a feature we've had in the past, and one that doesn't have anything to do with piracy.

And, as a matter of fact, piracy is not stealing, no matter how you spin it. Piracy is copyright infringement, end of story. 2 different crimes, 2 different punishments.

danielle0075717d ago

And why are you taking hacker articles so personally? ..

... did one of them touch you inappropriately?

sack_boi5717d ago

Hackers are hurting Daddy Sony. Even though they're just giving you features Daddy Sony took away from you.

r1sh125717d ago (Edited 5717d ago )

@schobleth...
How many songs or albums do you pay for?
Even listening to them on youtube from an unofficial artist page is the same.

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PSFan1005718d ago

I see nothing, other then a very blurry video, which could EASILY be faked. People saying "They are hacking the hell out of the PS3." is rubbish, no one has hacked anything major or really anything minor. Just claims from little script kiddies.

GrandTheftZamboni5717d ago

It's hard for me to believe such claims too, especially the ones about enabling PS2 backward compatibility. Why would Sony include PS2 chip in first models, if few hackers with limited resources "can" do it by hacking the system with PS3 chip.

Christopher5717d ago

Wait, they got it to SHOW ON THE XMB, which just takes editing an XML file... and yet didn't get squat to run as far as an actual OtherOS?

AMAZING!

*sighs*

Seriously, the word hack is so muddied that me typing this comment could be considered as hacking N4G by the standards people have today.

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Anton Chigurh5718d ago (Edited 5718d ago )

They are hacking the hell out of the PS3.

morganfell5718d ago

It is for all intensive purposes a non operational PS3. No connectivity to PSN.

Biggest5718d ago

Anyone can do this same thing by retoring their fat PS3 to its factory settings. Nothing to see here but someone that thinks pretending makes them cooler.

MGRogue20175718d ago (Edited 5718d ago )

Oh shi... I wonder what Sony is going to think when they see this??

Sony: "... Wha? ... How? omg, those B**tards!! >:( .. what else can we do to stop these people from doing this to us?? we are only Human, ffs!! :( "

I seriously think that Sony should just give up.. Hackers will always win 24/7, no matter what.

gta_manic5718d ago

i thought 1 bubbles had good trolling, guess i was wrong

TheColbertinator5718d ago

And done.PS3 truly 100% hacked.Its over Sony,stop focusing on security firmwares now.Just move on

LeShin5718d ago

After what happened when the game devs got pissed that the psp got hacked and stopped making games for it. Don't think Sony wants a repeat of this.

Hackers make me laugh though, why got to all the trouble to enable features everyone who has a PC has had for years? Just to say it could be done? Pathetic.

HDgamer5717d ago

Then why in the hell is the new FW unhackable and still it's not a hardware hack?

Roonie5717d ago

thats why the hackers are stuck at the old firmware because their Hack got block in a snap by Sony.

FAGOL5718d ago

ps3 getting raped - I want to get these homebrew applications but is it worth the risk? I wan't to play on psn still and I have no intention to download pirated games. I mean you gotta be living in Japan to download a 50gb game.

TheMART5718d ago

First, get a 2nd PS3 and use one for homebrew, simple as that.

And living in Japan to dl 50GB? Maybe USA has sh!tty 3rd world country internet connections...

In The Netherlands, we have 20Mbit for 20 Euro. Oh and most PS3 games are DL-DVD size with the exception of some PS3 exclusives.

"Dellis + 15m ago
Next step Custom Firmwares!
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raztad + 10m ago
It is not happening. They first need to hack 3.42+ first."

CFW loading from USB will be possible, watch the picture...

wissam5718d ago

WOW. you are a fortune teller.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot16d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle16d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7716d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer25d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde23d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy23d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12523d ago (Edited 23d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7724d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga24d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199224d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga24d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman24d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger24d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box24d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion23d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7224d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7524d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit24d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14924d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7724d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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