Have fun trying to f*ck with the chips inside the PS3 just to pirate games hackers. I'll stick to buying games to support the developers that do hard work to create great games for us.

@ baker

"If somebody is buying used games they werent going to pay full price for the game anyway."

"And besides the fact that more people buy games brand new over buying them used anyway just blows the "used games are hurting me" argument out of the water."

Idk about that...

"GameStop has released a three-month trading report, which shows a record sales for the quarter totaling $1.9 billion. It turns out that 47.4% of the videogame retailer’s profits come from sales of pre-owned games, totaling $250.2 million. Meanwhile, profits from new games sales totaled $182.4 million (21.7%), while hardware sales accounted for $21.7 million (7.9%)."

http://www.gamesradar.com/x...

Edit: And btw, telling someone to shut up on the internet as well as name calling is pretty childish too.

this is where people make there mistake by telling the whole world if you jailbreak your PS3

stfu and leave to yourself.

I don't think Sony can do anything with this. The FBI themselves arrested a man for modding other peoples Xbox360's before but it was not considered a crime (the modding) as long as you've proven you don't use it for piracy (if I'm not mistaken)

Now seriously, who the hell gives a fuck about that lil' script kiddie and his h4x?! We love games, we play games, we buy games. Now leave us alone with this h4x0r-stories!

All this dose is downgradge current firmwares not much different than infectus.

Who in the right mind would want to downgrade there ps3 to a firmware where game compatibility is number.

Only reason games have been working so far is because of developers not signing updates with new keys.

ooooo a modchip, ahhwell it was a good run whilst it lasted sony R.I.P

Almost got excited till I read it was just a crappy JB revival that doesnt do anything great like most of us believed it would. like MKV ,or being able to turn it into a dedicated XBOX Media Center device ect ect ect.

Yawn...... Thanks but no thanks, I'll buy my games at recognized retailers

This thing can go to hell. I can see where a ribbon cable may attach, but I guess those interested would get a schematic.

But, I'd never jailbreak my PS3, would never risk breaking them. They are the center of my media entertainment and would have to be replaced if something happened to them.

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.