PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[seany_boy2k8]

was gonna happen at some point

[fenian]

Hey, the guy hasnt done anything wrong, he just hacked something he owned and is gonna say how he did it.

The ps2 was cracked open in its prime, it didnt miss a beat, if the ps3 hurts because it got hacked and people could commit piracy, all it means is sony has lost its core market, the core that just like in the ps2 days would go out and buy it even though they could get it for free/cheap, and they have no one to blame but themselves if thats the case.

[havok251]

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fenian wrote:

Hey, the guy hasnt done anything wrong, he just hacked something he owned and is gonna say how he did it.

The ps2 was cracked open in its prime, it didnt miss a beat, if the ps3 hurts because it got hacked and people could commit piracy, all it means is sony has lost its core market, the core that just like in the ps2 days would go out and buy it even though they could get it for free/cheap, and they have no one to blame but themselves if thats the case.

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Just because you own the item does not give you the rights to hack and change the way the system works. And posting it up on the internet which makes things even worse.

[Evil_Wasp]

I would if it meant i could play region 2 DVDs as I have a few movies and tv shows I have brought back from the states, its a painto watch em on my tv.

[Kermit1970]

Since everyone when they downloaded their first firmware update agreed to the EULA they should be banned straight away if they use the hack.

Quoted from the EULA

"You may not lease, rent, sublicense, publish, modify, adapt, or translate any portion of the System Software. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble any portion of the System Software, or create any derivative works, or otherwise attempt to create System Software source code from its object code. You may not (i) use any unauthorized, illegal, counterfeit, or modified hardware or software in connection with the System Software, including use of tools to bypass, disable, or circumvent any encryption, security, or authentication mechanism for the PS3TM system;"

[jag10]

he claimed that he hacked it for a challenge so why has he gone to the bbc to get everyones attention to it?. until some proof is shown, he hasn't hacked a can of beans.

[Tridentmorph]

To my shame I have owned modded systems in the past and there are a few things I would like on my ps3 - more codecs, more visualisations, better mp3 organisation software and some decent emulation would be nice.

However, nothing here though that would make me risk my ps3's health, my psn access or my trophies if banned.

Games now more than ever are worth the money, I generally get my money's worth out of every game and more enjoyment from digging deep into the game rather than in the past where loads of dodgy games meant they were played for half an hour before I moved onto the next release.

[ProjectVRD]

Glad you are all on the same page if you know what I mean.

I just don't understand how some other websites are full of people cheering that their system's are about to be freed. It is as if they have not spent a second thinking the consequences through, do these people realise that Sony is known to ban the system via the MAC Address? I would like to see them try and hack around that

[damo02]

Not a chance id do it,

Having read the 'digitalfoundry' report, it doesn't seem as if its as clear cut that hacked equals pirated games; due to other layers of  protection and the protection on the blu-ray drives and disks.

But if it does gain entry onto the web, no telling how it could snowball..

[pibout]

I don't really feel the need to do so. However, I hope Sony and tons of other companies would stop flaming the 'rip off Britain' fires: Or perhaps that should be the whole of Europe now? Anyway, everything's faster,cheaper,newer,fuller etc etc. in America and Asia, PlayStation land. Why are we still paying more and getting less? And SCEE have a lot to answer for. Where are our local versions of 'Pulse' and 'Qore'? It must be nice to be an American and have real live people communicating to them on their PS3's. What a novel idea... - not. Mmm.. X360 do that here too: Still, must be a fad... - not (again) Anyway, heck, I just visited the US store on my PS3, and even their premium theme collection is vastly superior to ours. Which reminds me... when will you be adding PayPal as an alternative means of payment? [cough] Lastly, to those who rely on PS3 or X360 as their main media centre/hub/world; do as I did and treat yourself to a Popcorn Hour or alternative. It'll play virtually everything,