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PS3 Hacked via USB Dongle
dlove67 writes "PSX-scene.com reports that the first PS3 modchip has been tested and confirmed to be working. Running off of a USB dongle, it appears to be relatively user friendly and claims to not void your warranty. Online gameplay works (at least for the time being). It's been a long time coming; cheers to the PS Jailbreak Guys." The video is attached below if you're curious. Can't help but point out that this wouldn't have happened if Sony hadn't decided to yank the Boot Other OS option.
LOL, LIES!
The only thing people do with mod chips is pirate games otherwise the market for these things would be tiny, like in the dozens.
FACT: 100 listings a day are put on eBay to sell XBOX's with "1000s of burned games", and NDS with free games, they rarely last an hour before eBay kills the listings.
this is great news. i hope it's real.. maybe now I can get some use out of that black box that's been collecting dust since my wife finished Final Faggotry XIII..
when FF came out and my wife had to have it, i bought a used 80gb fat ps3 instead of a slim specifically so that i could run linux on it.. and the day before it arrived at my house, sony announced the removal of OtherOS.. needless to say i was pissed off.. I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON A BAG OF 1000 DICKS, SONY.
The consumer still has the right to use their hardware any way they want. They still have the right to open up their PS3 (both the soft and hard ware) and do anything they want with it. If they want to continue connecting to Sony's network and using Sony's services then they must agree to certain limitations on that use. Nothing wrong with that.
Did you still want to keep Other OS? You had the option to decline their update. Sony didn't send killbots to your house to force you to update.
What's the advantage of a console over a PC for people who develop or play indie games?
Mainly, it's not having your game ripped off by general free-loaders. And of course many games are better suited to controllers than keyboard/mice.
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Are YOU dim? A few fries short of a Happy Meal?
You just echoed exactly what the GP said while adding absolutely nothing of value. Christ on a fucking 2x4, you ignorant cunt.
My PS3 was disconnected from ethernet and turned off, yet somehow the update came through.
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all the crap that consoles bring with them makes me wonder why people bother with them at all. Games are stale from the limited hardware, and it looks like consoles are finally dying.