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First PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware Created

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-bought-it dept.

Stoobalou writes "Hot on the heels of the discovery of the the PlayStation 3 private root key, and its subsequent leakage by iPhone hacker Geohot, the first custom firmware for the formerly impenetrable console has been released. A code wrangler known only as Kakaroto reckons he has created the world's first custom firmware for the popular console — although if you're expecting it to help you play pirated games, you might be a little disappointed."

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  1. Re:Who cares about pirated games... by tgd · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are hundreds of options for hardware better at doing the things you just listed that are cheaper than a Playstation.

    A $50 router and OpenWRT can do all of that.

  2. Re:Won't Be Long... by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 2, Insightful

    HDMI is hardly rare, you actually have to go out of your way to get a computer without it these days. Anybody can move their computer into their livingroom. It's not magic, just a little manual labor. ...oh wait, that might be a problem for most slashdotters.

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