Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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."

1 of 269 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Won't Be Long... by Grimbleton · · Score: 1, Redundant

    My computer has HDMI out and is in the living room so there goes that theory.