Technological discussion on PS3 security and crack.*

[bomlat]

DVD CSS...Where's the money? Same situation as PS3. Once you figured out how to play it on unmodded (hardware) box, you could sell the disc...a lot more disc. It's not the small time pirates, but big time pirates that's raking in on it.

Do you know how many dvd stores (and street peddlers) in China you can buy glass pressed pirated movies? A lot. They don't have the machine to press dvd, so where do they get these? These big time players are willing to pay someone to crack these things. I'm sure they have donated to failed (not so successful) hackers just so it encourages them to work at it.

Go back to the PS3.
Who can press BR disc?
As I know,there is no company with such equipment,only the "official" ones.

In the case of the PS1/2,there is a big business from it.
But not in the case of the PS3.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

Go back to the PS3.
Who can press BR disc?
As I know,there is no company with such equipment,only the "official" ones.

Using that same argument. Who can press UMD's? A far more niche distribution medium than BRD.

Regards,
SB

 

[baten]

Go back to the PS3.
Who can press BR disc?
As I know,there is no company with such equipment,only the "official" ones.

In the case of the PS1/2,there is a big business from it.
But not in the case of the PS3.

Even for PS1 snd PS2 you could not press a CD/DVD that would boot on a un-modded console. No one could make a pressed bootable game-disk.

Once the PS3 will get it's modchip - and it will, make no mistake about this - you will see pirated BR, as it will be more convenient for people with hacked consoles to buy these that to downlod 20 or 40 something Gb, especially if your internet connection is poor.

 

[BadTB25]

The system link is a software feature,which allow to connect two xbox together.
They modified it to work over the internet,but the ping limit is artificially lowered,to prevent the usage over the internet (originally that was the idea)

As I know now there is no such a function in the SDKs any more,so the hacker will have to get somehow the server side software from the publisher /sony (good luck for that )

And this "hack" have to be done by this way because there is no CFW5.56

And the time is the main friend of the Sony.If they can release a new OF before the CFW5.56,then they win.

Looks like new CFW has been released with PSN support that makes it much simpler with a proxy, so do we know say hackers "win".
http://psgroove.com/content.php?772-Naima-Releases-3.55-CFW-With-PSN-Support

It's a cat and mouse game that will continue to be played as long as hacker developers foresee a challenge. A different developer has already stated that it's "fun" to hack the inner workings of the PS3. He/She doesn't seem to be looking to make any money out of it as he is releasing everything for it including the source code for free.

 

[bomlat]

two weeks/firmware.
So,the Sony have to release the new firmwares on a monthly basis.

 

[patsu]

Looks like new CFW has been released with PSN support that makes it much simpler with a proxy, so do we know say hackers "win".
http://psgroove.com/content.php?772-Naima-Releases-3.55-CFW-With-PSN-Support

It's a cat and mouse game that will continue to be played as long as hacker developers foresee a challenge. A different developer has already stated that it's "fun" to hack the inner workings of the PS3. He/She doesn't seem to be looking to make any money out of it as he is releasing everything for it including the source code for free.

That's a 3.55 firmware. Have they cracked 3.56 yet ?

 

[Phil]

That's a 3.55 firmware. Have they cracked 3.56 yet ?

I'm not that informed, but I assume the answer is no, which is why they have a modified 3.55 that fakes to be a 3.56 so that it can connect to PSN.

 

[deathkiller]

Even for PS1 snd PS2 you could not press a CD/DVD that would boot on a un-modded console. No one could make a pressed bootable game-disk.

Of course it could be done, you couldn't do it with a normal CD/DVD writer but pirates made pressed bootable game-disks for example for disk swapping. In fact they even work on a normal PS3 with BC.

 

[patsu]

I'm not that informed, but I assume the answer is no, which is why they have a modified 3.55 that fakes to be a 3.56 so that it can connect to PSN.

Hmm... In that case, the faked 3.56 PSN access should be addressable by Sony.

 

[BadTB25]

That's a 3.55 firmware. Have they cracked 3.56 yet ?

From what I read, they feel no need as there isn't any new features (or games) that are specific to 3.56 yet.

 

[patsu]

That's like saying the sun won't come out tomorrow. ^_^

 

[Trejser]

From what I read, they feel no need as there isn't any new features (or games) that are specific to 3.56 yet.

Haha, love such excuses

 

[Toaddio]

From what I read, they feel no need as there isn't any new features (or games) that are specific to 3.56 yet.

I thought they did it for the challenge?

 

[Trejser]

Banhammer incoming? http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011...3-circumvention-devices-and-pirated-software/

 

[patsu]

How's the progress on Asbestos ? Anything useful to end users on hacked PS3 so far ? ...besides going to PSN and playing ISOs.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Discussion on the moral outrage of eastmen's activities moved here.

 

[BadTB25]

Haha, love such excuses

The last game I played on PS3 was Castlevania LOS. Is there any game out now that require 3.56? Since they also can get on PSN with 3.55, what else would drive them to have a 3.56 solution.

The 2 most recent games that came after the most recent update was MvC3 and KZ3. Does anyone know if they require 3.56?
I don't think that MvC3 does, but I'm not sure about KZ3.

 

[Gitaroo]

KZ3 went gold a while back, won't be surprise that they have started press the disc before 3.56 even came out. But this can stop ppl from playing online since you need the lastest firmware to do so.

 

[Silent_Buddha]

How's the progress on Asbestos ? Anything useful to end users on hacked PS3 so far ? ...besides going to PSN and playing ISOs.

I wouldn't mind seeing XBMC ported to the PS3. If that happened, I'd be sorely tempted to buy a hackable PS3.

Although in this case it would be more for nostalgia (hacked Xbox with XBMC) as I already have an HTPC for media playback throughout the house.

Regards,
SB

 

[BadTB25]

I wouldn't mind seeing XBMC ported to the PS3. If that happened, I'd be sorely tempted to buy a hackable PS3.

Although in this case it would be more for nostalgia (hacked Xbox with XBMC) as I already have an HTPC for media playback throughout the house.

Regards,
SB

I don't have a HTPC and XBMC would be a big incentive for me to jump on CFW. My modded Xbox is too old to play HD vids and is also pretty loud as well.

I have XBMC for my laptop. I really like being able to stream my favorite anime sites to my LCD via HDMI. It would be cool to eliminate the need for the laptop and utilizing the PS3 directly for that. I have no problems with losing PSN access as I rarely played online with my PS3.

My only concern would be not being able to play the newer games beyond whatever the CFW supported. Of the PS3 exclusives, the only game really on my radar is Uncharted 3, although I haven't really been following what is coming out this year.