PS3 Jailbreak Hacked to Nokia N900, Palm Pre
Those are some pretty smart phones.
The PlayStation 3 hack has gone open source, and has been ported to smartphones, believe it or not.
The PS Jailbreak tool originally came in the form of a USB device. Now, similar software has been loaded onto smartphones that mimic the very same functionality.
Amazingly, the PSGroove hack has been ported to the Nokia N900 and the Palm Pre. Those phones, loaded with the right software, can be plugged into the PlayStation 3 with the USB lead to enable the special features.
The publically available codes do not come with the backup manager, which is required for playing games on the PS3 without the original media – but versions with the backup manager are possible and do exist.
Check out KaKaRoTo's Blog and PSX-Scene for more on the hacks.
(Source: Engadget.)
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It has also been ported to the ti-84 silver and plus edition calculators.
http://brandonw.net/ps3jb/
This link is of course the one without the backup manager.
Congrats to Sony who were "clever" enough to sue the only company who made the usb sticks, now its spreading like wildfire rather than from just one source - The Lawsuit to shut the company up seem to working just great! *LOL*
It also looks like Sony has updated the firmware to 3.42 which fixes the exploit. So it looks like if you want to use this, don't update the firmware.
http://psfreedom.com/wiki/index.ph [...] ility_list
Personally, I won't be doing it. I've done a lot of modding, and I found out that for me, when I have all the games, I don't play them. I have over 100 360 burned games just sitting in a big cakestack. I literally will think "yeah, let's play the 360" walk up to my stack, and just walk away because I don't know what to play. Now I have my PS3, which is not modded, and I have my collection of games. I walk up, and I can actually make a choice. I've modded my PS2, my DS, my PSP, my original XBOX, and all kinds of things. I used to pirate all my PC games as well, but now I pretty much buy everything. I get more enjoyment out of owning my games, even if it is just on Steam. Sure free is nice, but it also feels nice to own things, and I enjoy playing the games more as well. Despite having every 360 game I could ever want, and even playing them on live without being banned, I just don't use the dang thing. So I will be avoiding most mods, until the consoles get old and then I like to fool with them. You could do really cool stuff with the original XBOX. That thing is pretty neat. It'd be good for an arcade box honestly.
It also looks like Sony has updated the firmware to 3.42 which fixes the exploit. So it looks like if you want to use this, don't update the firmware.http://psfreedom.com/wiki/index.ph [...] ility_list
For some people (hermits) this will work. For other people multi player is the most important aspect of gaming which makes this mod pointless as you can't play online without the latest firmware.
For some people (hermits) this will work. For other people multi player is the most important aspect of gaming which makes this mod pointless as you can't play online without the latest firmware.
But remember the good old proxy hack used to bypass 3.21?
Turns out it works with 3.42 as well if you have 3.41
This hack has also been ported to a small selection of Android phones and a PSP version is in the works, as well as a Sixaxis based hack (which from what I can tell might require soldering, but nice idea anyway)
$ony should give up right now, it is a losing battle and they're just wasting money...oh wait.... nvm keep fighting sony!! woo hoo, invest as much money as you can and dont mind seeing more jailbreaks pop up every time you fix one!!!
Personally, I won't be doing it. I've done a lot of modding, and I found out that for me, when I have all the games, I don't play them. I have over 100 360 burned games just sitting in a big cakestack. I literally will think "yeah, let's play the 360" walk up to my stack, and just walk away because I don't know what to play. Now I have my PS3, which is not modded, and I have my collection of games. I walk up, and I can actually make a choice. I've modded my PS2, my DS, my PSP, my original XBOX, and all kinds of things. I used to pirate all my PC games as well, but now I pretty much buy everything. I get more enjoyment out of owning my games, even if it is just on Steam. Sure free is nice, but it also feels nice to own things, and I enjoy playing the games more as well. Despite having every 360 game I could ever want, and even playing them on live without being banned, I just don't use the dang thing. So I will be avoiding most mods, until the consoles get old and then I like to fool with them. You could do really cool stuff with the original XBOX. That thing is pretty neat. It'd be good for an arcade box honestly.
Hear hear. There's nothing quite like thrashing out a game to get every last cent worth as opposed to "oh stuff it I don't like this bit therefore the whole game sucks and I've got 100 other games so who cares".
You appreciate stuff a lot more when you've paid for it. You also get a warm, fuzzy feeling when you buy a great game and you know you supported the developer.
Personally, I won't be doing it. I've done a lot of modding, and I found out that for me, when I have all the games, I don't play them. I have over 100 360 burned games just sitting in a big cakestack. I literally will think "yeah, let's play the 360" walk up to my stack, and just walk away because I don't know what to play. Now I have my PS3, which is not modded, and I have my collection of games. I walk up, and I can actually make a choice. I've modded my PS2, my DS, my PSP, my original XBOX, and all kinds of things. I used to pirate all my PC games as well, but now I pretty much buy everything. I get more enjoyment out of owning my games, even if it is just on Steam. Sure free is nice, but it also feels nice to own things, and I enjoy playing the games more as well. Despite having every 360 game I could ever want, and even playing them on live without being banned, I just don't use the dang thing. So I will be avoiding most mods, until the consoles get old and then I like to fool with them. You could do really cool stuff with the original XBOX. That thing is pretty neat. It'd be good for an arcade box honestly.
A good example of "Too much choice is as bad as not having enough." It's like a kid in a candy store. The kid could have anything he/she wants, but has no clue what.