The Playstation 3 has been "jailbroken" *MOD NOTE POST 220*

theothers108

Took this of a message board guys

http://psjailbreak.com/index.php


To quote from their page (linked above) on the PSJailBreak Specifications:

- PS Jailbreak is a USB plug and play solution that installs in seconds, keeping your valid warranty seal in tact.
- Easy to use installer and GUI takes you step by step.
- Compatible with all production models FAT and SLIM. Supports all regions: USA, JAP, PAL and KOREA
- PS Jailbreak disables forced software updates and will never brick your console.
- Supports all games (it does not allow backups of bluray movies , dvd movies , or past consoles games)
- Backup games to your internal hard drive or external hard drive through USB, and boot directly off GUI. Eliminating the need for expensive blueray burners and costly blank media.
- Play backups off your hard drives 2x as fast as off the blueray drive. This eliminates lags and glitches to provide you with smoother game play.
- Open up your console to a new generation of homebrew applications. Load homebrew apps/games off any USB hard drive/flash drive.
- Fully updatable with new features/updates by connecting PS Jailbreak to any computers USB port.

PSJailBreak F.A.Q.:

Q: Is PS Jailbreak easy to install?
A: Yes, it is a plug and play solution. It takes 1 second to fully install, without modifying or opening your console.

Q: Does it permanently modify my console?
A: No of course not, once you unplug it from the usb port it is completely disabled.

Q: How do you install PS Jailbreak?
A: Please consult our downloads page for our instruction manual. We have done our best to make it as thorough as possible to answer all setup and troubleshooting issues.

Q: What is the warranty?
A: PS Jailbreak is sold with a 1 year warranty. All our resellers will take care of warranty issues.

Read more:
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http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-hacks/psjailbreak-playstation-3-jailbreak-ps3-consoles-arrives-112034.html#ixzz0x1nICkoE

Is this bull or what????

-Trek-

Hmmm ....... I think i'll leave my skeptical hat on for a bit longer with regard to this.

theothers108

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOEbZEkp9A&feature=player_embedded

PaddyBomb

Seems too good to be true.

Will wait for more videos to surface before buying into this.

davidsatelle100

reading a couple of sites, and seems so far to be the real deal

eddhorse

Bullplop don't believe it for a second !

Daraa

ps3news took the forum down

GothPunk

Ugh, I hate the use of the term 'jailbreak'. Is 'hacking' a dirty word now thanks to Apple fans? It actually fills me with rage! /pedantry

Dunno if I'd bother hacking my PS3 if this is indeed real. It depends on what kind of homebrew comes out for it. It's not like most games take that long to load anyways, but I guess it would give your disc drive a rest.

You'd need a monster hard drive to take ps3 games.

ChuckNorrisgod

Just see this report there is it true ?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/19/ps3-modchip-claims-to-finally-allow-backing-up-games-without-inv/

Is it possible.....

Can it be....

Hell Yeah I hope so.

Your thoughts and words.....

johnny_ultimate

ChuckNorrisgod, please check to see if there's another thread on the topic before starting a new one. It was the first thread on the front page.

Oh, and please no promoting of piracy in this thread

johnny_adidas

as per the comments on YT, you can hear the discs being swapped at 1.23.

if it is true, im very surprised that the music and intro screen when the disc is highlighted takes the same amount of time to load as off a disc.

not believing this myself until further proof is provided

rizzla

johnny_adidas wrote: »

as per the comments on YT, you can hear the discs being swapped at 1.23.

if it is true, im very surprised that the music and intro screen when the disc is highlighted takes the same amount of time to load as off a disc.

not believing this myself until further proof is provided

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=8IDaGne0u-4

Second vid with ps3 always in view.

Headshot

Man i remember doing this on the orignal xbox and it was brilliant

johnny_adidas

rizzla wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=8IDaGne0u-4

Second vid with ps3 always in view.

touché

Headshot wrote: »

Man i remember doing this on the orignal xbox and it was brilliant

still have my hd loader on ps2

jenno86

Where can you buy this? http://psjailbreak.com/ ain't working for me!

WolfForager

From what i've read about it is that this only works on Debug PS3s, if you look at the vid at 44 seconds you can see "Install Package Files" which is a Debug only option.

Fizman

PaddyBomb wrote: »

Seems too good to be true.

Can I ask why people hold this view?

I would have thought this is somewhat bad news in the sense that development houses are going to be looking into a (potentially) massive drop in revenue, resulting in some going out of business etc?

rizzla

jenno86 wrote: »

Where can you buy this? http://psjailbreak.com/ ain't working for me!

http://www.ozmodchips.com/

I wouldn't get it just yet. Wait until it's 100% confirmed to work and comes down in price abit. $170 Australian is about €120 not including delivery.

jenno86

Ya, I'll wait a while alright. They have it overpriced I'd say anyway, Take a look at the price of the NDS Cards :eek::eek:

PaddyBomb

Fizman wrote: »

Can I ask why people hold this view?

I would have thought this is somewhat bad news in the sense that development houses are going to be looking into a (potentially) massive drop in revenue, resulting in some going out of business etc?

Personally, I wouldnt use this hack for retail games (all though alot would). Some of the homebrew that came out for a hacked PSP were brilliant, can only imagine what they could do with a PS3. And lets not forget, having every SNES game on an emulator at your finger tips isn't a bad thing either.

I can see where you're coming from all the same. All the positives come with their negatives (piracy, cheat exploits, etc.). If this is true, Sony will do everything in their power to stop it.

Peyton Manning

I have no idea what this means. Does it mean you can install games and not need the disc in future? Or something completely different?

As you can see, I am technologically....dumb.

rizzla

Archimedes wrote: »

I have no idea what this means. Does it mean you can install games and not need the disc in future? Or something completely different?

As you can see, I am technologically....dumb.

Right now it just looks like you can back up your games to a hard drive and play them with any PS3 game in the system.

Peyton Manning

rizzla wrote: »

Right now it just looks like you can back up your games to a hard drive and play them with any PS3 game in the system.

Ah right. How do people take advantage of that then, just buy/rent/loan games and return them, and then they have the full copy on their machine yeah?

rizzla

Archimedes wrote: »

Ah right. How do people take advantage of that then, just buy/rent/loan games and return them, and then they have the full copy on their machine yeah?

Exactly. However if this does work expect future modders with their foot in the door to fully open the PS3 to all kinds of stuff.

smcelhinney

On the whole discussion of jailbreaking or hacking, am I right in thinking its an age thing? Or maybe a "means" thing?

For example, I had a modded original Xbox (which I still have), and in the past have acquired materials of questionable origin (<-- thats lawyer-speak) for it, but it was shortlived. I dont see the thrill or temptation in it anymore, Id much rather support the industry as I respect the amount of work and effort that goes into developing a game. I also have the "means" to purchase games, so thats another tick in the box of reasons not to indulge in illegality.

Also, I think with the recent competition between Xbox and PS3 and the subsequent price drops, its become a lot fairer. I always use the beer index when Im weighing up the value of something: The price of a game is now comparable to about 10 beers; will I get more or less enjoyment out of the game or the 10 beers?

Thoughts?

rizzla

smcelhinney wrote: »

Also, I think with the recent competition between Xbox and PS3 and the subsequent price drops, its become a lot fairer. I always use the beer index when Im weighing up the value of something: The price of a game is now comparable to about 10 beers; will I get more or less enjoyment out of the game or the 10 beers?

Thoughts?

Well if you want fair then I guess the PS3 should have to deal with piracy too much like the Xbox 360 does. It's only fair

gizmo

"Homebrew" yea, that's what's causing all the excitement. :rolleyes:

Personally I hope Sony sue the living **** out of all of them.

johnny_adidas

id love to be able to back up the games i have to a hard drive, was so handy on the ps2 and i didnt have to worry about the lens getting worn out (other than to initially load the loader disc). this is more a convenience and hardware longevity gadget for me than a piracy tool. I certainly wont be purchasing at the current cost.

on the renting / copying games issue, i rent my games for a month for €10, in which time ill have usually platinumed it so dont ever feel the need to go back to them. Very few games anymore seem to demand my attention longer than that (possibly gt5 will be the only one i can think of). Doubt im contributing very much to the industry as it is, esp as the last game i bought on release date for full price was GTA4

Otacon

gizmo wrote: »

"Homebrew" yea, that's what's causing all the excitement. :rolleyes:

Personally I hope Sony sue the living **** out of all of them.

Didn't Apple lose a case regarding the jailbreak software available for their handsets? Could that set a precedent?

Varik

Otacon wrote: »

Didn't Apple lose a case regarding the jailbreak software available for their handsets? Could that set a precedent?

And Nintendo won one, which is more of a precedent than a that dealing with a phone. it's also illegal in most countries to even try and bypass any from of security, if all that stop piracy on the ps3 was a simple password "123" and you knew it without the having a good reason (job) then that would be illegal. the last ps3 firmware allows it to be partially updated and no longer requires the full firmware, so Sony can update it as often as they like now.

UK judge on R4 wrote:

"The fact that a device may be used for a purpose which does not involve infringement of copyright does not mean that the sole intended purpose is not the unauthorised circumvention of a technical device."

johnny_ultimate

gizmo wrote: »

"Homebrew" yea, that's what's causing all the excitement. :rolleyes:

Personally I hope Sony sue the living **** out of all of them.

This is what annoys me too. Fair enough, there may be people out there who really want homebrew, but they're a small if not tiny minority. This hack is basically for pirating games. I also fail to see many 'benefits' outside of piracy. The space many games are going to take up surely renders it more hassle than it's worth in some cases! For people who really want to back-up, perhaps it will be beneficial, but I don't necessarily get the obsession with back-ups myself. Back-ups for many is alas double speak for piracy too (not everyone of course)

Oh well, if people want to play 'homebrew' they will. It's a shame IMO, especially since 'til now the PS3 was pleasantly immune to it.

eddhorse

Just means Sony will rush another update and remove another feature :rolleyes:

noodler

Is Infamous downloadable from the PSN store like the yotube comments said?

If so, bad example.

Still wouldn't rule out the idea there was another PS3 off camera but whatever.

I would adore this for PES.

WolfForager

eddhorse wrote: »

Just means Sony will rush another update and remove another feature :rolleyes:

Like what? Remove the ability to use your USB drives? Highly doubt that.

And i'll say it again, this thing only works with Dev PS3s.

rizzla

noodler wrote: »

Is Infamous downloadable from the PSN store like the yotube comments said?

Yeah I think it is. They should have picked a different game but when they go to load it up it has a disc icon beside the name indicating it is running from the disc, which is god of war, apparently.

Varik

WolfForager wrote: »

Like what? Remove the ability to use your USB drives? Highly doubt that.

And i'll say it again, this thing only works with Dev PS3s.

it depends on how this works, if the mod is needed all the time to play and not just the start then disabling/limiting the usb ports during gameplay could work, having the authentication required more often would also work.

GothPunk

Otacon wrote: »

Didn't Apple lose a case regarding the jailbreak software available for their handsets? Could that set a precedent?

I think the difference here is that it involves hardware being sold, and hardware that is used to pirate software can be banned (and has been banned, e.g. DSTT/R4 cards). This hack seems to work like the pandora battery solution for PSP, in that it uses a hardware/software combo that takes advantage of the debug process for the console use by Sony engineers. Pandora batteries haven't been banned though to my knowledge.

As for whether this hack only works on debug units, that may not be true. I've read that the 'backup' software will run on any debug unit, but that the USB stick is required to get the software to run on a retail unit. Apparently it has always been possible to install and run games from a debug PS3?

gizmo

Otacon wrote: »

Didn't Apple lose a case regarding the jailbreak software available for their handsets? Could that set a precedent?

The biggest thing to happen in this area was the altering of the DMCA by the Library of Congress in the US. They added...

Computer programs that enable wireless telephone handsets to execute software applications, where circumvention is accomplished for the sole purpose of enabling interoperability of such applications, when they have been lawfully obtained, with computer programs on the telephone handset.

So it doesn't really apply in this case.

WolfForager wrote: »

And i'll say it again, this thing only works with Dev PS3s.

It has been confirmed to work on retail kits by effectively giving them the ability to run unsigned code just like the debug kits.

WolfForager

The thing is there's no proof of this working on a standard SKU, only on a Debug unit.

Leiva

Great SONY will remove the Blue Ray reader on next firmware :rolleyes:

Helix

WolfForager wrote: »

Like what? Remove the ability to use your USB drives? Highly doubt that.

And i'll say it again, this thing only works with Dev PS3s.

dev ps3s run unsigned code from the hd anyway, you dont need a hack to do it

Star Bingo

weeeell lookey ere.. hehe ^^ thus far i've paid around 4k for the privilege of playing about 45 games over the past 3yr, most that didn't nearly merit their €50+ asking price. whilst on my 2nd PS3, the previous one's blu-ray having failed again mere months after repair.. may be time for some payback?! lol but after thee summer of sparsity you'd think this had already hit developers in the pocket.

but ultimately.. maybe.. this will usher in the PS4 sooner? tired of inferior ports.. sigh. maybe they'll they just nullify it w/ a firmware update? anyways, i'll monitor THIS one alright.. eagerly.

thewheel2.0

Star Bingo wrote: »

weeeell lookey ere.. hehe ^^ thus far i've paid around 4k for the privilege of playing about 45 games over the past 3yr, most that didn't nearly merit their €50+ asking price. whilst on my 2nd PS3, the previous one's blu-ray having failed again mere months after repair.. may be time for some payback?! lol but after thee summer of sparsity you'd think this had already hit developers in the pocket.

but ultimately.. maybe.. this will usher in the PS4 sooner? tired of inferior ports.. sigh. maybe they'll they just nullify it w/ a firmware update? anyways, i'll monitor THIS one alright.. eagerly.

*Sigh*:rolleyes:

TheFairy

My modded xbox was worth its weight in gold, and rarely played a pirated game, media centre etc was were it was at.

If this is true the HD playback possibilities of the PS3 as a real full blown media centre would be great.

gizmo

Hmm, since the the devkits moved to the same form factor as the retail/debug units it's quite hard to tell them apart really. Pity really as if it was the older devkit you'd know exactly what these workarounds were running on.

Only time will tell whether it turns out to be real anyway, needless to say I'm sure Sony are getting ready to unleash their lawyers should it turn out to be true.

CiaranC

gizmo wrote: »

Hmm, since the the devkits moved to the same form factor as the retail/debug units it's quite hard to tell them apart really. Pity really as if it was the older devkit you'd know exactly what these workarounds were running on.

Only time will tell whether it turns out to be real anyway, needless to say I'm sure Sony are getting ready to unleash their lawyers should it turn out to be true.

Ooooh their lawyers? I think I can feel the internet quaking. Cos they were so effective in stamping out PSP exploits.

Varik

Ok here's a technical question... how can it have a game image on the HDD if it only works on FAT32 systems and all PS3 games are larger then 4GB. That is impossible since FAT32 does not support file sizes larger then 4GB, and before anyone mentions the PS3 own HDD file systems that's not mention at all and wouldn't help it to run games off external drives that the ps3 requires FAT32 even for a Dev Kit. The whole thing seems fake and when they were called out when people heard the disc being changed they made a new video with the console in view but that does not prove anything as they could have just used a additional ps3 to fake this.

CiaranC wrote: »

Ooooh their lawyers? I think I can feel the internet quaking. Cos they were so effective in stamping out PSP exploits.

the internet does not have to, the guys behind this are Australian or at least situated there and it won't be hard for Sony to deal with them as this apparently is meant to use illegally obtained Sony hardware/software.

gizmo

Not to mention the fact the last time Sony got in a hissy fit over something it resulted in the closure of Lik-Sang...

Retr0gamer

Varik wrote: »

Ok here's a technical question... how can it have a game image on the HDD if it only works on FAT32 systems and all PS3 games are larger then 4GB. That is impossible since FAT32 does not support file sizes larger then 4GB, and before anyone mentions the PS3 own HDD file systems that's not mention at all and wouldn't help it to run games off external drives that the ps3 requires FAT32 even for a Dev Kit. The whole thing seems fake and when they were called out when people heard the disc being changed they made a new video with the console in view but that does not prove anything as they could have just used a additional ps3 to fake this.

Most PS3 games aren't over 4GG though. A lot of the data is padding to help speed up access times on the disc and can be removed easily.

gizmo

The tool doesn't seem to be creating an iso image of the disc, it's actually dumping the data from it directly to the drive. As Retr0gamer also pointed out, not only are there many files which would break the FAT32 limit but the size of many PS3 games don't come close to needing the capacity of the BR disc once you remove the padding.