Will the PS NGP and 3DS be Unhackable?

Just been looking at the new trailer for the PS NGP and I got thinking if this piece of kit will be similar to te PS3 when it was launched and be unhackable for at least a good few years?

The same goes for the 3DS, surely Nintendo must own every game kart in existence and know how to fool proof the new 3ds from ever being hacked again.

Just wondering about your thoughts on this one.


Here is the video for the PS NGP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbm08dZGuy8&feature=player_embedded


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/levelup/a301730/gameplay-footage-of-12-sony-ngp-titles.html

Myrddin

What's built by man, can be broken by man. The real question is how long it will take...anyone's guess is as good as mine, but the flash card market is a lucrative one. Expect them to be looking at the 3DS very closely

Reamer Fanny

EnterNow wrote: »

What's built by man, can be broken by man.

I like that

partyatmygaff

The PS3 remained unhackable for four years after its release. One simple exploit and now look where it is.

amacachi

Thanks OP, I needed a laugh. :pac:

Helix

partyatmygaff wrote: »

The PS3 remained unhackable for four years after its release. One simple exploit and now look where it is.

it was only unackable because hackers decided not to bother with it while it had other os

once that was removed it took a year to completely bring it to its knees

partyatmygaff

Helix wrote: »

it was only unackable because hackers decided not to bother with it while it had other os

once that was removed it took a year to completely bring it to its knees

I'm aware. The point remains that the platform remained secure for four years.

OtherOS was only ever a tool to keep would-be hackers at bay. It was an excellent indirect security feature of the PS3until Sony decided to remove it.

TouchingVirus

partyatmygaff wrote: »

OtherOS was only ever a tool to keep would-be hackers at bay. It was an excellent indirect security feature of the PS3until Sony decided to remove it.

Indeed, and one that neither the 3DS or the NGP have.

In my own opinion - piracy is big business. I really don't think there is any other excuse for hacking a DS of any variety that currently exists. Maybe the 3DS can do some cool geeky image stuff that could spur on reverse engineers but I doubt there are serious horses in there to warrant a non-piracy related hack.

The NGP on the other hand would make for a nifty portable movie player :cool:

Do I think they'll get hacked? The 3DS is almost a dead cert to be hacked. The NGP, probably. Can they be hacked? Of course they can. There are no secure systems.

Varik

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Indeed, and one that neither the 3DS or the NGP have.

Sony announced that they would be supporting Android apps on the NGP, they also announced that they would be allowing content created for the NGP to be available on other Android devices using the PlayStation Suite app/store/whatever.

if a limited version of linux satisfied hackers why would android not do.

The reasons to root a phone don't really apply to NGP.

Myrddin

Varik wrote: »

Sony announced that they would be supporting Android apps on the NGP, they also announced that they would be allowing content created for the NGP to be available on other Android devices using the PlayStation Suite app/store/whatever.

if a limited version of linux satisfied hackers why would android not do.

The reasons to root a phone don't really apply to NGP.

What Sony say & what they do don't always equate to each other.