Sony Blocks PS3 Jailbreak Devices Via Firmware Update

[Plasmaxyz]

Well, that didn't take long. Sony has just pushed out a firmware update for the PlayStation 3, with users reporting that it "breaks" devices like the PSJailbreak.

Able to circumvent the PlayStation 3's copy protection and allow users to run games installed to a hard drive, a flood of these jailbreak contraptions have hit markets around the world in the last two weeks, along with a free, downloadable version for more tech-savvy users.

Gaming site eXophase claims that, since Sony released firmware update 3.42 earlier today, it has been able to verify that "all variants of the USB-hub emulating exploit (PSFreedom, PSGroove, PSJailbreak) are no longer functional".

It's far from the end of this war - many of the device's suppliers claim that they in turn can update their devices to get around Sony's future firmware - but for this week at least, it seems to be the end of this battle.


Source: Kotaku

[Braxton]

I look for this battle to turn into one like that of Microsoft and Ixtreme.

[Hunter]

damn well the tried and had a good run but sony's on top of there game. im still surprised they care. i mean look how easy psp ps2 and psx are to modding

[Plasmaxyz]

damn well the tried and had a good run but sony's on top of there game. im still surprised they care. i mean look how easy psp ps2 and psx are to modding

Sony doesn't care about those systems anymore. That's why fewer games are coming out on the PSP this year compared to last year.

[Hunter]

they just came out with the Crappy ass go and they are already phasing out. and im just saying they didnt really give 2 ****s about those systems it seems

[Braxton]

The psp GO was a /FAIL

[Plasmaxyz]

The psp GO was a /FAIL

Major agreement there. The PSP 2000 was the best of them all.

[Hunter]

Major agreement there. The PSP 2000 was the best of them all.

Yea i have a CFW psp 1000 But i always run it at highest clock speed so the battery does in 2 seconds but its still got amazing things like The IR remote

[Braxton]

Major agreement there. The PSP 2000 was the best of them all.

Agreed maybe this homebrew on the ps3 will make the save game editing like that of the xbox's

[Judge]

Yea i have a CFW psp 1000 But i always run it at highest clock speed so the battery does in 2 seconds but its still got amazing things like The IR remote

I never figured out how to work the IR remote. Too confusing.