Don't bother, just get a kick ass gaming PC, that's where we're all heading anyways.teh_Canape said:
PS3 Cracked With Modded Controller
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Wait, does Microsoft simply ban pirates from Xbox Live? I thought they brick your console remotely.amaranth_dru said:
IT'S WHAT I'M SAYING! Canada too!ravenshrike said:
You know, thinking about it, it might be illegal in other countries, you know, the ones who hate freedom, and individual consumer rights.
Okay, honest question, I'm not trying to troll or anything, but what exactly isn't the same? Is it the controls? You know you can just get a Bluetooth dongle and pair it up with a DualShock3 right?teh_Canape said:
I mean I assume. The thing does use Bluetooth.
idk, it's just the feeling of getting something truly on my own, see, I was gonna buy with my own money, instead of asking for it =PBlackWidower said:
it's pretty personal
Personally Im a fan of the idea that if someone hacks your console, you should legally be allowed to break the internals via code or something, thus rendering the system useless. Hard to do, but it would send a message.
I give my kudos to Sony for making it this far, but trying to win a battle against hackers is just not possible. Its a losing battle; they will ALWAYS find a way to beat you.
The best you can do is massive purges *points to Microsoft* of people violating your rules.
Or make the USB hack/controller explode. SHOW THOSE HACKERS
I give my kudos to Sony for making it this far, but trying to win a battle against hackers is just not possible. Its a losing battle; they will ALWAYS find a way to beat you.
The best you can do is massive purges *points to Microsoft* of people violating your rules.
Or make the USB hack/controller explode. SHOW THOSE HACKERS
Hackers will be hackers, the only thing that annoys me is Sony over reaction surely they have enough money to bribe/hire/put a hit on anyone who breaks their system.
I never installed linux on my ps3 but I was intrigued by the idea and I did'nt like that option being removed from me.
I'd love to see what homebrew software could be made to run on a ps3 maybe things sony never thought of. I don't think I'd be bothered with pirated games I like to show off my collection
I never installed linux on my ps3 but I was intrigued by the idea and I did'nt like that option being removed from me.
I'd love to see what homebrew software could be made to run on a ps3 maybe things sony never thought of. I don't think I'd be bothered with pirated games I like to show off my collection
I understand that with the PS3, you have to update your system/version if the system detects an update. Now, as far as I'm aware, the ToS doesnt have anything against the modifications of a system.Jumplion said:
Think about it this way: I have a Launch PS3, which has a ridiculously small harddrive compared to the PS3 Slim. I want to upgrade my capacity without losing my backwards compatability, so therefore I decide to replace the hard drive with a larger one. This in itself is modding the console, and yet is perfectly legal to do. On an even larger scale, let's say that I want to put a 360 inside my computer. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.230867-Ridiculous-Gaming-PC-Stuffs-Xbox-360-Into-the-Case-as-Well] In this example, I've completely cannibalized and freaking franeknstein'd it into my computer. And yet, in your example, this would prevent me from accessing the features of the system.
Now, while there is the definite "Those are simple, this is a piracy mod" argument to be made here, there is very little difference in modifying your console in such a way that you would be infringing upon some sort of EULA or ToS that will prevent you from playing games. That's one of the big things about the games industry: if we buy something, we are somehow not owners of that property. Even though we have the system, have paid full retail value for it, and have installed it in our own home, it's still the property of someone else.
Does anyone else see the issue in this? I recognize the need for a way to curb piracy, but outright banning the modification of a console is something that I would find to be a little bit nerve wracking.
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/09/25/1922244/PS3-Hacked-Using-Official-Controller
Many thanks to all the people who use their time, so that I can use my own hardware the way I want to!
Sony removed OtherOS citing worries about piracy, despite the fact that the system was uncracked after years of OtherOS inclusion.
Very shortly after its removal, various groups publicly announced their intention to crack the system specifically because of the OtherOS removal. They very quickly succeeded, and now Sony is going to have to live with nearly instant cracks of every version of their firmware because they riled up the wrong people. Piracy is now trivial on the PS3, with the usual caveat of no online multiplayer, all thanks to some executives irrational fear of at the time nonexistent pirates.
It's a pity that the executive in question will probably be rewarded because the current rise in piracy proves that he was right about the menace of game copiers in the first place!
Many thanks to all the people who use their time, so that I can use my own hardware the way I want to!
Sony removed OtherOS citing worries about piracy, despite the fact that the system was uncracked after years of OtherOS inclusion.
Very shortly after its removal, various groups publicly announced their intention to crack the system specifically because of the OtherOS removal. They very quickly succeeded, and now Sony is going to have to live with nearly instant cracks of every version of their firmware because they riled up the wrong people. Piracy is now trivial on the PS3, with the usual caveat of no online multiplayer, all thanks to some executives irrational fear of at the time nonexistent pirates.
It's a pity that the executive in question will probably be rewarded because the current rise in piracy proves that he was right about the menace of game copiers in the first place!
Just offer jobs to every hacker who successfully beats your system. They can help make it stronger against their specific approach, and the system will eventually become fool proof! (Until that next thing comes along, which it inevitably will, because attempting to make a system of any sort hack-proof is laughably naive, and the way Sony is going about this appears not dissimilar to using chopsticks to slowly and carefully remove every single ant from a nest)
Everybody wins!
Everybody wins!
Yeah.. I agree, make them think they got it all then BLAM! Access denied, ps3 will malfunction and set your house on fire!Pingieking said:
You have to understand that hackers will exist, no matter what. Their only goal is to further their knowledge. Unfortunately, Pirates rely on hackers to illegally gain what they don't really own... Sony releases patches to fix exploits the hackers made, which the Pirates use to obtain stuff illegally. In reality, the fix is intended on Pirates. Although without the hackers, the system's exploits are going to remain undiscovered, so I guess it's a healthy relationship in one way... Unfortunately, the burden outweighs the benefits...
It was on here in fact, one of the recent Critical Miss'.MGlBlaze said:
I read about this on a certain site, and I thought it was genius, but then I read here that it requires hardware modifications, which is slightly less genius (I originaly thought that they were going to input new information into the EEPROM of the controller, like the Pandora Batteries)