Geohot Hacks PS3…Theoretically

Geohot, the man who has shown that he has matter of fact broken the PS3 security, has explained how it can be done at the last Nuit Du Hack. Unfortunately, he also said that he won’t be releasing custom firmware to the public anytime soon. The good news is, he has outlined how anyone out there with some brains can do it. Will we finally see PS3 firmware? Probably not for a while yet.

For videos of the genius himself, explaining his theory, jump over to PS3-Hacks.

Remote Play PS3 Without Sony Device

NTAuthority, a member of HaXNetwork, has patched the Sony Remote Play software so now any Windows 7 computer can remote control your PlayStation 3. It is compiled with Visual Studio 2008 and requires Visual C++ 2008 runtime, plus the firmware on your Playstation will have to be updated to at least 3.30 (or newer), to work. Otherwise, jump over to HaxNetwork and download the patch and remote away.
I would test the patch, but unfortunately both Windows 7 computers I own are Vaio’s, so sort of defeats the purpose.

Via [HaxNetwork]

PlayStation Plus For Premium People

Announced at E3 2010 is the new PlayStation Plus paid subscription service. For $50 a year (or $18 for 3 months) you get ‘hundreds of dollars of products’. Some of those include access to beta’s, free downloadable games and Qore. Also, you will get cross game chat (even if your friend doesn’t have a Plus subscription) and the ability to automatically download all the game patches to the games you own.
While it doesn’t sound all that compelling, seeing the PS3 already gives you so much for free, it is nice to see Sony attempting something different. Sony, what we really is unlimited movies and music for a once a year price.

Via [Engadget]

Eagle-Eye Takes The Hard Out Of PS3 FPS

Eagle-Eye have created a sweet little box that allows you to use your PS3 the way it was suppose to be used. To play games with a keyboard and mouse.
The ugly little box will give you 1:1 PS3 nub controller to mouse support, and glow green at the same time. If you are excited about the possibility of not getting absolutely owned by a 12 year old while playing MW2, then this might be the gadget for you.

Via [PS3 Fanboy]

3D Games Come Early In Japan

Sony released a patch for the PS3 last month that removed OtherOS but added the ability to have 3D games. Unfortunately at the time there were no 3D games so everyone focused on the negative (the loss of OtherOS). This is about to change in Japan with 3D games coming this month.
Bravia promotion. Super Stardust HD, Pain, and WipeOut HD will all receive a 3D patch on the 10th of June, and as a bonus they will cost you money! So not only did you just fork out way to much for a 3D TV, but you got to now pay a little bit extra for those 3D games that you already brought!

For more info skip over to JoyStiq.

Congratulations Playstation 3

Today is a good day for the Playstation division at Sony. They have been given some good news on the hardware and online front.
It seems that the PS3 has sold over 5 million consoles in Japan! That is like 4,999,000 more then Xbox360 (even that might be an exaggeration).
The other good news is that more PS3′s  live online then Xbox360 and Wii’s (78% PS3, 73% X360 and 54% Wii). This is partially due to the free nature of the service, but also because the online component of the PS3 has grown quite well over the last few firmware updates.
Congratulations Sony, and maybe, just maybe, the PS3 might end up making you money after all.

Via [Joystiq and Joystiq]

Sony 0 Hackers 1 With PS3 OtherOS

After Sony attempted to block the whole Linux on PS3 with their latest update, a pioneering hacker has come along and broken it open. Basically, he has achieved the new firmware version AND have the option to boot Linux.
Dubbed “3.21OO”, it can’t quite be downloaded yet, but it is good to hear that PS3 modders might finally be getting somewhere with the device. Lets hope cool things other then piracy come as a result.

Via [PS3-Hacks]

Hori Turns Portable Gaming Up To 11

You have people, like Ben Heckendorn, slaving away to try and create portable consoles that make no sense whatsoever (Xbox 360 laptop?!). Now you can do it yourself with a simple kit from Hori in Japan.
All you need is a PS3 Slim and around $280USD, and there you have it! Though there is no word on whether the Hori device has a built in battery (and how many seconds it lasts) and the resolution of what appears to be around 13″ screen, but fantasy of HD/multi-hour portable gaming lives on. Not available outside of Japan as yet, but I’m sure it won’t take long before you will be able to pick it up from your local games retailer.

Via [Joystiq]

PS3 Losing Functionality

For the 3 people out there using there PS3 as an expensive low powered linux computer, your days are up. As of the next firmware release (3.21 this Thursday) the “Install Other OS” option will be no more.
My guess is Sony wants one less function to worry about and maybe free up a little more system memory (as well as possible security holes that could boaster piracy). Hopefully this is an exception and not the rule for when Sony considers other features in the future.
Via [Engadget]

The PS3 Hacked..Finally!

It seems that the genius who broke open the iPhone (Geohot Verbatim),  has been spending time breaking open the PS3. How much time? He says it has taken him 5 weeks to finally break through the securities Sony had put in place.
The hack itself is just the ability to access the entire system memory, so it won’t play your downloaded games or allow home-brew as yet. His next step is to reverse engineer everything he has found, but this is definitely a step towards a completely open system for homebrewers and pirates.
3 years 2 months and 11 days it has taken, so you gotta give Sony some credit.
Via [PS3 Hacks]