PS Jailbreak - The first PS3 Modchip

[doyama]

the thing is, you can update from discs if need be, up until now there has been no patch to detect this, so all current firmwares are fine.

@other_australians: i dont even bother going into places like eb anymore, everything is WAY overpriced (in comparison to the rest of the world), and Yahtzee is right to complain... overpriced and overtime, thats why so much piracy happens in the first place, and thats why it gets so out of hand in the long run... first; get the game before retail release (by months for ssbb), then it just becomes easier because games just keep not getting released...

I'm curious how the 'cost' of games is like in Australia. I know games there are about $100AUD, but does that scale with your salaries in AUD? Are taxation rates much higher in Australia? Does 1AUD in Australia, have the equivalent buying power of 1USD in America?

From my own experience, it appears that 1GBP has about the same buying power as 1USD as their salaries and goods generally scale at the same rate for consumer goods. In Canada it's a bit worse because salaries are generally lower, taxation is much higher, so your buying power is much less than in the US.

 

[overlord00]

there was a sony patent showing how the ps3 could run in some sort of emulation mode and play ps2 games... true story...


http://www.siliconera.com/2009/06/29/sony-...ell-processors/

http://kotaku.com/5304117/sony-patents-met...late-ps2-on-ps3

or even:
http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=c...atent+ps2+games

 

[raiderscrusade]

Lol, reading this, the PS3 that I was given as a bonus for buying a laptop can not play my 40 PS2 games... sigh. Disappointed, really.

On the bright side, can't wait for a cheaper alternative of this item to come to the shelves, because I ain't paying $170 for a USB stick.

 

[overlord00]

Just because no firmware up until now has included a patch to detect this (obviously), doesn't mean there definitely won't be in the near future.

never said it would, just said up until now there wasnt, so all games to date would be fine.

 

[mehrab2603]

Erm, didn't Sony say they couldn't software emulate the PS2 properly because apparently the PS2's GPU characteristics involving RAM and bandwidth is incompatible with the PS3's architecture and would be difficult to emulate properly.

The early PS3s could do it because they had some PS2 parts in them and they are now not present PS3s.

Man, they couldn't even emulate PS1 properly, some games I own don't even run - I would be surprised if PS2 gets emulated properly.

yea they want you to believe that.but the real reason they aren't emulating the ps2 is because they want to make money by selling ps2 collections.

 

[djbubba2002]

I want to see a game run on it , no one show us a game being played yet ...
is there a video of some of them playing the game ..

 

[Infinite Zero]

I want to see a game run on it , no one show us a game being played yet ...
is there a video of some of them playing the game ..

As I know of, the video from OZModChips only showed the intro of Infamous.. Not yet actually showing the gameplay

 

[BlackVivi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkW5VCJ2ic...player_embedded

This is the best youtube video i've seen from the "modchip".

 

[Quincy]

I want to see a game run on it , no one show us a game being played yet ...
is there a video of some of them playing the game ..

 

[Jiggah]

So...has anyone actually confirmed this working on a retail PS3? And not a debug unit?

It's confirmed by Kotaku who directly contacted Oz. I don't know what else to give you. The only reason why people are doubting that this is a retail unit is because of Engadget's article on how it can be faked and only because they saw the install package folder (the pic they provided was from their own debug unit), which is what you're suppose to see with the dongle. The dongle puts the retail unit into a dev/debug mode, the idea is the same as the PSP and in fact top scene guys are calling it a jig card just like the jig battery a.k.a. the Pandora Battery. It has also been accepted by all the of the scene guys. The only question that they have now is how legal is the product. There a good chance that this is using cloned Sony tech which would make it illegal.

 

[redact]

I want to see a game run on it , no one show us a game being played yet ...
is there a video of some of them playing the game ..
earlier in the thread there was a link to a video on dailymotion that contained some uncharted two gameplay on a ps3 slim

QUOTE(Rock Raiyu @ Aug 20 2010, 09:21 PM) So...has anyone actually confirmed this working on a retail PS3? And not a debug unit?

iirc the debug units look like phats with "test" written on them so the video mentioned above with a slim ps3 in it should be proof enough..

edit: typo, put "ps2 slim"

 

[Bladexdsl]

The only question that they have now is how legal is the product. There a good chance that this is using cloned Sony tech which would make it illegal.

oh it's definitely illegal it uses sony's SDK code so you can bet they will be uber pissed with this.

 

[raiderscrusade]

I wonder how much one of these costs to make, and where the parts for it can be obtained from.

Imagine making a homebrew USB stick for this, and putting the required files onto it once someone has (if possible) uploaded them.

I still can't justify how it could be $170....

 

[SifJar]

I got this pic off of ps3hax

Hmm, looks like its covered in epoxy or something...I'm guessing thats to prevent people meddling with it? How hard would it be to remove that stuff without damaging the actual chips etc.?

 

[WiiUBricker]

And still, the PS3 is NOT hacked yet. Enabling Debug Mode via SDK is not hacking.

 

[overlord00]

And still, the PS3 is NOT hacked yet. Enabling Debug Mode via SDK is not hacking.

EDIT:
also @mercluke, there are 6 pins, but possibly on the underside of the metal shell there is a buffer or something preventing the points touching the casing.

 

[raiderscrusade]

Question:

When a backup is made, is there any possibility the disc could be damaged?

 

[antwill]

Just because no firmware up until now has included a patch to detect this (obviously), doesn't mean there definitely won't be in the near future.

never said it would, just said up until now there wasnt, so all games to date would be fine.

Yeah but that is obvious. How can a game scan for something that wasn't even out yet?

 

[overlord00]

Yeah but that is obvious. How can a game scan for something that wasn't even out yet?

just being captain obvious again... incase noobs start worrying for some reason... you know how they are...

 

[Fun_Zephyr]

I can promise you this works. I have one pre ordered. I was at OzModChips today and watched him using it in from of me. There was an external HDD and several games backed up on it. (Games can be stored on an external FAT32 drive OR the PS3 Internal Drive. Some games will be required to copy to the internal HDD due to some single game files being greater than 4Gb.

You can copy straight from Disc to either HDD.

As a disc is required to be in the PS3 I saw God of War III in the Drive but watched a different game get selected from a list and then be played.

It is 100% genuine.

It might seem pricey but think about what it does. A single game can cost over $100. If you damaged a few games then it pays for itself. being able to play straight from HDD - worth the price.

EDIT: I meant God of War III. Sorry for the Typo.

Yeah? Name one that isn't some stupid special edition package that comes with a gimmick. The point of the matter here is that, if you are downloading the games, you are screwed. Comcast has a cap of 200-250GB/month. Most other ISPs have similar followings. If you're ripping the games from Gamefly, then I guess this could be worth it. But in the end, you're still paying for Gamefly AND this.

See where I'm going? It is just very pricey for something that is just stolen. Plus, all Sony has to do to block this is disable the USB ports during boot. Done.

In Australia games are not as cheap as the US. The NON Limited Edition of White Knight Chronicles is a perfect example of a game that is $108 for the Game.
http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-148933-White...s-PlayStation-3 - there is the one game you asked for.

But to go a few steps further:

F1 2010 - $108 - http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-150298-F1-2010-PlayStation-3
Call of Duty Black Ops - $118 - http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-150382-Call-...s-PlayStation-3
FIFA 11 - $108 - http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-150505-FIFA-11-PlayStation-3
Medal of Honor: Tear 1 - $108 - http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-150464-Medal...1-PlayStation-3
Fallout New Vegas - $108 - http://www.ebgames.com.au/ps3-149753-Fallo...s-PlayStation-3

That is about 6 examples in total.... I would use it to backup my game snot download the games

EDIT: Some of the above come with exclusive to ebGame crap - but they will always be that even when that ends. www.game.com.au sell for around the same price too.