Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

January 7, 2011 -

George "Geohot" Hotz releases a video showing homebrew software running on a jailbroken Ps3 using a modified version of Firmware 3.55.

Hotz, who is known as one of several hackers that cracked the iPhone's security, decrypted "root key" for the PS3 and posted Online. While Holtz has no regrets about doing this, he has emphasized publicly that his hack is intended to enable homebrew software (and the use of Linux), and not for enabling piracy on the system.

Check out the video to the left.

Source: C&VG

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Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 17:56.

Hmm, so, how long before Sony sues this person into the gutter?

Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by Grif on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 05:25.

About as long as it'll take for some dumbass pirate wannabe to make a video that says "Hey! Here's how to play a bunch of free games!"

As much as I know most people don't want to admit it, homebrew = piracy.

Why people want to do such things to their systems is beyond me.

"Power means nothing without honor and pride."

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Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 10:39.

I would imagine sooner after that whole R4 mess. Even the possibility of someone ever pirating, even if the device was never intended for that, seems to get the lawyers drooling.

Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 08:25.

Meh it sames time and money when you know something about your consoles eletronics....

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Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by Grif on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 15:38.

If you know so much about console's electronics, surely you can think of more legal ways to save time and money, yes?

"Power means nothing without honor and pride."

Atlanta Video Games Examiner for examiner.com

Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by LegendaryGamer00 on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 22:59.

Emulators, here I come.

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Re: Hacker Demonstrates Homebrew on PS3

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 14:27.

As long as its PSP/PS2/Xbox and DS then Hell ya!!!

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