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Makes sense and is good if it leads to PS3 with 3TB HD full of games and in game reset enabled on joypads. I have missed this functionality on these consoles, XBOX established this level of usage, aka level 1 - unlocked and ready to blow.
If I was Mr. Sony, I'd cut a deal to reinstate otheros permanently, and fund'many' summer-of-code projects, in return for not releasing the goods into the wild.Maybe need to sweeten the pot with hypervisor access too, since PS4 is X years away still, and full 3D access on PS3 would take a while to code, so it might nothamper new sales in the interim.But maybe it's too late.
i don't know what the original terms of this were in terms of for how long or the support offered by Sony for OtherOS was, but the PS3 is primarily a games console and this is why the vast majority of people buy it. Those people who did buy it to specifically run OtherOS would probably have a case in that the PS3 doesn't do what its supposed to, but warranties/damages would be likely be limited to a refund on the purchase price, and those buyers would have that option to return their PS3's and get their money back. BUT I BET THEY WON'T.Just like the iPhone reception issues: In Aus, Apple said if you're not happy with it, we'll give you a refund http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/iphone/apple-offers-free-cases-refunds-to-iphone-4-owners-20100717-10ell.html. But most people didn't, because the thing is so damned good, Apple basically called the bluff of everyone who wanted "compensation"..I bet this is what would happen with those who want the PS3 to run OtherOS. And Sony know this too.
It simple, distributing the software key is an unauthorized use of Sony IP.You may see an open/freely disbuted OS like Linux us this hack, but it really unlikely AOS4 or MorphOS would be ported to this platform without the direct approval of Spny (whether the hack exists or not) as this would open up Hyperion or the MorphOS development team to legal actions.
I don't own a PS3 but I'm going to buy one now just to play around writing code for it.I doubt I'll ever buy a game for it nor will I pirate any games either.
at the moment I use my ps3 as my media hub, but it just doesn't support all the media files I want it to.
Allowing Morphos and OS4 ports would generate a few thousand PS3 sales, whiledissallowing them earns them nothing. Either they are morons, or elitists too rich to care.
Hacking the PlayStation 3In the end of 2009, Hotz announced his efforts to hack the Sony PlayStation 3, a console widely regarded as being the only fully locked and secure system of the seventh generation era. Hotz opened a blog to document his progress, and five weeks later, on January 22, 2010, he announced that he had successfully hacked the machine by enabling himself read and write access to the machine's system memory and having hypervisor level access to the machine's processor. Hotz also detailed the many things his work could allow, such as homebrew and PlayStation 2 emulation (a feature removed by Sony in newer revisions of the console to tackle production costs).On January 26, 2010, Hotz released the exploit to the public. It requires the OtherOS function of the machine, and consists of a Linux kernel module and gaining control of the machine's hypervisor via bus glitching. Hotz wrote that "Sony may have difficulty patching the exploit". On March 28, 2010, Sony has responded by announcing to release a PlayStation 3 firmware update that removes the OtherOS feature, a feature that was already absent on the newer Slim revisions of the machine. This generated an uproar by the PlayStation 3 community. Hotz had then announced plans of a custom firmware, similar to the custom firmware for the PlayStation Portable, to enable Linux and OtherOS support, while still retaining the features of newer firmwares.As of April 7, 2010, Hotz had posted a video on the internet detailing his supposed progress with custom firmware on the machine, and showing a PlayStation 3 running and having the OtherOS feature enabled on firmware 3.21. He had named his custom firmware as 3.21OO, and said it may work on newer Slim models of the console, as the feature was removed altogether with the launch of the newer revision. However, he had never announced a release date for the alleged firmware nor had he mentioned whether he was working on the same hack for the latest firmware version of 3.41.On July 13, 2010, Hotz posted a message on his Twitter account stating that he was giving up trying to crack the PS3 any further.On December 30, 2010, following a presentation at Chaos Communication Congress where new vulnerabilities were published, Hotz released "dePKG", a firmware package decrypter for the Playstation 3.On January 2, 2011, Hotz published the metldr key on his personal website, which allows users to decrypt and sign anything they wish on their Playstation 3 console using the key. This allows any developer to write and sign their own code to run on the Playstation 3 without Sony's consent.
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oh and on ps3 media limitation, I know I could re-transcode my files but that takes time, plus I dont like having to leave on my big power sucking pc on just to stream data to my ps3, I prefer to just have all my files I need on my console, and wifi single have never been that strong in my house, plus ny 320gb hard drive in the ps3 has nearly over 250gb just on game installs and demos I've downloaded, so I think I will just use my Ps3 as a game machine and have a dedicated computer for my media and other hobby's, with no restitutions, no work around I need to implement etc.
