PS3 Hacked

Malcom Reynolds once said: “”We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty.” And while it may not be as a dramatic as the Independents’ achievement, someone else may have done the same thing: George Hotz aka geohot. That name could very well become legend if the claims his makes on his site are true: “In other words, I have hacked the PS3″ Having solidified himself as accomplished by his work on the iPhone, there is no reason to doubt what he says is accurate.

According to statements made on his site, he has read and write access to the entire system, and what is of note is that he has hypervisor level access to the processor. That level of access could allow for complete usage of the CBE in a native environment with the only restriction being the limitation of the processor itself. The diagram below gives you an idea of exactly what he has access to now:

No specific mention is made to the RSX, but given the statement “the entire system” it could very well mean that as well. At any rate, more details will be forthcoming as well. Stay tuned…

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23
Jan 2010
POSTED BY Allen Tyson
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Hardware, Playstation, PS3

DISCUSSION 9 Comments
  • PS

    In my opinion a sad day for the PlayStation. I sincerely hope this hack won't be used to play copied games.

  • http://www.sonyaibo.net/ Shanie

    Agreed. PSP has been hit hard by it, 360 has somehow survived through it. I hope the PS3 will too. I don't understand why people don't want to support their game developers for making great games. Buy them people, don't be tight. I have nothing with hacking, and I'm sure neither does the companies, as long as it doesn't damage copyright or make it so you can play pirated/downloaded games, which sadly, is always the reason for hacking these days. :

  • http://www.steveweb.eu Steve

    Yeah, I fully agree with what is said above

  • Anthony

    I would have to agree. However, I would rather purchase a full version of the games as I know the developer and publisher will provide support.

  • thomas007

    I always pay for my games, All I would use this for is Compiz because I have unix running on my ps3 I want compiz to run and if sony don't allow it which they dont then i will use this hack only for that nothing more.

  • david

    Hacking doesn't always means pirating games……their are people who hack their ps3 to play homebrew games/applications, install OS etc and utilize the ps3's system they own to the fullest.

  • Mark

    And looking at what was released, it's as useful as a chocolate fire-guard. It's clear that the hacker hit a brick wall, never managed to get any root keys, and released some vague information to the community to see if anyone can further it.

    I know the media loves to jump on anything like this, but it turns out they have all been made to look like utter fools, as the PS3 is certainly NOT hacked, and if anything, even more secure than previously thought, as it's clear even in the hands of clever people like geohot and using hardware mods and software mods (and OtherOS), he still hit a brick wall.

    The people I feel sorry for, are the idiots that believe everything they read on the Internet.

  • Mark

    And looking at what was released, it's as useful as a chocolate fire-guard. It's clear that the hacker hit a brick wall, never managed to get any root keys, and released some vague information to the community to see if anyone can further it.

    I know the media loves to jump on anything like this, but it turns out they have all been made to look like utter fools, as the PS3 is certainly NOT hacked, and if anything, even more secure than previously thought, as it's clear even in the hands of clever people like geohot and using hardware mods and software mods (and OtherOS), he still hit a brick wall.

    The people I feel sorry for, are the idiots that believe everything they read on the Internet.

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