PS3 jailbreaking is a security risk

PS3 jailbreaking is a security risk

Hackers raise fears that jailbroken PS3s can leak personal info to criminals

It's just stupid to go and do something like that.

In all fairness, I would love to know who the idiot was that voted yes!!?! Seriously WTF would you hack your PS3, it's the one console left on the planet that hasn't been affected as badly by piracy compared to the rest of the gaming industry. So why fuck it up now??

sycogrim said:

In all fairness, I would love to know who the idiot was that voted yes!!?! Seriously WTF would you hack your PS3, it's the one console left on the planet that hasn't been affected as badly by piracy compared to the rest of the gaming industry. So why fuck it up now??

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Selfishness knows no bounds?

As for who voted yes ... well, I could almost definitely finger one or two folk on this forum that would do it. Y'know. Cos games are like ... expensive and stuff. Especially PS3 games. And cheating makes up for a lack of skill and/or sportsmanship. Or both.

I'll be honest ... I briefly considered jailbreaking my PSP - although when I weighed the risks of being able to run homebrew apps on it against the chances of giving myself a R2,200 paperweight (although, quite a modern-looking and shiny one, you must admit) - and I buy my games anyways ...

As Azi said, may as well do that stuff on my PC.

Three people voted yes ???

Go get a life!

Duke Dude said:

Three people voted yes ???

Go get a life!

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Ya know, some people find it as a cheap PC. 6 PS3s makes a very nice little home blade server cluster, etc. You could maybe get the same processing power if you were to custom build a PC, but this way is far simpler, and managing power etc. is much, much easier. Animators/3D renderers would like to have a small, cheap powerful PC at their disposal. Not everybody buys a PS3 to play games on you know.

Of course, if the other two were saying they'd jailbreak it for piracy...uh, no. Just no.

Strategist01 said:

Ya know, some people find it as a cheap PC. 6 PS3s makes a very nice little home blade server cluster, etc. You could maybe get the same processing power if you were to custom build a PC, but this way is far simpler, and managing power etc. is much, much easier. Animators/3D renderers would like to have a small, cheap powerful PC at their disposal. Not everybody buys a PS3 to play games on you know.

Of course, if the other two were saying they'd jailbreak it for piracy...uh, no. Just no.

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One could build a state of the art 3D rendering machine for the price of 6 PS3s. But I can also see the benefits of hacking a PS3, but if it is done then one should not take in into online gaming. But in the end of the day if one gets a state of the art rendering machine you will get a lot more performance from it.

Duke Dude said:

One could build a state of the art 3D rendering machine for the price of 6 PS3s. But I can also see the benefits of hacking a PS3, but if it is done then one should not take in into online gaming. But in the end of the day if one gets a state of the art rendering machine you will get a lot more performance from it.

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I agree. A hacked one should not be taken online, I mean - sure, use cheat codes etc on SP and ruin the game for yourself - but don't ruin other people's games. Also, 6 PS3s are easier to install than having to build one yourself - plus I'm sure there are online communities where PS3s used for non-gaming purposes exist. Anyway.

I don't see why the PS3 being hacked is such an issue. The PC has been hacked from pretty much day one and is still played by millions. Same goes for the Xbox. So why is everyone so up in arms about the PS3 finally being cracked?

Personally, I have no issue with cracking it. Then again, I will also never play any console game online. To me it's pretty boring. My console is purely for single player games. Online gaming for me is 1st person shooters and those are only playable on PC in my opinion.

DenSweeP said:

I don't see why the PS3 being hacked is such an issue. The PC has been hacked from pretty much day one and is still played by millions. Same goes for the Xbox. So why is everyone so up in arms about the PS3 finally being cracked?

Personally, I have no issue with cracking it. Then again, I will also never play any console game online. To me it's pretty boring. My console is purely for single player games. Online gaming for me is 1st person shooters and those are only playable on PC in my opinion.

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PC is a lost cause, Xbox users can be banned of live, so no updates, no dlc nothing. PS3 has been a fortress against piracy and now it is wide open to Piracy which in turn could cause bigger grievances for paying customers.

OmegaFenix said:

PC is a lost cause, Xbox users can be banned of live, so no updates, no dlc nothing. PS3 has been a fortress against piracy and now it is wide open to Piracy which in turn could cause bigger grievances for paying customers.

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Well, at least now they can't only blame PC for piracy

to0kenZA said:

Well, at least now they can't only blame PC for piracy

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I dont think anybody ever blamed a PC as such, I have always blamed the parasites.

Strategist01 said:

Ya know, some people find it as a cheap PC. 6 PS3s makes a very nice little home blade server cluster, etc. You could maybe get the same processing power if you were to custom build a PC, but this way is far simpler, and managing power etc. is much, much easier. Animators/3D renderers would like to have a small, cheap powerful PC at their disposal. Not everybody buys a PS3 to play games on you know.

Of course, if the other two were saying they'd jailbreak it for piracy...uh, no. Just no.

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I don't see why you shouldn't be allowed to jailbreak your ps3. Saying that jailbreaking PS3's is bad is the same as saying buying blank DVD disks is for pirating only.

Even the US Air Force uses PS3's for cluster computing and for enthusiasts who enjoy tinkering with electronics, the PS3 is a perfect box to play with.

Here's the US Air Force's cluster of PS3's...


sauce

I jailbroke my iPhone because it was network locked. I don't see why I should be forced to use a piece of electronics as prescribed by any one company - as long as I'm not breaking any laws doing so.

Voicy said:

I don't see why you shouldn't be allowed to jailbreak your ps3. Saying that jailbreaking PS3's is bad is the same as saying buying blank DVD disks is for pirating only.

Even the US Air Force uses PS3's for cluster computing and for enthusiasts who enjoy tinkering with electronics, the PS3 is a perfect box to play with.

Here's the US Air Force's cluster of PS3's...

sauce

I jailbroke my iPhone because it was network locked. I don't see why I should be forced to use a piece of electronics as prescribed by any one company - as long as I'm not breaking any laws doing so.

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Agree a 110% but you have to agree 90% of people with jailbroken ps3s aren't doing it to make blade servers. So the guyz who really just want it for that purpose should be equally pissed at the parasites since it is due to them that such action is being taken. Had the crack come out and no, or acceptable percentage, piracy occurred then there would have been no big ho-ha about it. So not only is the parasites shafting us legit consumers they are also shafting these technophiles who tinker with their toys.

OmegaFenix said:

Agree a 110% but you have to agree 90% of people with jailbroken ps3s aren't doing it to make blade servers. So the guyz who really just want it for that purpose should be equally pissed at the parasites since it is due to them that such action is being taken. Had the crack come out and no, or acceptable percentage, piracy occurred then there would have been no big ho-ha about it. So not only is the parasites shafting us legit consumers they are also shafting these technophiles who tinker with their toys.

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DRM fail strikes again. Punish the innocent.

Well if you're using it as a blade server you are hardly going to need PSN anyway so this shouldn't affect anyone using it for that purpose. :/

OmegaFenix said:

Agree a 110% but you have to agree 90% of people with jailbroken ps3s aren't doing it to make blade servers. So the guyz who really just want it for that purpose should be equally pissed at the parasites since it is due to them that such action is being taken. Had the crack come out and no, or acceptable percentage, piracy occurred then there would have been no big ho-ha about it. So not only is the parasites shafting us legit consumers they are also shafting these technophiles who tinker with their toys.

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So who is to say Hotz isn't one of those geeks using it for innocent purposes? He posted his results so that others could do the same. The fact that their are those who use it for piracy is not his fault.

DenSweeP said:

So who is to say Hotz isn't one of those geeks using it for innocent purposes? He posted his results so that others could do the same. The fact that their are those who use it for piracy is not his fault.

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Like I said before and Azi said also. His intentions is irrelevant. If he is naive enough to think that everybody would be "cool" and not use his software for piracy he should be removed from the gene pool coz that is, and excuse my French, fucking stupid.

What did he think was going to happen? Everyone was going to come pat his head and say "Good boy Geo." or something?

The little snot is 21, he has zero understand of how the world works. Someone should go kick Apple under the ass and get them to sue him also.

How can you agree 110% with one guy saying he jailbreaks his toys, but object to the guy who actually made jailbreaking possible? To me this is simply lets lambaste the hacker cause all hackers are evil and must die. Hotz did NOTHING illegal! The fact that his efforts now make pirating the PS3 possible is not his fault. Obviously he knew it would happen, but that is not his fault.

If you could develop the cure for cancer and Aids and whatever else, but also knew that the same drug could for instance make men impotent or would kill people who use it as a poison, must you not make the drug? Maybe not the best comparison, but I think you get the idea. You can not blame him for other peoples' actions.

DenSweeP said:

How can you agree 110% with one guy saying he jailbreaks his toys, but object to the guy who actually made jailbreaking possible? To me this is simply lets lambaste the hacker cause all hackers are evil and must die. Hotz did NOTHING illegal! The fact that his efforts now make pirating the PS3 possible is not his fault. Obviously he knew it would happen, but that is not his fault.

If you could develop the cure for cancer and Aids and whatever else, but also knew that the same drug could for instance make men impotent or would kill people who use it as a poison, must you not make the drug? Maybe not the best comparison, but I think you get the idea. You can not blame him for other peoples' actions.

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Does Voicy use his jailbroken Iphone for pirated software? Somehow I dont think so. Thats how I could argue that.

If you made a drug that could do that it would go through clinic trails and if the cons out weighed the pros then it wouldn't make it to retail. I bet I could find a drug in your cupboard that could be used as a poison.

I dont blame him for other peoples actions, I blame him for giving the parasites the means to pirate. Coz face it if he hadn't then they couldn't play pirated games on their ps3s. Thus it is directly his fault. How many people do you think hold Robert Oppenheimer personally responsible for the 246 thousand people killed in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But since those bombs effectively stopped the war in the pacific society has forgiven him. Why does everybody still hate Hitler for the 6 odd million people killed in the camps, he didn't kill them himself. But since his crimes led to the death of even more people in the war society has vilified him. Unfortunately for Holtz he is Hitler and not Oppenheimer, his actions led to more piracy not less... Im sure if we could chat to old Adolf today we would hear a similar story of how he only had the best intentions for his people.