So... Aparently the PS3's been hacked.

[Tank]

iPhone Jailbreak Pioneer Says He's Hacked the PS3

Me no speakum hackese, but it sounds like the guy who gave us the iPhone jailbreak claims to have finally hacked the PlayStation 3.
Without specifying how (and explaining it to me would be like reading Siddhartha to a dog, in Klingon), George Hotz says he pulled it off after five weeks of work with "very simple hardware cleverly applied, and some not so simple software."

I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the PS3. The rest is just software. And reversing. I have a lot of reversing ahead of me, as I now have dumps of LV0 and LV1. I've also dumped the NAND without removing it or a modchip.
3 years, 2 months, 11 days ... that's a pretty secure system

Hotz says he's not revealing his exploit yet. While it "isn't really patchable ... they can make implementations much harder." Wonder if this portends a fast firmware update to snap it shut. That is, if it really has been hacked. But Hotz's cred in this realm is pretty solid. Interesting.

On the PlayStation 3 [George Hotz, via Gizmodo]

i suppose it was a matter of time. but i dunno, sounds sketchy at the most.

[Deceptor]

Yeah I also think it's bull.

[Migs]

if it is valid, then its good news. Opens the doors for a proper media center app, like the XBMC to be ported to the Ps3.

[larch]

Yeah I also think it's bull.

And why is that?

[Necuno]

i suppose it was a matter of time. but i dunno, sounds sketchy at the most.

every man made system will be eventually be cracked in time.

[Deceptor]

And why is that?

Wheres the proper proof?

[larch]

Wheres the proper proof?

So the original guy who hacked the Apple Iphone is lying then they post it on Gizmodo for the shit and giggles?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz

If you check the link he has more than enough "street credit" to do something like hacking the PS3. That being said nothing is hack proof.

[Dark_Knight]

Maybe he did... Maybe he didn't. Sony has to up their game to lock it down now.

[mcryan]

I don't find this even slightly important, he had to cleverly apply some very simple hardware? Great, well so long as you keep this guy from installing some hardware in your PS3, you're safe guys!

[Tank]

i don't care who the oke is, it still sounds a wee bit shady at best. sure he's got the "street" cred but honestly.