Sony Releases PS3 Firmware Update To Fight Jailbreaks 336
RyuuzakiTetsuya writes "Destructoid is reporting that the 3.42 firmware has been released for the PlayStation 3, and it has fixed the USB vulnerability that allows the PSJailbreak exploit to work."
Sony's brief announcement of the update refers only to "additional security features," though the EU blog post acknowledges that a vulnerability was addressed. PS3-Hacks.com confirms that the patch is effective against the various jailbreak tools, and they point out a different tool for bypassing the update. Sony told the BBC, "... as we always have, we will continue to take necessary actions to both hardware and software to protect the intellectual content provided on the PlayStation 3."
Re:Never about Protecting Intellectual Content (Score:4, Informative)
http://openpandora.org/ [openpandora.org]
A Pandora.
Re:Never about Protecting Intellectual Content (Score:3, Informative)
The Nintendo DS doesn't have upgradable firmware and has a thriving homebrew scene, so I wonder what it is you're avoiding by not buying one.
Ravings Of A Delusional Fanboy Vs. Reality (Score:5, Informative)
" It's always been about how much money Sony can squeeze out of a customer, even after they've already paid for the console."
Let's just compare this asinine claim to reality:
* Sony, just like PC gaming, provides FREE ONLINE to every single PS3 owner.
* Sony provides FREE DEDICATED servers for all major competitive online games just like on the PC
* Sony is developer friendly and completely open to FREE add-on content for PS3 owners to download
* Sony's wildly successful 20 million+ userbase online world, Home, is completely FREE to every PS3 owner
* Sony allows cheap, off the shelf harddrive upgrades
* Sony allows cheap, off the shelf keyboard and mice to be used with the system
Wow, what a bunch of evil gamer hating misers are those Sony guys...
Re:Ravings Of A Delusional Fanboy Vs. Reality (Score:2, Informative)
Actually, I own a PS3 and not an XBox 360.
Unlearned lessons (Score:1, Informative)
Sony has been at this war for years with the PSP, and they apparently never figured it out. It wouldn't have been made a priority to develop a homebrew if Sony hadn't removed advertised functionality. I mean SERIOUSLY though, its been out since 17 Nov 2006, no one was making serious effort to hack it until this year.
Re:Kudos (Score:3, Informative)