The PSJailbreak and PSGroove hacks are both built on the same exploit of a PS3 feature that allows authorized USB “jig” devices to put the PS3 into debug mode for testing, repair or development. In August, Sony was able to win a court injunction that halted sales and importation of the USB devices in Australia and give Sony control of that countries inventory of PSJailbreak devices, which had been retailing for $130. They might also develop and run their own software for the PS3 or software created by independent third parties.
Sony has been on the defensive with its popular gaming platform since the release, in August, of a USB-based tool for”jailbreaking” PS3 consoles - effectively removing content protection features that prevent PS3 users from being able to use PS3 devices more like general purpose computers without requiring messy hardware modifications that would void the device’s warranty.Īfter running PSJailbreak, users could store their games locally on PS3 devices and run them from disk, rather than from the original game DVD. Project organizers, writing on the PSGroove Project web site, claim they are not offering the code to aid with piracy, but to “allow execution of third party apps and games on the PS3.” Sony did not respond to a request for comment in time for this story, but it is believed the company is developing a firmware patch to disable the exploit used by PSJailbreak and PSGroove. spent the waning months of the Australian winter in court trying to stop sales of a new product, PSJailbreak, that purports to disable copy protection features in its popular PS3 game console, but the emergence of an open source version of PSJailbreak could stymie the company’s efforts to maintain control over the devices its sells.Īn open source project, dubbed PSGroove released a free version of the PSJailbreak tool on Wednesday, throwing open the door to developers to use and modify the technology embedded in PSJailbreak devices.
A run on programmable USB boards suggests that an open source version of the recent PSJailbreak could make it tough for Sony to stamp out PS3 piracy.
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