PS3 Hacking vs. Sony

The fight between hackers and manufacturers has been existing for a long time. Compared with Xbox 360 and Wii, the notoriously difficult job - PS3 jaibreak has little development since its launched date.

However, everything has been changed recently. PS3 hacking has made a big step forward. Let's have a short review.

1. Difficult Exploration in the Early Stage
PS3 has been launched in 2006. Many hackers, including Dark Alex who has made a great contribution, have ever tried to hack PS3, but failed at the end.

2. PS Jailbreak Dongle Launched
It can be called the most successful PS3 hacking which only need a USB drive named as PS Jailbreak. Different from previous hacking, which were only to mod PS3 host system and remove the limitation of the third party, PS Jailbreak dongle is based on Sony inner leaked code to bypass its detective system. PS Jailbreak allows gamers to load games directly onto the HDD for backup and Playback. However, the hacking organization makes the PS Jailbreak as a commercial product, which goes against the hackers' shared spirit.

3. PS Jailbreak Cloned
This product became very hot since launched. Many cloned products were emerging also. The hack organization-PSX-SCENE reminded gamers to be careful with the clone products from China in their official website and announced that only the original PS Jailbreak can get the warranty and technology support.

4. PS Jailbreak Banned by Sony
Sony sued three Australia distributors for selling PS Jailbreak dongle. The hearing was held in Aug 31, and then postponed to Sep 3. Sony finally won the injunction against PS Jailbreak. Later, Sony also sued American sellers of PS Jailbreak. Sony is seeking damages and an injunctive relief, which would block the sale of the devices.

5. PSGroove Open Source Released
At the same time, Mathieulh and his team have successfully cloned the PS Jailbreak code. PSGroove as an open source Jailbreak has been released. And then PSGroove is available to ported and work in mobile devices like PSP or Android Smartphone named as PSFreedom. This free way to hack PS3 without USB becomes popular instantly.

6. PS3 Firmware 3.42 Update
Sony released a PS3 firmware 3.42 to remove the ability of PS Jailbreak in Sep 6. To top it off, it's a mandatory update. Once gamers access to PSN or log in the Sony account, their PS3 get updated. Therefore, gamers only have two choices: to wait for the PS hacking update or update the firmware.

A new challenge appears in front of hackers. The cat and mouse game begins again.