Morning Discussion

by Xav de Matos, Aug 20, 2010 5:00am PDT

I always seem to enter bouts of hardcore portable gaming at random times. I'll go weeks forgetting about my consoles or PC and focus on playing games on my Nintendo DS or PSP Go.

Lately, I haven't touched either handheld system but with God of War returning the PSP, I foresee that will change very soon.

I own an iPhone and I've purchased a lot of games for it but I never really use the device for gaming. There's some great software available, don't get me wrong, but I just don't use it. Maybe it's because I'm still stuck in the dark ages with a 3G and it runs like a pirate with a peg leg or because the battery is terrible after years of constant iPod use but it's rarely my portable gaming platform of choice.

What device fuels your portable gaming urges?

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PS JailBreak - Worlds first PS3 Modchip - Plug and play, interesting

http://www.ozmodchips.com/ps-jailbreak-worlds-first-ps3-modchip-plug-and-play-p-68.html

Aug 20, 2010 7:29am PDT

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PS JailBreak - Worlds first PS3 Modchip - Plug and play, interesting http://www.ozmodchips.com/ps-jail... : Tattoo Trav
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  Nuclear launch detected : pancake humper
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    it's no different than talking about an iPhone jailbreak, and they are on here all the time : Tattoo Trav
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      This is WAY different. This only allows piracy. : pancake humper
      
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      No, it allows you to rip your own games to the hard drive and play them without disk swapping. You kno... : Ebu
      
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      oh right... 'backups' : pancake humper
      
      Yup. Much as that's a byword for piracy often, I'd fucking love to just load up some of my PS3 games from... : node
      
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      Not everyone is as dishonest as you seem to think they are. I'm sure it will also be used for piracy, ... : Ebu
      
      That is the worst 'logic' in the world rofl : pancake humper
      
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      Lots of people need a large hard drive. Nobody really needs to hack their PS3. : HockeyJohnston
      
      It's not a need, no. But guess what! Neither is a PS3. : Ebu
      
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      Nobody needs to mod their cars either. : Beady
      
      If you could pirate your car to steal gas, that shit would be illegal too. : HockeyJohnston
      
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      Wow, that's actually pretty awesome. I was initially completely disinterested, but this sounds pretty coo... : roushimsx
      
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      HDLoader's great. : guido anchovy
      
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      it made the load times in so many games so much more tolerable. Especially Yakuza. : roushimsx
      
      oh damn, I want to see what the performance difference is like in Orange Box on PS3 w/ this vs. a 360 ins... : roushimsx
      
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      KillZone had the most dramatic improvement that I saw. : Endymion_
      
      come to think of it, I don't think I ever played that game off of the disc :( : roushimsx
      
      Yeah, I loaded up the only PS2 games I intend to replay, now I never had to crack open my PS2 disc wallet... : node
      
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      I remember modding our original xbox so that we can rip our games to the hard drive. While everyone was ... : mobab
      
      even better: with a modded xbox you could actually transfer your save of KOTOR to your PC or another Xbox... : roushimsx
      
      That's like saying an iPhone Jailbreak only allows piracy : OverloadUT
      
      actually it seems this allows homebrew : klearlyunseen
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  Smells fake. : aggressor
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    I don't know they , they have some videos : Tattoo Trav
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      At the prices they are asking, I'd wait for actual confirmation from somebody else :D : aggressor
      
      Prices? As in this shit's already for sale? I wonder what the USB stick actually does, seems unrelated to... : node
      
      its been confirmed by quite a few websites : klearlyunseen
  - It's not : pancake humper
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  It's cute that they're calling it a "jailbreak"... probably has something to do with the whole ruling tha... : dumb.
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  $170!? That's almost a new PS3! : GodZilly
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    look how big that USB drive is though!! : cryptical
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      Now the question is will someone release the dongle's image onto the internet so they are pirating the pi... : TOnez
      
      Jailbreaking the jailbreak! : Arcath
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  It seems pointless to invest that much money into something that'll be rendered useless in the next firmw... : tcs
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    You can always not update? Sure, you can't get online, but some people won't care. : aggressor
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      Sure, but new games will require more recent firmware. And if your PS3 break, you're screwed because the ... : tcs
      
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      I don't think they can force games to update the firmware. Not everyone who has a PS3 has an internet co... : cryptical
      
      They can and do. Just like the psp the firmware update is on the game disk itself. : sigpro
      
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      Sure they can. Games requiring a certain OS version ship with that on the disc and will not run unless it... : tcs
      
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      This. Also, on PSP they worked around the firmware requirement of newer games so I can play SoulCalibur w : node
      
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      Oh yeah, I love my modded PSP and the ability : tcs
      
      ... to hit reply at the wrong moment. I also love being able to carry around like 5-10 UMD games. The PSP... : tcs
      
      and this device can be updated to be compatible with new firmwares, has no one owned a modded psp? : klearlyunseen
      
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      This. It won't be long before every game shipping requires a firmware version that isn't exploitable. You... : stratedge
      
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      Then the hacked firmware just emulates the required firmware, same as on the PSP. : crummynz
      
      Im hoping this is what happens. : klearlyunseen
  - Or pay for something that can be copied and put on the internet fairly quickly. Isn't it just some softwa... : lpearl
- and it begins! Mass banning incoming. : at0micgarden
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  It's most likely a fake. The video shown has menu entries that only show up on a dev PS3, which can conv... : TheStupidOne
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    Someone above said that that's what the DONGLE does. Trick ANY ps3 into thinking it's a dev machine : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Bullshit, there is no way Sony would leave that wide of a security hole. I smell fake. : TheStupidOne
      
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      At most they found a way to trick it into a firmware recovery mode, where a patched firmware could be loa... : TheStupidOne
      
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      Except it's real. : pancake humper
      
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      Nuh-uh!!! : boring gegtik
      
      They WOULD NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : pancake humper
      
      I have no idea. I figure it's fake too. But I didn't look into it at all. Just relaying what someone wrot... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  - its not fake : klearlyunseen
- This is kind of awesome. Except for $170 I don't see it taking off, especially when Sony will undoubtedly... : Ellissd
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  1. it isnt fake 2. It allows homebrew (XBMC here I come) 3. It can block firmware updates, also if ... : klearlyunseen
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    Yes it's not fake because you've seen a youtube video and some scene site says so. I'm sorry I doubted... : TheStupidOne
    - actually a number of sites have already done full reviews of the product including logicsunrise and almos... : klearlyunseen
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  if this is real, just wait for some azn company to clone it and sell it for $30. : gdestiny
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    it already has been cloned. : moe6
    - HIDE YO KIDS HIDE YO WIFE : PixelPie
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  Why do people care so much about this nonsense? On my PS3 I watch movies and play PS3 games. If I want to... : avatar_58
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    they want to backup linux ISOs : HisKillSkill
    - Why? Linux sucks : avatar_58
  - Why shouldnt I want my ps3 to do more? This is a silly argument. : klearlyunseen
  - Come on, It's pretty obvious why people want this. : Ellissd
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    I agree, it's the same reason I don't jailbreak my iPhone and iPad. There is not really any benefit in it... : ovrlrd
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      Horrible analogy, since there are some great apps that only work using jailbreak. The first video recordi... : stratedge
      
      Actually, it's a perfect analogy. There are many "apps" that can't run on a PS3 without this, also. : Ebu
    - just because theres no reason for you doesnt mean there isnt a reason for others. : klearlyunseen
  - Would be nice to get some xbmc type stuff on my ps3 because I never use it for anything else. : BouillonCubes
  - I wouldn't mind booting games from the HDD without using discs, but otherwise I agree. : David Craddock
  - It's called pirating. : kingdepork
  - but it only "does everything" : xil-reno
- But I thought sony eliminated hacking by removing linux support from all PS3!!! : Prozium
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  The 360 was cracked a long time ago and the PS3 has remained resilient up until now. I'd say Sony should be thankful for the no-piracy grace period they've had.
  
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  The 360 was cracked a long time ago and the PS3 has remained resilient up until now. I'd say Sony should ... : jingletard
  - It only took Sony removing the "Other OS" feature to motivate these guys! : DrWaffles
  - GREAT NEWS GUYS : Godhatesfatpeople
- totally unahcked.... : vyedmic
- heres an interesting article from eurogamer going in depth explaining the tech on it, also they confirm i... : klearlyunseen
- I could care less about backups/piracy. (although a nes/snes emulator might be nice) I want to use hom... : Arcath

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