(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); I am planning to buy a PS3 with a broken disc drive (60 bucks) and hack it to have CFW 3.55.
Will I still be able to hack it and play backups from a USB hard drive with a broken disc drive? Or is that a no go?

what u mean? u simply can jailbreak using software update via usb.

Oh! Brilliant!

Is that just as easy as downloading a CFW, stick it on usb, and do the offline update?
If so, epic. Just epic.

Thanks fer all yer help! @ Everyone in thread

yeah. that is, if you're not on 3.56 though. But 3.55 'd be alright for jb'in.