Post: GeoHotz brings OtherOS Back
04-07-2010, 03:50 PM #1
LTBadBoy
Camel Toe
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Having told PlayStation 3 owners not to update their consoles to the latest 3.21 firmware, iPhone hacker GeoHot has returned to announce that he has now implemented custom firmware on Sony’s

Writing on his blog, he states “Here is a video demoing my “custom firmware”. I would have added something showing off the new features of 3.21, but oh wait, there aren’t any. This can be installed without having to open up your PS3, just by restoring a custom generated PUP file. It’s possible this CFW will also work on the slim to actually *enable* OtherOS; I’ll know when my infectus gets here.”

As to whether he’ll eventually release this to the public is unknown at this time, but the future of the console in regards to piracy certainly looks under threat if it does.

He finally thanks Sony, writing “Note to the people who removed OtherOS, you are potentially turning 100000+ legit users into “hackers.” There was a huge(20x) traffic spike to this blog after the announcement of 3.21. If I had ads on this site I guess I’d be thanking you.”

No release date yet, use the proxy hack to play online with 3.15.

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Carbon0x
04-07-2010, 06:09 PM #11
Originally posted by n00b View Post
If I could legally kill him, I would. If & when this leads to piracy, Sony will take a hit. Xbox 360 can handle it because it's core audience is 12 year olds who aren't smart enough to get or burn pirated games. But PS3 actually has older & smarter players who follow instructions very well.


I would totally disagree with you. PS3 does not have smarter or older people. Most of the people I play with online who have mics seem like they are 12 (on the ps3). Now tell me this: how come the Original Xbox people could create their own XMB, and people on the ps2 can't? I would take that as people on Xbox are smarter. Also, people on xbox 360 found away to run burned games just buy installing another disc drive. So why can't people on ps3 just do it? The devolopers of the PS3 are smarter than Xbox, I would say, but the players of Xbox are smarter than ps3.


And horray for Geohotz. To bad I upgraded my firmware, oh well, just have to live with it.
04-07-2010, 06:44 PM #12
xinfectedsoulx
Daddy's home.
Originally posted by n00b View Post
Xbox 360 can handle it because it's core audience is 12 year olds


So why is it that the majority of the uses on this site have a PS3. Guess what the average age is of the forum...about 12-15, meaning that it looks like more 12 year olds play the PS3, otherwise more people on here would have an Xbox.

Originally posted by another user
who aren't smart enough to get or burn pirated games.


Or who aren't cheap enough to feel the need to get free games.

Originally posted by another user
But PS3 actually has older & smarter players who follow instructions very well.


And you're basing this off what, exactly?
04-07-2010, 10:59 PM #13
TheGamerBurton
Climbing up the ladder
Hes 1 man!
Theres 100's of us on NGU!
we can handle it Happy
And for Sony they will figure something out.

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