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Would you hack your PS3?

Treble T | 11:06 UK time, Tuesday, 26 January 2010

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So breaking tech news just in, some dude called George has hacked the so you can play pirated games. Check the full story . He's good at it too he's already done the iPhone. Peeps have been playing pirates on the for years but just before the launch of Microsoft somehow managed to block all the hacked Xbox's from going online! (Check our post on this.)
There were a lot of annoyed gamers that could only play at home but whose to blame if you play with pirated software! Ha ha!

Now Sony are very worried about losing tons of money....And it must be said copying of games is done cos they're so flippin expensive.

Bearing this in mind would you consider getting your's hacked? Do you have an online deaded Xbox? Do you think its theft? Or are hackers modern day Robin Hoods liberating gaming for the unwashed masses? Leave a comment

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    hi

    i have the first every ps3 that plays ps1 ps2 and ps3 games
    i was lucky to get it because they dont sell them any more

    i think its wrong to hack your ps3, why pay all that money to buy a ps3 and then get it hacked and it gones wrong your ps3 is dead now

    thanks

  • Comment number 2.

    yo he is only saying that he has done it, so he has to man up and show the world it working.
    I have herd of this guy ages ago, He is the man in the iphone world.
    so i do think he has done it!
    But this will defo open it up to the copyright hackers.
    he just want to be the main man hacker. And with all this meida he will love it.
    There is no point in hacking games coz after u get bored of them they just sit there. I pay 4 pound a mounth and rent them from a online site and post them back when im done.


    Ollie

    eastleigh

  • Comment number 3.

    I would never hack my PS3 as I think it is wrong. The only reason for getting a chipped or hacked PS3 is to play pirated games on it. Also, you said that people copy games because they are too expensive which is not true - if that was the case then why can youget pirated versions of ipone games that, to buy, would be £2.99. Software piracy is THEFT, plain & simple - there are no excuses for it.

  • Comment number 4.

    Gavos wrote:
    " The only reason for getting a chipped or hacked PS3 is to play pirated games on it. "

    This isnt true. There are many many stories of people who have used PS3s with an external OS as a substitute to renting mainframes or supercomputers for computer intensive tasks. This is not possible with the new line of PS3s however, as the option to install an external OS has been removed. This chip will allow people once again to install and operate dedicated programs designed to cater to their needs, opening up a way once again to get cheaper forms of computing power.

    Yes, this chip will lead to a lot of piracy i am sure, but it will also lead to a lot of ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖbrew which will be beneficial to many people.

  • Comment number 5.

    Listener Text sent in from todays show at 11:27

    "Hi Rampage. One way to reduce piracy is to drop the price of games. They sell games at 10, 15 or 20 notes in the sales and still make a profit so why can 't they do it all the time? PC games sell for 20 notes all the time, so why not console games? Would peeps risk the consequences of piracy for 20 notes? From Keith driving about at work in Bedford."

  • Comment number 6.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:50am

    "Ramps, if 10 grand buy cheap bikes cycles 15 20 pounds do them up cheap and sell cheap all sorts n all sorts of things 5 4 bikes n 5 for shop rent n spare parts new done up bike spray paint and wat 40 50 quid."

  • Comment number 7.

    The world of technology is like a double edged sword.

    No matter what companies do, people will always pirate games or music. Way back when people was running off the Top 40 & coping Spectrum & ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ games at the same time, there were those who'd buy the games out right, as they'd never lower their level. I suppose it's a moral thing, as most Consoles are hackable & plus if you have the time & energy to perform the hack, it can be benifical. Therefore the likes, of multi million pound companies will not go under & the vicious circle will just keep rolling.

    I ain't got a PS3, but have a Wii - :o)

  • Comment number 8.

    Listener text sent in from todays show at 11:50am

    "Yes rampage, these people who are slating those who use pirate games and the same people who wear fake burberry etc... Hypocrites , each to their own. U will never stop pirating so deal with it". B from Coventry

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