PS3 ISO backup playable thanks to exploit?

[Bex]

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Originally Posted by qj.net

Can a backup be played on the PS3? Yes, says Paradox, an Internet release group. Apparently, there's an exploit. Here's what's making the rounds on the Internet:

cOMPANY : SCEI rELEASE DATE : 27 Dec 2006
sYSTEM : PlayStation 3 sIZE : 120 x 100mb
tYPE : Racing vIDEO MODE : NTSC/JAP
sUPPLIER : Huey Lewis cRACKER : Wireless B/G?
mEDIA : BLU-RAY pLAYABLE : Yes they are

sPECIAL nOTE:

Happy new year to all members who helped in the past and present!
And a question to all, is there a bug in the system software from
the playStation 3(R) Yes there is Nothing to add more..

What does this mean? Paradox has released a game image (ISO) of Motorstorm (Japanese) and in the NFO file, they say the game image is playable. And that's not the only thing that's making the hacks-and-exploits community smile: earlier, Paradox also said that the first sectors from a PS3 image (sector 0 to 20) are special and may be the decryption keys for the executables.

We ask the same question as the news source for this article: "Could the PS3 be exploited already?" Is that good news or bad news - I mean, it's good news for a lot of gamers, but is that good news for Sony? What's going to happen next?

Well, that didn't take long really did it?
I'm guessing Sony will be sending firmware updates to the PS3 soon again, to prevent it..............PSP anyone?

[QueenB]

No, it didn't take long and I don't know that this is great news for PAL countries - I too see updates to firmware and I see possible delays for the PAL release.

Surely Sony aren't stupid enough to go down the same 'iso road' as they did with the PSP........are they?

[Bex]

Originally Posted by QueenB

No, it didn't take long and I don't know that this is great news for PAL countries - I too see updates to firmware and I see possible delays for the PAL release.

Surely Sony aren't stupid enough to go down the same 'iso road' as they did with the PSP........are they?

Well, everything already points to delays for PAL countries anyway. I'd be VERY surprised if it's out in March.

As for Sony being stupid enough to go down the same road as the PSP.....and the PS2......and the PS1.....I see a pattern.

As long as there's a challenge, they'll always be hackers. Sure Sony may get smarter, but, so do the hackers imo.