If it works as advertised, a USB dongle could soon break the PlayStation 3's seemingly hackproof seal.
An obscure group called PS Jailbreak is selling a USB dongle that will supposedly modify the PS3 so users can dump backed up (aka pirated) games onto the system's hard drive to play them just like legitimate copies.
We write this with such cautious language because hackers have hailed the PlayStation 3 as a console Everest. Sony baked extremely strong security into the system, and though the PS3 has been hacked by a few tinkerers (including George Hotz, the first person to unlock the iPhone), no tried-and-true mod has emerged.
Until we can get our hands on a one of these USB dongles, color us skeptical. (The fact that the "PS Jailbreak" website doesn't seem to be working right now doesn't give us much confidence.) Meanwhile, check out the video above claiming to demonstrate the mod running a backup copy of a game and let us know what you think.
PS Jailbreak via Engadget
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