Sony pursues PlayStation 3 pirates
Sony is firing their legal guns to all directions. Now they are aggressively pursuing the hackers that cracked the PlayStation 3 copy protection. According to the source PS3 firmware version 1.10 and 1.11 have been cracked, forcing the console to boot copies of games. However, booting is not enough yet - hackers have not been able succesfully play the copied games.
As reported by CVG.com, hackers have cracked PS3 firmware versions 1.10 and 1.11 - thereby forcing the console to boot illegal copies of games.Booting games and playing them are two different things, however; so far, hackers have not been able to get any of the copied games to run, nor have they been able to run homebrew software.
Every hardware launch brings with it a race for hackers to defeat the system’s protections, whether for the technological challenge, to run copied software, or to allow for homebrew games.
Despite Sony’s attempts to prevent its emergence, the PSP has a strong homebrew community - and hackers are doubtless hoping to establish a similar base for PS3.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
There are ways using firmwares to play copies on the ps3 which can be done using the firmware 1.0-1.1 but i haven’t cracked it but i have heard it can be done
With the firmware 1.0 and 1.1 copies can be booted and played but you have to let the boot read for 5 minutes then the console will detect it is a game then u have to hold R1 and press start together for 2 seconds then press x then after 1 minute it should boot up. Also any firmware on the ps3 can detect a copy aslong as you follow my insturctions because i have 4 playstation 3s and they all have different firmwares and i am able to boot copies in every firmware. CONSOLE MADMAN