Retail PlayStation 3 reported to run on debug firmware

Gasp! Someone has managed to install a debug firmware on his retail PlayStation 3. Can it be? Does this mean a foothold on hacking the PS3? Only time will tell. More details in the full article.

Thanks to Jare for the tip!

News on the PlayStation 3 hacking front: gamer XVISTAMAN2005 has found a way to install debug firmware on his PlayStation 3. Can this mean a foothold on breaking through the PS3’s defenses?

Maybe, maybe not. First of all, we have yet to hear solid confirmation on this. Secondly, even the initial report states that the debug firmware was only “partially” installed.

Debug options were clearly found on the XMB, but none of them work. It seems that going into debug mode also causes Blu-ray movie functionality to cease. This can be fixed by updating the firmware though. At any rate, we don’t recommend that you try it as you will have to take the risks involved in tampering with your console’s hardware.

Thanks to Jare for the tip!

Via PS3HAX