Booting game backups in PS3 v1.00-1.11, video included
Intrepid QJ reader SephXII left this lovely note in our mailbox today: “PS3 XMB Hole is currently present in PS3 v1.00-1.11 Firmware. This allows PS3 Blu-ray Disc back-ups to boot but not run just yet.” That note of course, is hot enough to raise any PS3 owner’s eyebrow, so we decided to give it a look.
Apparently there was this report that is circulating around the internet that says that by doing certain things, backups of PS3 games are now bootable. The thing is, and we have to stress this, is that the method only boots up the backups, and doesn’t run them. Here’s a video of that discovery:
The method was discovered by a netizen that decides to go by the handle “hacked2123.” Using a SELF (HDD formater) from the recent SDK leak, he was able to boot a PS3 backup, but not run it. Others have speculated that this may be so because a DVD-R was used as the medium of the backup and not a Blu-ray Disc Recordable.
Given that there has been a lot of progress in regards to tinkering with the PS3’s system, a lot of folks hope that there will be more improvements in this matter. As always, we’ll keep you updated as soon as word breaks. Stay tuned.
Intrepid QJ reader SephXII left this lovely note in our mailbox today: “PS3 XMB Hole is currently present in PS3 v1.00-1.11 Firmware. This allows PS3 Blu-ray Disc back-ups to boot but not run just yet.” That note of course, is hot enough to raise any PS3 owner’s eyebrow, so we decided to give it a look.
Apparently there was this report that is circulating around the internet that says that by doing certain things, backups of PS3 games are now bootable. The thing is, and we have to stress this, is that the method only boots up the backups, and doesn’t run them. Here’s a video of that discovery:
The method was discovered by a netizen that decides to go by the handle “hacked2123.” Using a SELF (HDD formater) from the recent SDK leak, he was able to boot a PS3 backup, but not run it. Others have speculated that this may be so because a DVD-R was used as the medium of the backup and not a Blu-ray Disc Recordable.
Given that there has been a lot of progress in regards to tinkering with the PS3’s system, a lot of folks hope that there will be more improvements in this matter. As always, we’ll keep you updated as soon as word breaks. Stay tuned.
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