New PS3 firmware 3.56

Psycho Sonny · 27 Jan 2011 at 11:59

downloaded and installed this morning,

apparently if you were running custom firmware and you installed this, it bricks your ps3.

new firmware changes the ps3's master keys, so all the hacks and stuff no longer works.

new firmware has already been hacked and the new master keys have been found, therefore new custom firmware and hacks should be out soon.

sony have responded and so have the hackers, let the battle commence.

edit:damn can a mod change the ps£ to ps3?

Nismo · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:04

It doesn't brick anything, it just means homebrew doesn't work again.

tom_e · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:09

How can they change master keys without fouling up all the software designed to work with the old one?

Simi · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:22

tom_e said:
How can they change master keys without fouling up all the software designed to work with the old one?

Dark magicks

uv · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:31

Psycho Sonny said:
apparently if you were running custom firmware and you installed this, it bricks your ps3.

No it doesn't.

Psycho Sonny said:
new firmware changes the ps3's master keys

No it doesn't.

Psycho Sonny said:
new master keys have been found, therefore new custom firmware and hacks should be out soon.

Homebrew not working has nothing to do with the root key, and everything to do with the npdrm key which has been blacklisted.

If the "master key" had been changed, causing signed homebrew to not run, then legit released games would also not run.

iamtheoneneo · 27 Jan 2011 at 12:40

Psycho Sonny said:
sony have responded and so have the hackers, let the battle commence.

this isnt really a game though is it?

hacking is not a good thing, ok great so little jimmy and timmy might blag a few free games now but next time we get more security, more lockdowns and less customization...fail for the average consumer.

and all this for what? too effectively boost some pricks ego.

DreXeL · 27 Jan 2011 at 13:22

There are already workarounds, and the 3.56 keys have already been found and published. A CFW 3.56 is only days away.

There is NOTHING Sony can do to stop homebrew now, each and every new update will be easily dissected and modified, the ONLY way it can be stopped is new hardware.

Zid_ · 27 Jan 2011 at 13:26

Another thread where people spout off uninformed hearsay. Brilliant.

Robert1986 · 27 Jan 2011 at 13:29

DreXeL said:
There are already workarounds, and the 3.56 keys have already been found and published. A CFW 3.56 is only days away.

There is NOTHING Sony can do to stop homebrew now, each and every new update will be easily dissected and modified, the ONLY way it can be stopped is new hardware.

When big companies put out firmware updates in response to hackers, it just makes the hackers feel more special. This only motivates them.

maxilive · 27 Jan 2011 at 13:41

Robert1986 said:
When big companies put out firmware updates in response to hackers, it just makes the hackers feel more special. This only motivates them.

It will also get Activison and other game companies off Sony's back and it shows that they are actually trying to combat the issue

paininlife · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:07

by releasing the new OFW, sony is just trying to show its investors that they havn't lost the game yet.......most of the hackers say they do it not because of piracy but they take it as a challenge ......look at iphone every FW update gets jailbroken

Robert1986 · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:13

and another important thing is hackers do this in their spare time while companies have to pay people to stop the hacks.

5punk3monk3y · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:56

DreXeL said:
There are already workarounds, and the 3.56 keys have already been found and published. A CFW 3.56 is only days away.

There is NOTHING Sony can do to stop homebrew now, each and every new update will be easily dissected and modified, the ONLY way it can be stopped is new hardware.

/\ This tbh

The keys were out within hours of the new FW release, the only way Sony can make it awkward (as this is the best they can do) is to release a FW update every other day and hope the modders loose interest in dissecting and modifying it.

paininlife · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:28

^ releasing keys and CFW everyday might **** them off too

uv · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:32

5punk3monk3y said:
...is to release a FW update every other day and hope the modders loose interest in dissecting and modifying it.

It wouldn't even be that awkward for those who don't care what firware version they're on. Currently, manually changing the DNS servers in the PS3 network settings means that you can get onto PSN whilst skipping the check for the new firmware at boot.

Forcing regular firmware updates will annoy the average-joe consumer much more than it will annoy CFW users, and as such it simply isn't a valid strategy.

Thesnipergecko · 27 Jan 2011 at 16:42

5punk3monk3y said:
/\ This tbh

The keys were out within hours of the new FW release, the only way Sony can make it awkward (as this is the best they can do) is to release a FW update every other day and hope the modders loose interest in dissecting and modifying it.

That would seriously **** off the legit user though having to download a full Firmware every day.

wannabedamned · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:38

******* hacker scum... That is all

Soulja · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:46

People who are using CFW can bypass this update and use PSN anyway.

WobblerJW · 27 Jan 2011 at 19:20

what ****ed me off is they stopped the whole install other os option ages ago and after that i was kinda ****ed off as i was planning to install the whole yellowdog linux thing for ps3. :<

but hats off to sony for giving us som many updates and still no ps2 backwards compatibilty (which i know will never happen)

LoGaN_TnT · 27 Jan 2011 at 19:33

PS3 Hackers = PURE SCUM :mad:

New PS3 firmware 3.56

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