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Watch A PS3 Get Cracked By Two Mobile Phones And A Calculator

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Rumor: Sony Blocks PS3 Jailbreak Devices Via Firmware Update

Well, that didn’t take long. Sony has just pushed out a firmware update for the PlayStation 3, with users reporting that it “breaks” devices like the PSJailbreak.


September 4, 2010
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PS3 Modchips Banned In Australia

Despite the fact that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling determined that video game console modchips were legal under Australian law, the nation’s Federal Court has ruled that the new PS3 Jailbreak modchips are to be outlawed down under.


September 3, 2010
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Sony America Taking Modchip Seller To Court

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Sony Computer Entertainment America has filed suit in California against an online retailer in the United States, accusing them of a raft of charges including copyright violation.


September 2, 2010
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PS3 Jailbreak Code Hits Internet, No Stopping It Now

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The code powering the PS3′s first modchip is now officially out there, meaning anyone with an internet connection and a USB micro-controller can crack open the copy-protection on their console.


August 31, 2010
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PS3 Modchip Court Showdown Delayed

A hearing due to take place today to determine the ultimate fate of the new PS3 modchip in Australia has been postponed, Kotaku has learned.


June 15, 2008
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All Counts Thrown Out in Criminal Case v. UK Modder

Wednesday, a UK judge threw out 26 charges against the self-styled “No. 1 name in console modifications,” leaving MrModChips, as Neil Higgs is known, to freely do his business (from his parents’ home.) More broadly, some are hailing the decision as effectively legalising console modifications in Great Britain, six years after a similar decision in Australia.