[karasuman]

I just bought a PS3 (only $450, no tax, woo!), and I was just wondering if there's anything special I should know about it. For instance, people do all kinds of neat things with their PSPs. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for me? Anything you wish you'd known when you first got yours?

[seann33uk]

Yeah sell it LOL
but seriously if you really want to have a ps3 just use it how its supposed to be used rather then trying to alter its appearance and s***

[karasuman]

I'm not saying that I'm unhappy with it the way it is... I just like to know what my options are. :-/

[x3sphere]

Yeah, you can basically turn your PS3 into a computer by installing Linux on the PS3.

Some info here:
http://www.playstation.com/ps3-openplatform/index.html

Install instructions:
http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/cell...allGentooOnPS3

[XTM_Rage]

Yeah, I got Fedora Core 5 running on mine. And I can even do VNC with it.

[bwalker]

a little late but i dont do anything with mine, however im not updating firmware uless there is something magnificent becuase with what they did with the psp im sure something will come along for the ps3. I could be wrong becuase i dont know much about coding, but just enjoy the games that are out now and soon their will be tons like lair, and mgs4 and FFXIII i cant wait.

[MegamanXGold]

In Canada, the 60GB PS3 cost me $750 after taxes 4 months ago, and I barely use the thing. I've downloaded everything free or looks like it's worth paying for off of the PSN, I own Resistance, Carbon, and AC4 and don't play any of them anymore because none of them met my expectations (AC4 came real close and I'd still play it if it had better Multiplayer options and longer levels for the 1 player). I turn my PS3 on each day for about 5 minutes to check PSN and I really wish I'd gotten in on that Warhawk beta.

Don't get your hopes up about firmwares, btw. Sony was careful with PS3's BIOS, making sure that you can't load data from any executable source. Which is probably why they didn't add WMV playability to PS3, I remember one time I ran a WMV in Windows Media Player, it opened some web page at the same time.

As far as I know, the only ways to homebrew the PS3 up would be to either

1.
a) decompile the PS3 downloadable firmware data,
b) change code to allow data from memory sticks or a FW-accessible space on the HDD to appear under the "Game" section,
c) flash the firmware from inside Linux (somehow...)

2.
a) decompile the PS3 downloadable firmware data,
b) reverse engineer the firmware based on resources available to the firmware, and make it different enough to be able to claim that it the original firmware wasn't used,
c) flash the firmware from inside Linux (again, somehow...)

3. Risk bricking a few dozen PS3s by creating a Mod-chip that allows you to boot up from a seperate Linux-based firmware that can be run from either a flashable hard-space or a RAM space (both built in). RAM space would be used to develop and test the firmware, from which you then flash to your Mod-chip firmware upon successful non-brick-like action.

The first two options are illegal because decompiling the firmware and reverse engineering the firmware goes against intellectual property laws, and the last one would cost a lot of money (just to get done to your PS3, forget making the damn thing) and would risk your hardware if screwed up and would also void your warranty.

All sounds like fun hey? Don't expect homebrew or any pirating (bad, very bad!) on PS3 until the price comes down. And games are coming out at a rate of like 1 every 2 months or so? That's what it feels like anyhow.

I'm a big fan of Cell and Blu-ray, but I agree with the guy that said sell it.

[MenaceInc]

Originally Posted by MegamanXGold

Don't expect homebrew or any pirating (bad, very bad!) on PS3 until the price comes down.

arrrr!

[Cheezeball99]

Originally Posted by MenaceInc

arrrr!

PIRATES!

[banner]

you can switch the hard drive just by removing it and replacing it, the easiest upgrade ever made on any console ever