RichdevX has managed to get the PS3 to boot into the actual Factory/Service Mode, allowing for firmware downgrade and the possibility of only having to use a Jailbreak device once. And Demonhades has decided to released a PDF of the official Jig manual....
Apparently hes not releasing it though so don't get your hopes up everyone just yet! I like the sound of the downgrade though. Would be nice to downgrade back to the firmware with OtherOS and jailbreak from there
Are clean and linkless are one in the same. If someone posts that there is an unofficial update to emulator X without a link, it isn't exactly easy to find if its made by Joe-Blow, in Post A in thread B on page C of forum D on unnamed website E. Google is great, but it can't quite read my mind (yet). Like right now I'm trying to see if there is a new version of snes9x for ps3, and its rather difficult. I can't even find the (unofficial) version I installed, let alone a new one. I'll probably be yelled at for this post, but those are my 2 cents.
no real point in downgrading as long as CF won't be out. Actually i'm a bit surprised it's not out yet
Best news so far, repeating the jb procedure with taking the power off every day will soonish f*ck someones ps3... :thumbsup:
I think the rule is simple: if it's something current-gen that would either get the user sent a cease-and-desist or a jail term (no matter what site it's on), it's not allowed. Linking directly to content is always a hot topic in the law. Also, linking to a site whose ethos is illegal current-gen content is not allowed, no matter if you link directly to the content you're referring to or not. You could probably give a vague indication as to where you saw the content (such as on Xbox-Scene or PS3 News), just never link directly to these sites. If people want more info, they'll have to Google it - you could even supply a good search term to use. News is fine (such as an article on jailbreaks), as long as the content available on the site is not illegal (such as telling you how to build your own jailbroken software, complete with SDK). Use your own discretion, and don't feel bad if a mod removes it. The rules on ASSEMbler have not changed since I've been here. Just because a hotly discussed, legally-dubious topic has come along recently doesn't change things. (EDIT: Changed section re: 'building your own jailbreaking device' to 'building jailbroken software', because building a device was a bad example.)
Well then people's Google skills are crap. If you can't find it, then you're not looking very well or using proper search engines. I can pretty much find anything and everything I could be looking for with Google. As well as this being a really hot topic at the moment, the chances of not finding the information would be minimal. Again, as much as you and others might hate this. This stuff is being built with illegal software. Posting up ps3 elf is really no different then posting up PS3 ISO in the eyes of sony & the legal system. It's not like we're talking about cool neat things for an old Atari 2600. We are talking about a system still on the market. *read bottom note* I think tutorials are fine as long as it does not involve any illegal software or tools to peform the given action. Saying how to build a jailbreak seems legal atm since it attacks a HW flaw. Yet if such tutorial also gives you the software for backup manager then obviously it's not allowed since that software is built with the sony SDK. It's pretty simple to see where the line should be drawn. ----------------------------- I know when it's a subject people enjoy stiff rules like this suck but Assemblergames is not some kiddy warez site for people to trade off Pokemon roms. This site does get a lot of visits and people on other major boards (ign/neogaf/etc) are reading what gets posted here. On top of that there is a small collection of game developers who visit this site (me being one of them). It would be a loss for this site to piss them all away just so people can talk about stupid illegal warez that they can on 50 million other sites. :nod:
I'm sorry, my post got a little out of control. Just to clarify, IN MY OPINION that's how I'd intepret the rules, but also to clarify I'm not a mod. Maybe I'm just comparing apples with pears, but tutorials explaining how to undertake something illegal are commonly seen as illegal in my mind (Take the Anarchist's Cookbook, for instance) It's all relative, however, and my example of making a jailbreak is merely a grey area at present, and in practice it would be the reverse-engineering person who would be in a world of trouble. All I say is 'use your own judgement'. Some borderline grey tutorials say 'Google for this file', so they're covering their own backs anyway. Anyway, if you don't mind I have this lovely rock of shame to crawl under until the storm passes.
Which is why I hope unlike the Xbox 1, people actually make a move on making 100% free legal Development Tools. It always bothered me about the Xbox the way that virtually every single program had to be downloaded from an IRC channel because they all used the official XDK. While they can do that for the PS3 it would suck if they settle for that.
...and this is why the mods are being extra careful: Sony is out to get anything PS3 Jailbreak related: "At PSX-Scene they've acquired court documents that detail what Sony's legal team is up to, and it seems that they're out to get sites that are even hosting tutorials on jailbreaking. They're keeping tabs not only on PSJailbreak, but also PSGroove, PSFreedom, and OpenPSJailbreak." http://www.destructoid.com/sony-is-out-to-get-anything-ps3-jailbreak-related-185097.phtml
I think the plan is to drag everyone through the courts so that the companies and creators will burn through their cash, or just get spooked and ruffed up by the court system to try and put them off. Pretty common tactic, really.
Sony can wail at the legal system all they want, but even if they shut down every single one of these dedicated PS3 jailbreak device manufacturers, the fact remains that those USB sticks are already completely redundant. There's a dozen different ways to do this with various bits of hardware, none of which are in that legal grey-area.
