Hackers run retail PS3 games on HDD [Update]
by Majed Athab 
{ Feb 11th 2008 at 7:30PM }
[Update: This will only work on test PS3 systems. This will NOT work on retail systems. Sorry for the confusion.]
Yup, you heard it right: hackers have discovered a way to run retail PS3 games off the PS3's internal HDD and off external USB HDDs. While this is quite a neat trick, it might not be all that useful considering how much data is stored on a single layered Blu-ray disc -- about 25 gigabytes. That precious HDD space will probably end up being devoured in no time.
More tech-savvy gamers out there who want to know more about this development can go check out the tech mumbo-jumbo here. We're pretty sure this high-level jargon will scare away most. What countermeasures can Sony take to ensure this doesn't become an even larger problem? Rampant piracy has always cast its dark shadow over the PSP ... will the PS3 be next? Let's hope not.
[Via Maxconsole]
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
matcomp @ Feb 21st 2008 7:45PM
just because a brd has the capacity of 25gig does not mean all of it is used, i have linux running on my ps3 at the moment and i can copy a brd game to the ps3 hard drive as an iso image and most of them only take up about about 3.5g. being able to run the games directly from the hdd will also speed up access times. replacing the hdd is also a simple process, you could stick 250gig or more in there if you so wished