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ITV Player coming to PS3

Posted by Mike Redrobe | Posted in Consoles | Posted on 21-08-2010

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PS3 owners already get the Beeb’s iPlayer via their console, and now ITV’s catch-up service is going to be landing on the games platform.

The ITV Player should be appearing on a PlayStation near you before the end of the year, although no specific date was given for the launch.

Apparently this is part of a push by ITV to gets its streaming service out there and watched in greater numbers.

Sony also announced the launch of a new movie streaming service called Mubi, which should be going live in October. It’s a little different in that it offers a library of cult classics and “visionary” films which might otherwise be overlooked.

PS3 jailbreak available soon

Posted by Mike Redrobe | Posted in Consoles | Posted on 21-08-2010

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A group of hardware hackers claim they are about to release the first product to allow gamers to play homemade and pirated games on the PlayStation 3.

The PS3 is the only games console that has not been publicly hacked, despite being on the market for more than three years.

Now a group called PSJailbreak says it will release a USB dongle containing software that allows users to save games to the console’s hard drive.

A distributor for the dongle said that he had tested it and would start selling the device “in the next two weeks”.

PS3 finally hacked after 3 years

Posted by Mike Redrobe | Posted in Consoles | Posted on 21-07-2010

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Sony’s Playstation 3 has finally been hacked almost 3 years after its release.

George Hotz said the hack, which could allow people to run pirated games or homemade software, took him five weeks.

He said he was still refining the technique but intended to post full details online soon.

The PS3 is the only games console that has not been hacked, despite being on the market for three years.

“It’s supposed to be unhackable – but nothing is unhackable,”  said Mr Hotz .

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