JANUARY
4th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
SKFU releases Linux USB Logger version 0.4, which logs USB actions on the PS3’s GameOS(XMB).
5th of January 2009
It is reported that Microsoft is testing PS Home for company meetings.
Source – 316
5th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Someone going by the name hackerpointer, leaks some PS3 Service Mode JIG Setup Files.
Source – 317
6th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
PS3 Media Server version 1.02 is released
5th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
A video is released, showing PS2 games running on a non Backwards Compatible 40GB PS3
Source – 318
8th of January 2009
At this years CES show, Sony showcases some games running in 3D on the PS3.
Source – 319
8th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Giulio1992 releases PS3 PKGBackup Tool
8th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
SKFU updates Linux USB Logger to version 0.6
8th of January 2009
Sony release a press statement, in which it promotes the PS3 and compares it against the competition, in the statement they say:
“The Xbox 360 requires additional money, multiple upgrades and additional external devices, putting a burden on the wallet and adds clutter to the entertainment center.
And the Wii’s lack of enhanced features comes at the expense of a comprehensive entertainment solution.”
Source – 320
8th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Hardware engineers release information on PS3 BiOS CXR713120-202GB Chip System Controller, the find is credited to DemonHades
8th of January 2009
During CES 2009, Kaz Hirai reveals that PS Home has been downloaded 3.4 million times.
Source – 321
11th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
A Japanese coder releases drivers that lets owners of the Six-axis/DualShock 3 on their PC, what makes this different from previous drivers, is that it enables the Rumble function on DS3.
Source – 322
13th of January 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
13th of January 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
A Danish Swat team raid an apartment, in response to reports of several gunshots, but it turns out to
be a couple of guys playing a game on their PS3 with the volume turned up too loud.
Source – 323
15th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Dasda releases un_pup v1.0
Source – 324
17th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Hardware Modification]
Chiuk releases images of a DIY Arcade Controller, for use on PS3 with Street Fighter 4
19th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
PS3 Media Server version 1.03 is released
19th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
ifcaro releases PS3 USB Advance, which allows PS3 owners to play PS2 backups, via external HDD
20th of January 2009
Kaz Hirai in an interview with the Official PlayStation magazine, states that the PS3 is the official
industry leader, he speaks about the competition and the struggle developers have with using the
PS3’s architecture:
“This is not meant in terms of numbers, or who’s got the biggest install base, or who’s selling most in any particular week or month, but I’d like to think that we continue official leadership in this industry.
It’s difficult to talk about Nintendo, because we don’t look at their console as being a competitor. They’re a different world, and we operate in our world – that’s the kind of way I look at things. And with the Xbox, again, I can’t come up with one word to fit. You need a word that describes something that lacks longevity.
We don’t provide the easy to program for console that developers want, because ‘easy to program for’ means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years ?”
20th of January 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Homebrew App]
ifcaro releases a version of PS2 homebrew USBAdvance, that allows PS2 backups to run on the PS3.
Source – 325
20th of January 2009
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg releases a statement responding to Kaz Hirai’s comments, Aaron says this:
“I’m confident we will outsell the PS3 throughout the entire generation by providing more innovation and building the best and broadest games library while growing our entertainment experiences on the leading online network. With a U.S. install base lead now of more than 7 million units (according to NPD), I can’t imagine any scenario where the PS3 can catch up with us.”
Source – 326
20th of January 2009
In an interview that is to appear in the February edition of Official PS3 Magazine, Kaz Hirai reveals, that the PS3 is hard to develop for on purpose, here is part of that interview:
“We don’t provide the ‘easy to program for’ console that (developers) want, because ‘easy to program for’ means that anybody will be able to take advantage of pretty much what the hardware can do, so then the question is, what do you do for the rest of the nine-and-a-half years?
So it’s a kind of–I wouldn’t say a double-edged sword–but it’s hard to program for and a lot of people see the negatives of it, but if you flip that around, it means the hardware has a lot more to offer.”
Source – 327
21st of January 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Skate 2
21st of January 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v2.60]
A new application called Photo Gallery is added, DivX 3.11 videos can be played
26th of January 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
MLB Front Office Manager
27th of January 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Afro Samurai
FEBRUARY
3rd of February 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Debug(DEX) Firmware Leak]
Debug Firmware v2.52 is leaked
4th of February 2009
amBX is given a Tools & Middleware Licence by Sony, so PS3 Developers can us its technology in games
5th of February 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Demon’s Souls
5th of February 2009
In an interview with the UK’s Guardian news paper, Sony’s David Reeves, reveals that the PS3’s Cell processor will shrink from 65 nanometre to 45 nanometre.
Source – 328
5th of February 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Hardware Modification]
Mx24 from Eltrolado posts an external Wi-Fi antenna modification
Source – 329
5th of February 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
PS3 Media Server version 1.04 is released
10th of February2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection
X-Blades
11th of February2009
Sony’s John Koller reveals that the company will start releasing Hybrid Movie/PS3 Game discs.
12th of February2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Street Fighter IV
13th of February2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
20th of February 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
24th of February 2009
Analyst Mike Hickey predicts that the PS3 will see the console lowered in price to $299 and claims that there is speculation that Sony will release a digital PS3:
“We are also hearing continued speculation that Sony is working on a non-Blu-ray PS3 console, which could enable them to make the aforementioned hardware price reduction. We believe the market is expecting a PS3 price cut in April or by June (E3) at the latest, so a near term aggressive pricing decision by Sony could provide a positive catalyst for video game related stocks including GameStop, Activision and Take-Two Interactive. If Sony does not cut the price of their console, we expect the continuation of languishing PS3 hardware sales and the potential for publishers to accelerate their reallocation of resources away from the PS3 console.”
Source – 330
25th of February 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Killzone 2
25th of February 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Demonhades claims to have decrypted the PS3 HDD of a retail console, he is a translated quote from his website and an image:
“Well, to give more details:
The key is 512 bytes it’s a sha1-4096 (512bytes by sector) the key is xored
To be clear it wasn’t a simple xor how some are speculating… (we have already located a self)”
No mention if it can be reproduced on all PS3′s or not, or even how to accomplish it.
IMAGE
Source – 331
26th of February 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Yakuza 3
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
26th of February 2009
[PS3 Model Release]
Sony release a Special Edition White Yakuza 3 PS3 in Japan
MARCH
2nd of March 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
SKFU releases a blog post stating that the HDD decryption by Demonhades is legit, but basically says it isn’t of much use.
Source – 332
3rd of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Major League Baseball
MLB 09: The Show
3rd of March 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
PS3 Media Server version 1.10.1 is released
5th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Resident Evil 5
5th of March 2009
Sony release a Special Edition Resident Evil 5 PS3 in Japan
5th of March 2009
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, SCE UK’s Ray Maguire reveals that Sony have sold 2 Million PS3s in the UK.
Source – 333
6th of March 2009
British anti-obesity public health programme Change4Life release a poster depicting a child hold a PS3 control pad, with the title “Risk an early death, just do nothing”.
6th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X
9th of March 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
MCV UK reveal that Sony are considering taking legal action against Change4Life over their advertisement.
Source – 334
10th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Trivial Pursuit0
12th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Warriors Orochi Z
14th of March 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
A 24 year old man from Kentucky(USA) is charged with promotion of child pornography, online solicitation of a minor and sexual performance of a child, after he persuades an 11 year old girl to send sexually explicit images of herself via PS3, which he then sent on to other people.
Source – 335
18th of March 2009
Sony and Nvidia sign a deal that allows PS3 games developers to use the PhysX engine.
19th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
WWE Legends of WrestleMania
20th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
SingStar Queen
20th of March 2009
MTV release information, sourced from official letters, that PS3 Publishers who add DLC, Demos or other content to the PS Store, must pay 16 cents on every GB downloaded.
23rd of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
24th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Monsters vs. Aliens
Stormrise
Wanted: Weapons of Fate
Wheelman
24th of March 2009
Sony drop the price of their Software Development Kits, developers can buy the one for $2000, it was previously $10,500
Source – 336
24th of March 2009
Sony introduce two new Reference Tool models, the DECR-1400A for North America/Europe and the DECR-1400J for Japan.
Source – 337
26th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Buzz!: Brain of the World
29th of March 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Guitar Hero: Metallica
30th of March 2009
After several rumours of a PS3 price cut, Sony release a statement:
“As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation, SCEA remains focused on the long-term momentum of PS3. With the industry’s best software lineup this year, combined with our most aggressive marketing campaign to date, we remain confident in our approach and the value we’re delivering with PS3.”
Source – 338
30th of March 2009
Kotaku report that Sony have trademarked “PS Cloud”.
Source – 339
APRIL
2nd of April 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Winning Post World
2nd of April 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v2.70]
Dynamic Normaliser is added to an option under the music settings, browser security is added, Polish, Greek, Czech, Slovak and Turkish can now be displayed in the web browser
3rd of April 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
WSC Real 09: World Championship Snooker
4th of April 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Logan5 releases Logan5’s tool, a piece of software that lets you bypass the PS3 update.
Source – 340
7th of April 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The Godfather II
Hannah Montana: The Movie
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
14th of April 2009
Due to job listings at Netflix, there is speculation surrounding the service possibly coming to the PS3
15th of April 2009
President and CEO of SCEE, David Reeves announces his retirement after 14 years as the boss of the European branch, he will be replaced by Andrew House, here is what David said:
“It has been a wonderful ride with PlayStation. I never got to visit all 106 countries but managed 66.
I have just two things to say on leaving: I want to thank all of those people who have supported
SCEE and me personally in the past 14 years; you have been magnificent!“
Source – 341
15th of April 2009
[PS3 Model Release]
Sony release a Special Edition, Cloud Black PS3.
15th of April 2009
Fixstars release a statement, saying that they will show a preview at the National Association of Broadcasters show, of CodecSys CE-10, their H.264 encoder designed specifically for PS3.
21st of April 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
xorloser releases PS3 SelfTool.
Source – 342
23rd of April 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Dashhacker from dashhacks.com, successfully reverse engineers Remote Play, meaning that you should be able to remote play your PS3 on your PC.
Source – 343
24th of April 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
SingStar Pop Edition
28th of April 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Uncharted Waters Online
30th of April 2009
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Retiring SCEE CEO David Reeves, speaks a little about how he sees the future of the PS3.
“I don’t think it will be next year, but in three to five years it will become dominant on the market. Europe and PAL markets normally have to launch last and that stirs up a lot of criticism and normally we have to launch with a currency that’s quite strong and therefore the price is quite high, and again we get a lot of criticism for that. And we have to maintain that. And that, in the last three to four years, has made it extremely difficult. But even so, we as a PAL market are the leading region for all of those formats, despite those difficulties”
Source – 344
30th of April 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
kid101skater from the Project E Premo drama(see 27th of March 2008), claims that the reverse engineering of Remote Play by Dashhacker is fake.
Source – 345
MAY
1st of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
1st of May 2009
With E3 2009 coming up, rumours start, suggesting that Sony are planing to reveal a device similar to the “Wii’s control pad.
4th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Dashhacker the creator of Open Remote Play(ORP), releases images of the GUI of the upcoming app.
4th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Ifcaro releases the source code for USBLoader.
8th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Dashhacker releases v1.0 Beta of ORPfor MacOS.
Source – 346
8th of May 2009
In an interview with Nikkei Electronics Asia, Sony CEO Howard Stringer speaks about the future of the PS and PSN
“We developed brand new, absolutely incredible technology for the PlayStation 3 (PS3), but the cost was high. We’ve adopted a slightly different approach now, and are evolving the PS3 into a platform for web services.
A lot of people thought Sony’s content download service was doomed, but it’s in a pretty good place right now in the form of the PlayStation Network, available to PS3 users for network gaming, video, etc. The DRM is based on Marlin, an open scheme developed by consumer electronics companies and other companies.
What does all this mean? Very simply, it means that Sony has begun the transition from a closed system to an open one.
Next we will be expanding the PlayStation Network to hardware other than the PS3, because the number of PS3 units sold puts a limit on the scale of the network possible. Sony has a vertical structure for each product line, an organisational structure that resists change, so it will take time to achieve this network growth. However, a large number of employees share my opinion on this.”
Source – 347
12th of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
14th of May 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v2.76]
Stability of PS3 games are improved
15th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Dashhacker releases v1.1 of ORP, along with the source code.
Source – 348
19th of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Bionic Commando
Rock Band Classic Rock Track Pack
Terminator Salvation
UFC 2009 Undisputed
21st of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
SKFU releases Trophy Scanner v1.0.
Source – 349
22nd of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Damnation
25th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Jay Carter AKA ZeroJay, releases the first public Beta of The Zerogame Project for PS3 Linux, this is a huge multi Emulator project for PS3 owners who have Linux installed on their consoles.
Video – 350
Source – 351
25th of May 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
xorloser releases an updated version of his PS3 IDA plugin, adding support for level-1 syscalls.
Source – 352
26th of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
inFamous
Up
8th of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Virtua Tennis 2009
Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires
29th of May 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
SBK-09: Superbike World Championship
JUNE
2nd of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Red Faction: Guerrilla
2nd of June 2009
Sony holds their E3 Press conference today
Video – 353
3rd of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
9th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Prototype
11th of June 2009
BSDaemon releases an article on Phrack Magazine titled “Hacking the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture – SPE software exploitation”
Source – 354
12th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Fuel
13th of June 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
SKFU & iQD start a new project, that aims to create an app that lets people using a PC or other devices to talk to people on the PS3.
Source – 355
16th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
19th of June 2009
In an interview with England’s newspaper The Times, CEO of Activision Bobby Kotick, said that Sony need to cut the price of the PS3 and also suggested that the company might stop supporting the PS3 altogether.
“It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation.” To boost sales, Sony has to drop prices.
They have to cut the price, because if they don’t, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony.
When we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support the console — and the PSP too.”
22nd of June 2009
Sony respond to the statement made by Bobby Kotick.
“PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3, and we are seeing positive growth with more than 350 titles slated to hit across all our platforms, including many anticipated games from our publishing partners.
We enjoy healthy business relationships with and greatly value our publishing partners and are working closely with them to deliver the best entertainment experience.”
Source – 356
23rd of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Fight Night Round 4
Overlord II
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
24th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Pain
24th of June 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v2.80]
This optional update stabilises the playback of PS3 titles
24th of June 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Dashhacker releases a statement after it emerges that OFW v2.80 block ORP:
“As some of you may already know, Sony has blocked Open Remote Play as of PS3 firmware v2.80, June 24th. At this time, ORP will no longer work for longer than about 30 – 60 seconds. I’ve only looked at the problem for a few minutes but it seems that they’ve “poisoned” the video stream by some means rather than changing the keys or cryptography. I’ll study what they’ve done and patch FFmpeg within the next… week? month? Not too sure how long it’ll be before I can undo Sony’s greedy brain damage. I’ll post any progress here as I muddle through it.”
Source – 357
25th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Atelier Rorona: Alchemist of Arland
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Record of Agarest War Zero
26th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Superstars V8 Racing
26th of June 2009
Hulu starts blocking PS3 users from accessing their services via the consoles web browser.
Source – 358
28th of June 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Ifcaro releases PS3 HDD Toolbox, the software makes it easier for you to encrypt and decrypt your PS3 hard drive.
Source – 359
29th of June 2009
SiliconEra post an article claiming that Sony have revealed a patent that will allow emulation of the PS2s Emotion Engine on the PS3s Cell.
Source – 360
30th of June 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
30th of June 2009
In an interview with GameWatch, Yeck Entertainment reveals that they will be working with Sony to bring an online game to the PS3.
Source – 361
30th of June 2009
Rumours suggest that Foxconn and Pegatron have signed manufacturing agreements with Sony to start manufacturing a newer PS3 model to be delivered by July.
Source – 362
JULY
1st of July 2009
Kunimasa Suzuki becomes deputy president of SCEI.
Source – 363
2nd of July 2009
Source close to fudzilla.com state that according to documents signed by Foxconn and Pegatron, the PS3 Slim has gone into production, yet Sony still deny these rumours.
4th of July 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
gamer196 releases PS3 Prox.
Source – 364
6th of July 2009
In an interview with CVG, Tecmo Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara says that he regularly asks Sony to lower the price of the PS3.
Source – 365
7th of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The Bigs 2
14th of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
NCAA Football 10
16th of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Professional Baseball Spirits 6
16th of July 2009
Sony warns users of PS Home not to give out personal information whilst using the service.
“As many of you are already aware, there are members of our community who are requesting your PSN identification and password to grant select items in Home,” reads the statement.
We would like to remind you that the Home staff will never ask you for your password, or any other personal information in Home. The members of the community doing so are participating in activities that violate our terms of service. This is wrong, illegal, and most definitely not OK, and we will be handling these offences accordingly.”
Source – 366
16th of July 2009
Hulu claims the reason that they blocked their service from being viewed on PS3 may be down to content providers.
Source – 367
21st of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
G-Force
Rock Band Country Track Pack
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
21st of July 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
Website GamePolitics writes about a court case taken about a 17 year old against SCEA because they banned him from PSN for inappropriate behaviour, Erik Estavillo from San Jose in USA, claims that Sony violated his free speech and stole his money.
Source – 368
Court Document PDF – 369
22nd of July 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
SKFU releases Trophy Scanner v1.2
Source – 370
23rd of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Katamari Forever
Toro to Morimori
28th of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The King of Fighters XII
21st of July 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Fritz Chess
AUGUST
4th of August 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
6th of August 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Ashes Cricket 2009
Janline R
6th of August 2009
Due to an abundance of complaints from angry Wipeout HD players, Sony pull in game video ad’s from the game.
14th of August 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Madden NFL 10
14th of August 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Hardware Modification]
alman101/alexman101 reveals a PS3 hardware mod he has been working on.
Source – 371
18th of August 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Wolfenstein
18th of August 2009
Sony holds its Gamescom Press Conference, they reveal a new PS3 model which is slimmer in size and has a new logo, it is also mentioned that firmware v3.0 will be released for the Slim on the 1st of September 2009, that firmware will remove the “Install OtherOS” feature, the console will cost $299 and all current models will be lowered to $299 as well.
Source – 372
20th of August 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Information is released in what what appeared to be the first mod chip for the PS3, created by a group called belzar, here is what it offered:
Works on all PS3 models
- Works on all PS3 regions (USA, JAP, PAL)
- Direct Boot of PS3 original, import, and backup (copied) games
- Direct Boot of PS2 original, import, and backup (copied) games
- Supports multi-region Blu-ray Movie Playback
- Supports multi-region DVD Movie Playback
- No config disc needed – it just works!
- Transparent stealth operation
- Integrates proven belzar Intelligent Code Modifying System
- No awkward USB interface – just insert DVD and play!
- Supports all up to date titles
- Ultra-low power consumption; does not interfere with normal PS3 operation
- Only 12 wires to solder
- No external PC/laptop needed
- Completely upgradeable firmware, via Belzars USB 2.0 interface
Source – 373
According to the site created for the modchip(belzar.com), they had delayed a public release on the 1st of August 2009 and that beta 2 of the modchip had gone out to beta testers on the 18th of August 2009.
Source – 374
22nd of August 2009
In response to a PS3 owner worried about OtherOS being removed from slims, Geoff Levand tells the owner that OtherOS was removed to focus on delivering games and also reassured PS3 owners that the OtherOS feature would not be removed from Fat consoles:
“The feature of “Install Other OS” was removed from the new “Slim” PS3 model to focus on delivering games and other entertainment content.
Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue the support for previously sold models that have the “Install Other OS” feature and that this feature will not be disabled in future firmware releases.”
Source – 375
22nd of August 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
PS3HaX member Pockets69 exposes the Belzar chip as being fake, pointing out through whois information that one of the so called beta testers was none other than the owner of belzar.com, it is also noted that the Belzar domain was only created on the 17th of August 2009.
Source – 376
24th of August 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
Famous iPhone hacker GeoHot joined the PS3 hacking scene and promised to hack the machine, people had mixed emotions, some had great belief in him, others were sceptical, after all the PS3 was so much bigger than the iPhone, could GeoHot manage it?
25th of August 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Batman: Arkham Asylum
25th of August 2009
iFixit publish a tear-down of the PS3 Slim.
Source – 377
SEPTEMBER
1st of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Guitar Hero 5
1st of September 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v3.00]
This changes the Spider-Man font coldboot logo to a new one.
1st of September 2009
[PS3 Model Release]
The PS3 Slim is released
2nd of September 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
CORAGON from demonhades.org discovers that Blu-ray Java homebrew can run via writeable Blu-ray discs, the homebrew had previously been blocked on USB via a PS3 firmware update.
Source – 378
3rd of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
428: In a Blockaded Shibuya
Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record U.C. 0081
3rd of September 2009
PS3 owners who updated to official firmware v3.00, have been reporting problems such as, crashing and freezing with certain game.
4th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
SuperCar Challenge
4th of September 2009
Chirantan Patnaik sets the world record for longest play time on GTA 4 for PS3, after playing for 40 hours and 20 minutes.
7th of September 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
SKFU & iQD release PSN Account Mail Checker and Info Reader.
Source – 379
8th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures
Colin McRae: Dirt 2
Mini Ninjas
8th of September 2009
Vivid Entertainment founder and co-chairman, Steven Hirsch reveals that he wishes to bring X Rated content to the PS3
9th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The Beatles: Rock Band
9th of September 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
SKFU discovers a random HDD and Ram dumping bug on the PS3.
Source – 380
11th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
14th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Heroes Over Europe
15th of September 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v3.01]
Fixes stability of PS3 games
15th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Need for Speed: Shift
NHL 10
NHL 2K10
WET
17th of September 2009
The BBC’s Watchdog show broadcasts an episode, in which it slams the PS3’s failure rate and how terrible its repair service is.
17th of September 2009
Ray Maguire from SCEUK responds to the claims made by the Watchdog show, by sending a letter rubbishing their claims.
Source – 381
17th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Tales of Vesperia
Tears to Tiara Side Story: Mystery of Avalon
18th of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
SingStar Motown
22nd of September 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
22nd of September 2009
An internal leak from Sega starts circulating around the internet, suggesting that Sony plan on releasing a PS2 Emulator for the PS3, here it is in full:
SCEA Meeting Notes – 382
22nd of September 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
In the court case of Estavillo v. Sony(See 21st of July 2009) the judge dismisses the case taken by Erik Estavillo.
Source – 383
23rd of September 2009
Sony holds its Press Conference at The Tokyo Gameshow
23rd of September 2009
In an interview with Reuters, Jack Tretton says that there may be PS3 shortages due to the high demand following the $100 price cut.
Source – 384
24th of September 2009
Sony announce two new PS3 bundles, the FIFA 10 and Need for Speed Shift bundles will include a Slim PS3 with a 250GB HDD.
Source – 385
OCTOBER
1st of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
Trinity Universe
1st of October 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Hardware Modification]
Ben Heck reveals his PS3 Slim Laptop
Source – 386
2nd of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
FIFA 10
6th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Disney Sing It: Pop Hits
NBA Live 10
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Saw
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes
7th of October 2009
Sony start selling PSN content on PSN.
Source – 387
12th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Cars Race-O-Rama
13th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Brütal Legend
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Where the Wild Things Are
Wipeout HD
13th of October 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
DemonHades claims to have found a JTAG port belonging to the Blu-ray drive of the PS3.
Source – 388
14th of October 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Hellcat with the help of RichDevX and SilverSpring, release Hombrewed PS3 System File Editor.
Source – 389
14th of October 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
Erik Estavillo files a civil lawsuit against SCEA, seeking $180,000
17th of October 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
Ac_K releases Pupxtractor v0.1 and v0.2
Source – 390
19th of October 2009
[Court – Legal Proceedings – Crime]
Erik Estavillo files an appeal against his case against SCEA being dismissed on the 22nd of September 2009.
Source – 391
20th of October 2009
During a promotional stunt to give away 25,000 PS3s, Sony Australia launch a PS3 slim into a 46″ Bravia TV at 50MPH(80KPH).
Source – 392
Video – 393
20th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Borderlands
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
23rd of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
EyePet
Fairytale Fights
PES 2010: Pro Evolution Soccer
SingStar Take That
26th of October 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
greg the owner of Dashhacks puts up a $1000 Canadian bounty for the first person to create an Open Remote Play app for the iPhone.
Source – 394
26th of October 2009
Sony announces that Netflix will be coming to the PS3.
Source – 395
27th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
DJ Hero
Madagascar Kartz
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Tekken 6
27th of October 2009
In an interview with CVG, Insomniac Game’s senior community manager James Stevenson, says that it could be another two or three years before developers truly start to max out the PS3, here is what he said.
“There’s always ways we can become more efficient. The PlayStation platforms are built with a very high ceiling and I think that’s part of the success Sony has had in creating these platforms with really long life spans.
The first couple of years are all about developers getting games up and working. You see what Naughty Dog has had the chance to do in the past two years. You’ve seen what we’ve been able to do in that time. This is where it gets exciting.
The PS3 still feels like a young system and I feel like it’s finally hitting its prime. You’ve got the Slim, it’s at a good price point now and sales are really picking up.
I still think you’re not going to see the PS3 really maxed out for another two to three years. We’re using all of the PS3 right now, but you can always be more efficient in the way you use it.”
Source – 396
29th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Bayonetta
30th of October 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Buzz!: Quiz World
NOVEMBER
3rd of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Band Hero
Dragon Age: Origins
Jurassic: The Hunted
Lego Rock Band
5th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
3D Dot Game Heroes
6th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Planet 51
9th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
10th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
11th of November 2009
The PS3 turns 3
15th of November 2009
The Cyber Crimes Center reveals that it uses PS3’s to help crack passwords on suspected child pornographers computers, here is what they said:
“Bad guys are encrypting their stuff now, so we need a methodology of hacking on that to try to break passwords, The Playstation 3, its processing component, is perfect for large-scale library attacks.”
Source – 397
17th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Assassin’s Creed II
Chaotic: Shadow Warriors
God of War Collection
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen!
Tony Hawk: Ride
Tony Hawk: Shred
18th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
NCAA Basketball 10
SingStar Latino
19th of November 2009
SCEE launch its PSN video delivery service for Europe
Source – 398
19th of November 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v3.10]
You can change the background colour of your profile screen, you can link to your Facebook account, the video store is available in UK, France, Germany and Spain
20th of November 2009
The US Air Force reveals that it is looking for 2200 more PS3’s to add to the 336 PS3 cluster it already has.
Source – 390
24th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Karaoke Revolution
26th of November 2009
PlayTV launches in Australia.
26th of November 2009
VidZone launches in Europe.
27th of November 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Rogue Warrior
DECEMBER
1st of December 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Avatar: The Game
MX vs. ATV Reflex
3rd of December 2009
Rumours emerge that PSP Mini’s will be playable on the PS3 before Christmas.
4th of December 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
The Saboteur
8th of December 2009
[Official Firmware Release – v3.15]
You can transfer PS3 data from one PS3 to another PS3 using the Ethernet cable
8th of December 2009
Sony confirms that PSP minis will be compatible with the PS3 from the 17th of December 2009.
Source – 391
9th of December 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Computer Software]
A group of developers open a project on Google Code, it is a piece of software which utilises the PS3 Eye to let disabled painters/artists paint again.
Source – 392
14th of December 2009
In an interview with Nikkei, SCEJ’s Masayuki Chatani reveals that the company had planned to make the PS3 Slim smaller and that they also considered Flash Storage and Network Storage, but opted for HDD because it was cheaper.
Source – 393
17th of December 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Final Fantasy XIII
17th of December 2009
[PS3 Model Release]
A Special Edition white Final Fantasy XIII PS3 is released.
17th of December 2009
Sony announce that ten million people have visited PS Home.
Source – 394
18th of December 2009
Kotaku reports that Sony could be preparing to introduce premium subscriptions for PSN
Source – 395
22nd of December 2009
[Game Release – Blu-ray]
Guitar Hero: Van Halen
23rd of December 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
stuarthughes.com puts a 22ct gold PS3 on sale for £199,995($320,000), it includes 58 0.50ct diamonds.
Source – 396
26th of December 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3]
After a quiet spell, GeoHot reappeared, he had been hard at work, here is a tweet and a few post of his blog at that time.
“I just pulled everything from the USB bus… http://pastie.org/757313 the Cell processor SPI bus, PS3 is going down 🙂“
These are the latest posts on his new PS3 hacks blog:
Cell SPI
“The Cell processor has an SPI port which is used to configure the chip on startup. Well documented
CellBE_HIG_90nm_v1.5_30Nov2007_pub.pdf.
It also allows hypervisor level MMIO registers to be accessed. In the PS3, the south bridge sets up the cell, and the traces connecting them are on the bottom layer of the board. Cut them and stick an FPGA between.
Quick theoretical attack. Set an SPU’s user memory region to overlap with the current HTAB. Change the HTAB to allow read/write to the hypervisor! If that works it’s full compromise of the PPU.“
Source – 397
A Real Challenge
“The PS3 has been on the market for over three years now, and it is yet to be hacked. It’s time for that to change.
I spent three weeks in Boston working software only, but now I’m home and have hardware.
My end goal is to enable unsigned code execution, making every unit into a test and opening up a third party development community, either through software or hardware (with a mod chip). The PS3 is a prime example of how security should be done, very open docs wise, and the thing even runs Linux. But it isn’t unbreakable 🙂“
Source – 398
28th of December 2009
[Unofficial PlayStation 3 – Hardware Modification]
Hardware Modder techknott showcase his Wireless Visual Interface for the PS3.
Source(Video) – 399
