[ryant001]

Originally Posted by TheFrenchy as i said xkey doesn't need disc drive in console (xbox360) to work and load games from hard drive. if this 3key works as xkey it will be probable the same because it just emulate the disc-drive and use the drive key. there is no difference between xkey and disc drive for xbox360 console so maybe this is the same with 3key for ps3. time will say

Yeah, if it really can fully emulate all the functions and calls of the real drive then there won't be a problem but still you will need a working or at least not completely dead drive to extract the key.

[carldenning]

what about a ps3 with out logic board ?

[TheFrenchy]

Originally Posted by ryant001 Yeah, if it really can fully emulate all the functions and calls of the real drive then there won't be a problem but still you will need a working or at least not completely dead drive to extract the key.

it will only depend of the way to get the keys.
you can get the dvd key from xbox360 without disc drive in the console if you do reset glitch hack because the dvd key is also in motherboard for exemple.

maybe (yes i know again "maybe" lol) we will need to load some pkg files to get the keys because the cfw 3.55 is need.

i hope we'll get more informations soon

[ryant001]

Originally Posted by carldenning what about a ps3 with out logic board ?

I guess that if the key extractor needs the logic board to execute some call/function in order to get the key then you are SOL.

But in the end it all depends on where in the drive the key is physically stored and on how much the drive needs to be operational.

Originally Posted by TheFrenchy it will only depend of the way to get the keys. you can get the dvd key from xbox360 without disc drive in the console if you do reset glitch hack for exemple. maybe (yes i know again "maybe" lol) we will need to load some pkg files to get the keys because the cfw 3.55 is need. i hope we'll get more informations soon

Too bad that the ps3 doesn't have a RGH
I remember full well that when i wanted to flash my xbox drive i needed to connect it to my pc to get the keys.
Well, i too hope that they will provide more info soon.

[vanpeli]

Originally Posted by carldenning yepe we can play games from usb hhd on 4.21 fw . o wait a min ,i can do this already ,

You 2

[synce]

So you don't need 3.55 CFW... but you need 3.55 CFW to get the key. Are people even trying to hack higher FW's anymore?? Hopefully there's a way to get the key from OFW, I wouldn't mind paying for something that let me play the latest game I bought along with the old backups

[greyestest]

That's all good, but I personally don't like the idea of opening my PS3 at all, so will continue to use software only methods.

[Isleofdoom]

Ok I just seen 2nd update on this thread and can see where this is leading which makes it very interesting n honestly the actual USB ports act as a bf drive that are encrypted n we all know how to bypass that honestly. A little analysis can tell us a lot just on operations.

[hunthunt]

so no homebrew with this device? it's not like i care about homebrew anyway lol

[GundamWfan]

I don't even need to see the pricing model to determine that I won't be paying even half the cost of a new PS3, just to play the newer games that I will inevitably be able to play without it.

If there's all this room for innovation, why is it that all these third party DRM-diseased bastards can seem to think about is what they can do next to turn a profit from an already dead market?