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PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« on: October 30, 2012, 06:25:25 PM »

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2012, 12:36:28 AM »
If your console came with firmware 3.55 or below, then you can. If not, then you need to downgrade it via hardware. Currently anyone who has a 3.56+ console (OFW) needs to downgrade via hardware. They're working on ways to upgrade anything beyond that, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2012, 02:26:13 PM »
Currently anyone who has a 3.56+ console (OFW) needs to downgrade via hardware.
By "via hardware" you mean a USB dongle? And can my Slim PS3 with a 4.x+ f/w be downgraded? What about the new Super Slims?

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2012, 02:32:02 PM »
'hardware' as in 'e3 flasher' type thing. couple of variants. you can downgrade consoles that once had 3.55 on it. so i dont think a superslim will be possible to downgrade.

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 06:54:58 PM »
The 3k3y is coming out soon (Optical Disk Emulator) for people who are on non-downgradable consoles. No DLC for those people, but ISO playback.
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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 11:07:11 PM »
The 3k3y is coming out soon (Optical Disk Emulator) for people who are on non-downgradable consoles. No DLC for those people, but ISO playback.

still though:

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* Currently firmware 3.55 is required for extracting the drive key. Once the key has been extracted the PS3 can be updated to any official or custom firmware. We are working on hardware methods for extracting keys from PS3's already on 4.x firmware.

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2013, 02:15:01 PM »
The 3k3y is coming out soon (Optical Disk Emulator) for people who are on non-downgradable consoles. No DLC for those people, but ISO playback.
And no patches either, right?

Btw, is there any way to find out if my Slim once had 3.55 fw on it? I can't remember what fw vers it had when i bought it, two years ago.

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2013, 02:41:57 PM »
http://www.ps3hax.net/2012/08/which-ps3-consoles-you-can-downgrade-psn-access-its-not-news/

2nd columns from the right shows orig fw. check SN on back of your ps3 for s/n

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2013, 05:00:09 PM »
I've just looked at it now and it says CECH-2504A. And since i bought it new in 2010, i guess it came with 3.40 or 3.50 f\w. Good news, but i'm also bummed because i wanted to trade it for a Super Slim (i like it because it's much smaller).

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2013, 11:04:50 AM »
well i'm sure i'm not the only one here who's still happy with 3.55 kmeaw and sticking with it for good?? i mean, it'd take a serious bone for me to ever consider "upgrading" to a later firmware when i've already got hundreds of games working perfectly on my 3.55... i mean, considering that the PS3 is getting near it's end of life anyway with PS4 on the horizon, who in their right mind would risk bricking their working 3.55 kmeaw and hundreds of working games just for the sake of playing a couple of the latest and totally forgettable crappy games when we've already got classics like say metal gear solid hd collection working 100% fine?? just saying...

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2013, 02:43:26 PM »
well i fucked up and decided to upgrade my firmware. regretted it ever since. HOWEVER: ive since found a group of guys in the uk selling 40gb phat ps3 pre-installed with a CFW 3.55 for £110, sold my phat with uncharted 3 for £110, so im gonna order one. will let you know how i get on ;)

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2013, 05:37:27 PM »
I've upgraded from CFW 3.55 to CFW 4.30 to play Ni No Kuni. I've only had about 6-7 PS3 games in my external HDD (which I also use to store movies and TV series to watch on my TV through O!Zone), all PS3 exclusive. The multiplatform games I prefer to download for my JTAG X360, for two reasons:

- X360 version is, usually, the better version (sharper image, higher framerate)
- No mandatory internal hard drive installations

But for those who don't have a choice, all those games worked on CFW 4.30 with no need to patch them (including those who had to be patched to play on CFW 3.55).
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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2013, 04:21:45 AM »
How is Ni No Kuni?
I have the exact same thoughts as you, I mostly play on 360, but the occasional PS3 exclusive makes me want to play
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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2013, 10:33:23 AM »
I ordered the PS3 last night, actually went with a haxxed Slim for £159.99. Says that it'll have the Rogero CFW 4.31 already installed. Since i'm swapping the hard disk out and i'll need to redownload the firmware, which firmware do I need? I only ask because I can't find a Rogero 4.31 but I can find 4.30 with various different versions of it. Also, while i'm here, what's the scene's preferred games launcher/manager these days?

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Re: PS3 "Master Key" Leaked
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2013, 10:54:27 AM »
How is Ni No Kuni?
I have the exact same thoughts as you, I mostly play on 360, but the occasional PS3 exclusive makes me want to play

I'm enjoying Ni No Kuni.

The combat system is nice, but I would have prefered a turn based system. Having to switch combatants (pokemon style), scroll commands in real time, can become a little bit out of control, but maybe that's just me.

The game is gorgeous. The anime cut scenes, the 3D graphics, etc. The translation is excelent, not just a simple "port" from Japanese to english. Voice acting is also good, although I've settled for the japanese audio, the english audio is very well done (I just prefer to have use the original audio, whenever possible, instead of dubs).

The Wizard's Companion, the book in the collector's edition is fully digitalized in the game, although large sections of it must be earned along the game (you get pages about monsters, spells, short stories as you progress in the story or aquire them in game). Once again, the english translation is excelent and detailed.

This is a quality and polished game. If you like the genre, try it ASAP.

@mef: multiman is still the best game manager/launcher. And AFAIK, there's no 4.31 CFW, but it's been a few days since I've checked the scene.
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