157w ago - This weekend TheSixthAxis.com (linked above) reports that Red Dead Redemption (released on May 18 in North America and May 21 in Europe) requires updating your PlayStation 3 entertainment system to
PS3 Firmware 3.21 or higher, which also removes the OtherOS functionality along with the ability to use the
PS3 Exploit and likely
PS3 Custom Firmware.
However, according to several Forum members (including
blood911,
Chivafighter and
IanJ) it may actually require up to
PS3 Firmware 3.30 depending on your region.
Additionally,
IanJ also
reports that ModNation Racers requires PS3 Firmware 3.21 to play it on Sony's PlayStation 3.
To quote from TSA: "Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption not only requires that particular system software to run, but handily includes it on the disk for easy installation, too.
Chances are there have been other games out since April 1st that required the OtherOS removing firmware update, but Redemption is likely to be one of the higher profile titles to do, and as far as we know this isn't stated on the box at all so consider this a notice if you're still to pick up the game."
The decision is now left to the end users: Update your PS3 console to the latest Firmware to play new titles and game online, or hold out for
GeoHot to release his
PS3 Custom Firmware with hopes that more PS3 hacks are discovered and new PS3 exploits surface to further unlock the PlayStation 3.
Of course, for those who can afford it, there is another option... simply buy a second PS3 and update it to the latest PlayStation 3 Firmware version while keeping your pre-3.21 FW machine with OtherOS in the closet until it can be put to good use.
I Have PS3 (80 GB) I've Downgrade It With E3 Flash But I Have Done a Mistake In Files , Then I've Followed a Tutorial , Then I've Fixed It , Now It Po...
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All of this is because geo scremed like a child "I've hacked the ps3!" but wait, he didn't.
Yea, I know that was done long ago to compare to whatever PS3 Firmware was the latest at that time... the 1.10 FW and even as low as 1.02 FW are in the archive so basically all you'd have to do is grab one of the extractor/unpacker utilities (for the old Firmware versions THIS one will work fine) to examine their contents.
Only difference: The other PS3 is my brother's and he hardly ever plays so I can have it at least a few months. The scene should come up with something by that time.
Let this be a lesson to all of us, never buy a console unless it is already thoroughly cracked.
haha agreed!!
I am going to wait it out myself, still on PS3 Firmware 1.10 here.
LOL! I'm holding out on 3.15, it doesn't kill. But 1.10... man.
Let this be a lesson to all of us, never buy a console unless it is already thoroughly cracked.