194w ago - Well, I hinted at it
last week, that we were getting something BIG, and yeah- we did!
It retails for
$10,250.00, weighs in around 45lbs, is around 19" wide and 24" deep. If you have not guessed it yet, it's a PS3 TOOL, also known as a PS3 Reference Kit, also known as the
DECR-1000A.
This unit is the big brother to the new DECR-1400A, and has many more features than the newer, neutered counterpart. Most of them are outlined in my recently updated
thread, but the jist of it is that it has dual 400GB hard disks, dual HDMI outputs, 4x LAN connectors, analog audio output, VGA output - just to name a few.
Compared to a
PS3 Debug/TEST unit, the PS3 TOOL can do MUCH more, including diagnosing exactly what is happening when perceived "exploit" code is run to
crash/hang the PS3. However, the biggest feature is having the ability to capture output from the PS3 Hypervisor (LV1) and the PS3 Kernel (LV2)!
More will be posted in future updates on what our
PS3 Dev Team can do with it, as this literally just arrived and was unpacked/set-up a few hours ago.
Needless to say, its massive, and has so many features it will take our DEVS quite awhile to get through. We need to start testing on a low firmware (around .85) and work our way up to 3.00, looking for exploits among other interesting things.
This is truly as good as it gets when it comes to Sony PS3 hardware though- lots more to come... until then, check out the nice picture below!
Am I doing something wrong or is it not functioning properly on Rebug Rex 4.30.2? I select the automatic payload and exit so then it goes to sleep. I ...
Do you guys think the break will come in a software, something to run from the usb or a dvd-r ? or it would be a mod chip ?
I hope you can use it to learn more about the workings of the ps3 and find that loophole we're all hoping can be found.
I already learned something today. FW .85? I didn't even know that existed
So is it possible to freely downgrade - upgrade the TOOL. That would be very convenient for you to do testing.
@BlingOnMyWrist.
No, he got it second hand on Ebay and it seems he got a good deal on it.