20w ago - Following up on the previous update, today Max Louarn and Paul Owen's product marketeer GaryOPA has made available a 3K3y demonstration video with details below.

Download: PS3 3K3y Keydumper v1.00 for PS3 3.55 CFW / PS3 3K3y Keydumper v1.00 Resigned for PS3 4.31 CFW by jarmster (Note: Leave a USB stick installed when you run the app, it puts a 1kb file called 3dump.bin on the stick containing the decrypted drive keys. Run the app, triple beep + red flashing led... power down with front button = no good but it dumps the key. To get your root_key you must go back to 3.55, funny fact... when using the 3k3y dumper on 3.55 it includes the eid_root_key. ) / 3k3y Ripp3r v1.01 Setup and User Guide / 3K3y Dumper for 4.XX CFW / 3K3y Rootkey Dumper for 4.XX CFW...

32w ago - Following up on the previous update, today the PS3 3K3y Team have made available a video, the official features and release date of 12-12-12 for those interested below.

To quote: PS3 3K3y Features:

• Play your PS3, PS2 and PSX games from any USB media!
  
• No custom firmware required for operation* - you can update to the latest official firmware for PSN access
  
• Integrated game ripper
  
• User friendly intuitive interface
  
• No soldering required
  
• Multi-language support
  
• Compatible with both Fat and Slim models
  
• Supports most file systems, including NTFS, EXT2/3/4, and Mac OS X Extended
  
• High speed USB2 interface
  
• Powerful embedded Linux system running from Micro SD card (included)
  
• Linux firmware fully updatable from USB media
  
• FPGA fully updatable from USB media via built-in, in-system JTAG programming
  
• Recovery mode - it is always possible to recover from a bad flash Update your PS3 as normal, no CFW or game patching required
  
• Pass-through mode. (Use your PS3 in "normal mode")
  

* Currently firmware 3.55 is required for exctracting the drive key. Once the key has been...

32w ago - Following up on the previous Blu-ray drive emulation rumor, today modrobert has announced that 3K3y, a PS3Key (ODD) - essentially an XKey for PS3 - is incoming shortly with some preliminary details outlined below.

Still can't get too excited at requiring additional hardware to play PS3 games with the advent of PlayStation 3 Custom Firmware a few years ago though.

To quote from EurAsia (linked above): I just got word from a well known team that will make PS3 owners happy!

Watching the video and drooling!! With those few words I hope to keep you interested...

Below is a picture (via facebook.com/x360key) as well.

More info while waiting for the video: In order to retrieve the needed BD drive key, Team 3k3y (aka xk3y) will release a PS3 software tool which requires CFW 3.55, after the key is dumped the PS3 can be upgraded to latest official system update (firmware/XMB) to get PSN etc.

The team is exploring other options to dump the required key as well, more on that later.

I'm relatively sure it does support original discs as well, but will confirm it anyway. Pretty much same functionality as xkey.

For...