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Playstation 3 Hacked

Playstation 3 Hacked!

Thats right you read it right. News just in tells me the guy responsable for hacking the iPhone in 2007 at the age of 17 has now turned to the PS3 and he’s done it. George Hotz (cambridge) wrote on his blog that he now has complete read/write access to the Playstation 3 allowing him to make it backwards compatible with PS2 games but he’s still unsure on how to wield his new found power.

It wasnt no easy hack. It took him “3 years, 2 months, 11 days…thats a pretty secure system”  He goes on to say he’s not going to make some easy to use download tool so everyone can jump on the bandwagon. As far as i can see its still in the early stages of infancy and im  sure will be quite a while before we start seeing mod’d PS3’s  all over the place.

Is this the end?

Does this mean PS3’s can me moddified and we can get cheap games meaning you end up with every game that ever comes out but you dont play them as they have no real value and Great games dont get released as no one buys them anymore?

Does this mean Trophies will be able to be hacked meaning all that hard work you’ve done was a waste of time as cheats will use 3rd party programs to get every trophy ever created and even ones that dont exist?

I hope not. As expensive as games are these days you have to remember its big business to the game companies which in turn means they put their all!  into the creation process. If that money isnt there why would they continue. Or will  Sony follow in the footsteps of Microsoft and end up banning over a million gamers from using their Playstation because their PS3 has been mod’d.

I guess we will just have to wait and see how this story unfolds. Watch this space.

 RobGroove

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Blog Competition, Win a FREE Vertical PS3 Stand!!!

Thats right you heard it right. im running a Blog post competition.
All you have to do is write a post about anything you want however you want and the winning post will win a vertical stand for the old playstation 3 (not for the slim) the vert stand up for grabs has nice blue lighting which iluminates your ps3 while also giving you an extra usb slot on the back.

About the post:  im looking for approx 3 to 5 decent paragraphs in size but if you need to write more go for it, if you want to write less go for it. Which ever entry i think is most entertaining or interesting or both will win.

Please post your entries to competition@robgroove.com and make sure you write “BLOG COMP” in the subject box.

you may also send the title of the blog post if you wish. You mayalso add images or photos aswell if not i will uply my own.

this competition starts now and you must email your entries before 3pm wednesday Feb 3rd 2010.

Good Luck!!

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Great White Britain

Slightly off my usual topics but had to post this when i saw it. Global warming everybody seems to think but i think its all down to the 300 year weather cycle which if true means 4 or 5 more years of snowy winters.
Anyway check out this picture of the UK covered in snow and if you’d like to download a larger version of the photo just click here

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Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!

2009 was the year Playstation 3 came into its own with the release of the PS3 Slim and PSP Go and awesome add-on content for Burnout Paradise, we finally saw the DLC released for sloppy slant 6’s Socom Confrontation, Tekkan 6, The new and inavitive PS3 Eye Pet, The game that won Game Of The Year Uncharted 2 which made all xboxers envious, Gran Turismo Academy giving an american and a canadian a free all expenses paid VIP trip to the indy 500 in 2010 and 1 lucky gamer an actual seat in the Nissan & Playstation car in the GT Championship, Also the Best Indipendent Game of the Year Flower.
(There are Heaps more  games that should get a mention but ive decided to cut it there)
Oh and lets not forget that almost 1 million Xboxers lost the ability t play online due to chipping their consoles lol.

The Gran Turismo 5 Main Menu2010 is going to be the BEST year yet for Playstation3.
Why???    Its Only The Year Gran Turismo 5 Is Going To Be Released! From what i have gathered so far GT5 will come on 3 Blu Ray discs (thats 150GB’s worth of BluRay disc space) with over 1000 cars and 70 different track variations including the Official WRC &  NASCAR and head tracking thanks to the Playstation Eye with the added ability to upload your replays straight to youtube from the game in HD without hassle.

Why??? Did someone say Final Fantasy XIII and the PS3 exclusive (not on Xbox) Final Fantasy XIV Online!! in March

Why??? Rumour has it tht we will also see the NEW Playstation Motion controller giving us a completely NEW way of playing games.

Why??? God Of War III is coming out.

Also theres a possibility we will have HD 3D movies and games  possibly in 2010.

Personally all i want is Gran Turimo 5, Ill be happy as a gamer  with a Platinum Trophy when it comes out. We’ve been waiting for 5 years for this release and we’re almost there just a few more months to go.

But with all that aside i hope to make this blog have the best year RobGroove.com has ever had in the last 5 years of its  exsistence. i plan on bringing you playstation news when it happens (hopefully before many other sites) and interesting technology info on anything and everything i find to be awesome in 2010.
So please help me reach the masses by telling your friends and tweeting my posts or posting them on sites like myface and spacebook lol.

Also if some of you have something you wish to share with the world you can register on this site and get intouch with me n i can let you to post draft blogs allowing me to edit and publish your blogs with your name on it. Thats right RobGroove.com wants YOU!!.

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Merry Christmas from RobGroove.com & Friends

Merry Christmas to all.
Have a wonderfull Christmas and may your day be filled with games full of New Christmas noobs and easy kills.
Its the day of the year i call double points day on every game you have, as there’s gonna be sooo many new playstations recieved today with complete noobs playing on them.
I’ll be holding another meeting in the RobGroove.com Club House on Playstation Home on Boxing day (day after christmas)  if you want to show up. We had 15 of us show up for the group photo yesterday but we were still missing a few so im shouting out too all my PS3 friends to get on home at 10pm – GMT / 5pm – EST / 2pm PST and come over to the club house.
If your not a member just go on home and goto Clubs then search for robgroove.com and apply to join. Then just show up at the designated time. Merry Christmas again and see you all online.

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