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PS3 infrastructure continues to crumble – Trophy system is in trouble

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Everyone is aware that the PS3 has been hacked; if not, then just type “GeoHot” in our search box above and hit Enter. All sorts of homebrew programs can now be installed on PlayStation 3 consoles that have had the hack installed. Sony is working hard to try and regain some control but it’s taking a while, and “a while” is all the window of opportunity Homebrewers hand hackers need.

A group of hackers have now developed a program that instantly unlocks all of the Trophies in a PS3 game. The program also randomly assigns date and time stamps to each Trophy to make the unlocks look more legitimate.

It is still not known whether or not the Trophy hack allows people to sync with their PSN profiles. Sony is aware of this and issued the following statement to CVG:

“We are aware of this, and are currently looking into it. We will fix the issues through network updates, but because this is a security issue, we are not able to provide you with any more details.”

Certain PlayStation 3 features, like the Trophy system, add quite a bit to the console’s overall value and the amount of enjoyment one can get out of the machine. While Trophies and Achievements might not appeal to everyone, they appeal to many people. What this hack has essentially done is completely negate all of the extra effort you’ve put in to unlocking those coveted Platinums. It has also trivialised your PSN level rank that increases as you unlock more trophies.

Source: CVG

Last Updated: January 17, 2011

22 Comments

  1. Gavin Mannion

    January 17, 2011 at 13:49

    This is a massive problem for Sony, if the trophies lose integrity then the entire point of them is wasted and they may as well just remove them.

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  2. fred

    January 17, 2011 at 13:51

    Unlocking trophies you did not earn , what a silly thing to do. My daughter loves them popping up – calls them symbols.

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  3. lans

    January 17, 2011 at 14:09

    WHO NEEDS “HEAT” AND “YOU MAGAZINE” WHEN YOU CAN HAVE LAZYGAMERS TABLOID SENSATIONALISM AT ITS FINEST!!

    Good grief all the other consoles are hacked who gives a flying &^%^!
    excuse my japanese!

    stop becoming a tabloid site!

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    • EtienneK

      January 17, 2011 at 14:22

      This is quite possibly the biggest hack in console gaming history.

      The PS3 master keys were leaked, which means you can now sign your own discs with any applications you want. And there is no need to do ANYTHING on the console itself.

      It is impossible to detect pirated games, since the game is an exact copy of a legitimate game.

      The Wii and Xbox hacks to not come close.

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      • e1ace

        January 17, 2011 at 14:39

        While the console cannot detect whether the game is legitimate Sony could find out if you have a jailbroken console and just deactivate your account – thus losing all your trophies anyway – and I guess they could potentially brick your console.

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        • EtienneK

          January 17, 2011 at 14:46

          I don’t think you understand: You don’t need to jailbreak anything. You don’t need to touch your console at all to pirate or run malicious code such as cheats and hacks.

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          • bokka1

            January 17, 2011 at 14:58

            As he said, no flashing, no chips, no usb dongles, nothing.

          • e1ace

            January 17, 2011 at 15:21

            It seems like I didn’t understand… So you saying without any CFW you can just burn an ISO to a bluray disc and it will play?

            As soon as you do any CFW you are susceptible to detection by Sony if you connect to the PSN.

          • EtienneK

            January 17, 2011 at 15:38

            That is how I currently understand it, yes. You use the leaked keys to sign the Bluray disc. This burnt copy is then identical to a legitimate copy.

          • e1ace

            January 17, 2011 at 16:05

            I tried to search for any games that have been successfully duplicated and couldn’t find anything. Everything seems to require a jailbroken or custom firmware PS3 to play any games.

            If anyone has any links please share (not for the actual software or games), I just wanted to know if it is really possible?

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            January 17, 2011 at 16:08

            While there’s nothing now, I can assure you there’s a factory in china somewhere that’s coming up with a way to manufacture copies as we speak. Fucking asians! 😛

          • Miklós Szecsei

            January 17, 2011 at 18:25

            Hey! That’s racist! Oh wait.

          • GougedEye

            January 18, 2011 at 09:31

            They don’t have the keys that are used to sign games (yet). But they do have the keys that will enable them to load homebrew or custom firmware. So in order to copy games, you will need to load a custom firmware that bypasses the copy protection.

          • e1ace

            January 18, 2011 at 10:35

            OK so my initial understanding seems correct.

  4. lans

    January 17, 2011 at 15:40

    Im mostly concerned for PSN only, Sony has alot more goodwill then you people think.

    Im suprised at the amount of people condemning geohot and hackers in general. hackers are becoming villians to not just big companies but consumers as well!

    so what im saying is that i highly doubt however easy that people will resort to pirating their games en-masse and i feel that people will be more compelled to report abusers of the system than in the past, i also think consumers will be more tolerant of Sony’s hardline tactics such as suing and permanent online bricking.

    In the past when sony sued the little guy there was always a big uproar, these days it seems alot of people are siding with Sony.

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  5. Maxiviper

    January 17, 2011 at 16:16

    I would not be surprised if Sony send ninja’s to execute Geohot.

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    • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

      January 17, 2011 at 16:19

      I can confirm that I have yet to be dispatched by Sony. So no, no ninjas..yet.

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      • Maxiviper

        January 17, 2011 at 21:03

        Well when you do get the go codes from Sony, let me know… Hate Piracy, except downloading music, that’s fine for some reason.

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  6. Jjajajajaj

    January 17, 2011 at 19:10

    Hate this crap. Why the hell are the judges siding with GeoHotz. He created a hack to allow piracy. What ever happened to morale in court cases. It’s not just affecting Sony.

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    • GougedEye

      January 18, 2011 at 09:34

      No he didn’t.

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  7. Wonder9191

    January 17, 2011 at 22:05

    GoeHotz needs to found guilty and locked up so that way the prisoners will hack his a$$ now that would be justice.

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