Custom modded consoles, though not nearly as common as their PC counterparts, are nothing new. From simple paint jobs to full blown extreme makeovers, there is no shortage of great looking tricked out ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. What you're about to read is far from a wide-ranging concern. But it does highlight one legitimate reason Sony has for going after PS3 users ...

After Sony's somewhat bizarre "security" related decision to block Other OS installation on the original PS3 consoles with the next scheduled firmware update, hacker George Hotz – who some believe ...

If you have a few skills in Linux programming, it is now possible for you to create your very own personalized firmware for your PS3 system. Thanks to the work completed by the fail0verflow team in ...

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After taking Sony to task for yanking "Other OS" support from the PS3 in their latest firmware update, v3.21, George Hotz – aka geohot – has followed up on his promise to develop a custom firmware ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. It may swerve into overly ornate territory, with its 15 LEDs that provide ample backlight beneath the raised Metal Gear Solid 4 logo and its giant Old ...

Sony has created custom PlayStation 3 hardware to power its newly announced streaming service PlayStation Now, sources with knowledge of the project have told Digital Foundry at Eurogamer. This custom ...

Due to the power of the Cell processor and the RSX graphics chip, the Playstation 3 will use a custom cooling system, with heat-pipes. In an interview with PC Impress Watch, Ken Katuragi confirmed the ...

PlaystationJournal is reporting that custom XMB music may be included in the upcoming PS3 2.40 Firmware update. The talk's emerged following Criterion listing, "Support for Custom Soundtracks on ...