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The people behind the PSJailbreak device has a new trick up their sleeves - the ability to downgrade your PS3 firmware to an older version.
Now, normally, this isn't what you want to do, as new firmware adds new features and continually improves the PS3, both as a game console and as a media hub.
However, new firmware, particularly firmware after version 3.41, will not be able to use the PSJailbreak device, since Sony quickly released version 3.42, and then 3.50, to prevent the device from working. The PSJailbreak device allows unauthorized code to be run on the PS3, and one of the uses of this is to run copies of original games.
But now with the PSDowngrade software, users can go back to firmware 3.41 and get PSJailbreak working again. The PSDowngrade software will be an update for existing PSJailbreak devices, so those that have already purchased the device, and then accidentally upgraded the firmware, will be given a second chance.
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Now, normally, this isn't what you want to do, as new firmware adds new features and continually improves the PS3, both as a game console and as a media hub.
However, new firmware, particularly firmware after version 3.41, will not be able to use the PSJailbreak device, since Sony quickly released version 3.42, and then 3.50, to prevent the device from working. The PSJailbreak device allows unauthorized code to be run on the PS3, and one of the uses of this is to run copies of original games.
But now with the PSDowngrade software, users can go back to firmware 3.41 and get PSJailbreak working again. The PSDowngrade software will be an update for existing PSJailbreak devices, so those that have already purchased the device, and then accidentally upgraded the firmware, will be given a second chance.
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