What does this mean?I thought console piracy was over after 3DS and Vita.
What does this mean?
That both systems aren't hacked yet? At least there native modes....What does this mean?
I'm still trying to figure that out...
I thought console piracy was over after 3DS and Vita.
Well neither one has been hacked, it just kinds of feel like they reached a turning point with the latest generation of systems whereby genius kids in bedrooms are no longer enough to break it.
What does this mean?
LolI'm still trying to figure that out...
Well neither one has been hacked, it just kinds of feel like they reached a turning point with the latest generation of systems whereby genius kids in bedrooms are no longer enough to break it.
Who? I know about Yifan Lu (not sure that he is big in the PSP scene though), but who are the others?Err... about that... Both 3DS and Vita have their BC modes fully hacked, and there have been a few big names in the PSP "scene" who've more or less confirmed that they have at least some code running access to Vita, likely in "user" mode... they just aren't released to the public yet.
Err... about that... Both 3DS and Vita have their BC modes fully hacked, and there have been a few big names in the PSP "scene" who've more or less confirmed that they have at least some code running access to Vita, likely in "user" mode... they just aren't released to the public yet.
if this thing gets hacked now, there is no way it can survive an entire generation. nintendo would have to release another system before 2015.
Hacked already?
Ha. i cant even get online with my main wi-fi connection, even after the update and f*cking around with the IP settings etc
lucky for me, my house has a secondary wi-fi connection with another company, that works! (only with wep disabled ) although it's a shitty 2 meg compared to my 60mb main
Err... about that... Both 3DS and Vita have their BC modes fully hacked, and there have been a few big names in the PSP "scene" who've more or less confirmed that they have at least some code running access to Vita, likely in "user" mode... they just aren't released to the public yet.
Err... about that... Both 3DS and Vita have their BC modes fully hacked, and there have been a few big names in the PSP "scene" who've more or less confirmed that they have at least some code running access to Vita, likely in "user" mode... they just aren't released to the public yet.
Can anyone with more knowledge of emulation confirm my theory.
I was under impression that you typically need much more powerful consoles to emulate old consoles because the architecture is always so different.
However, from the info we have on the Wii U, there is no second CPU or second GPU in it for the purpose of Wii emulation. This suggests that the main Wii U CPU already has all of the same architecture as the Wiis CPU but with more power, a higher clock speed and edram. Likewise, the main Wii U GPU already has all of the same architecture as the Wiis GPU but with a lot more shaders and pipelines and a higher clock speed.
If that's the case, a fully hacked Wii U both emulating and up converting Wii games should be doable, no?
I recall the group "Legacy" stating that they managed to break copy protection on 3DS and play back the games they dumped; and they stated something like "just wait for the chinese cart manufacturers to figure it out themselves" - so apparently it is not just possible, it already happened.
Who? I know about Yifan Lu (not sure that he is big in the PSP scene though), but who are the others?
VC on tablet or bust!
You're thinking of the "Crown3DS" team. Legacy got something different, apparently. Not public, of course.AFAIK this only worked for one game (Splinter Cell) and the method cannot be applied directly to other games: there seems to be some sort of hardware authentication that changes from game to game. Even if they do manage to make a cart that works for all games, you'll only ever be able to have a single game on the cart at once, since there's no way to run a loader menu (which would be unsigned code).
SKFU (who's also big in the PS3 scene) and Wololo. Wololo.net is a good place to keep up on Vita hacks.
Also SKFU has access to a Vita dev kit http://wololo.net/2012/11/17/skfu-g...s-vulnerabilities-that-could-help-hacking-it/
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RoyalFool: It's a misunderstanding to think that sandboxed means secure... Wii mode was hacked from GCN's sand box. Lots of vita information was discovered via the PSP's sandbox (including the fact that it's achieved via the "Kermit" API, and how parts of the memory are stored/accessed). You can learn a lot about a host system via a sandboxed environment... it's impossible to turn everything off or else there would be no way to get back
You're thinking of the "Crown3DS" team. Legacy got something different, apparently. Not public, of course.
Thanks for the link. I've read that article before, SKFU only said that there are vulnerabilities that might let one bypass the 90 day devkit activation, not anything about runing unsigned code on a retail Vita as far as i can see. No offense to SKFU at all, but i dont think he is really concidered as a big guy in the hacking scene. He might be known by name, but he has not come up with any breakthrough hacks as far as i know.SKFU (who's also big in the PS3 scene) and Wololo. Wololo.net is a good place to keep up on Vita hacks.
Also SKFU has access to a Vita dev kit http://wololo.net/2012/11/17/skfu-g...s-vulnerabilities-that-could-help-hacking-it/
Play emulators
vs
Miiverse
This is a harder choice than Xbox Live and PSN.
I hear it's also released on NES.Finally! Bought that Wii U for Mega Man II!
I recall the group "Legacy" stating that they managed to break copy protection on 3DS and play back the games they dumped; and they stated something like "just wait for the chinese cart manufacturers to figure it out themselves" - so apparently it is not just possible, it already happened.
I never said it was, I just wanted to point out the current state of affairs.Playing 1:1 dumps isn't interesting though. Running your own code is. That's what the homebrewers are after so they can run their own code. That's what the pirates are after since it allows you to make a loader that can load multiple images off one disc and strip out useless data to fit more games on one.
What-s going to happen is human natureSo what do you think they're going to do instead?
I chuckle every time I read "yes! now I will be able to play my backups of games I totally own!", yeah right...
I was able to archive my entire SNES collection digitally using a Retrode. So awesome.
It's not going to be a hash of the key, folks. It's likely they've written up some basic details of a hack, and posted up a hash of that write-up for insurance. If anyone else publicly hacks it before they do their full reveal in 8 days, then failoverflow can simply post that write-up online to prove that they'd already done so. It allows them to try to get something more impressive done (say a proper demo with working gamepad support) for their reveal without having to worry about getting scooped.
Cmon people, its just a sha-1 hash, its not a key of anything.
So this doesn't mean Wiiu is hacked at all.
More likely I think with a hash tag (adding too that they had to update it because "they left a lot of garbage data), it's likely the hash of full flash dump or firmware dump.
Has anyone done any interesting tinkering with the controller? IIRC it's just using standard wifi N chips yes? The only trick it would seem would be reversing whatever magic transfer protocol they have running under the hood. This will get way cool once it gets unlocked for PC use. I honestly couldn't care less really about homebrew besides region free functionality in a select few cases
USB Loading of illegally downloaded games
Cheats and Hacks in online games, rendering them almost unplayable
Not saying it will have an apocalyptic effect, but still... some people WILL use it for those 2 points above.
No kidding Xbox Live isn't even close of being as important as having WiiU online as far as I'm concerned. Region free would be sweet though since I live in europe. And VC games on the gamepad would be awesome. But seriously using WiiU offline only would be like... like... I can't even come up with a comparison stupid enough, I'd rather not use the console at all.Play emulators
vs
Miiverse
This is a harder choice than Xbox Live and PSN.
Then prove it. I've seen no evidence to support the claim that the 3DS has been hacked.
I would be really surprised if the Wii U was hacked before 3DS.
And I'm saying the evidence is that the WiiU has been hacked before the 3DS.