Travicity
01-14-2011, 10:11 PM
It looks like the first genuine fallout of the now-infamous PS3 root key release has bubbled up, as reports are circulating that a new homebrew app allows cheaters to instantly unlock all the Trophies in a PS3 game, and even sync the illbegotten Trophies through the PlayStation Network so they show up on their Trophy lists.
The app, called PS3 Unlocker, of course only works on "jailbroken" consoles. According to CVG, one user on an unnamed (for obvious reasons) hacking forum claimed to have used the app, writing, "Just tried it with BUZZ Quiz TV (EU) original disc -- Played a round of the game then quit, trophy's now show as 100% I have 70% previously." Evidently it doesn't work with all games, though, as Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and Batman: Arkham Asylum for some reason reportedly resisted the hack.
Sony issued a statement to CVG when asked about this application, although it is word-for-word the same prepared statement they released after the PS3's root key was published online: "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."
Once again, though, whether Sony can fix the issues through network updates remains to be seen -- hackers have claimed so far that the fallout of releasing the root key online is irreversible. As for the PS3 Unlocker app, one has to wonder: Doesn't cheating your way to instantly unlocking Trophies defeat the entire point and fun of unlocking them? Aren't these things even more meaningless when you can't brag about the obsessive play-time it took you to achieve them?
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The app, called PS3 Unlocker, of course only works on "jailbroken" consoles. According to CVG, one user on an unnamed (for obvious reasons) hacking forum claimed to have used the app, writing, "Just tried it with BUZZ Quiz TV (EU) original disc -- Played a round of the game then quit, trophy's now show as 100% I have 70% previously." Evidently it doesn't work with all games, though, as Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and Batman: Arkham Asylum for some reason reportedly resisted the hack.
Sony issued a statement to CVG when asked about this application, although it is word-for-word the same prepared statement they released after the PS3's root key was published online: "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."
Once again, though, whether Sony can fix the issues through network updates remains to be seen -- hackers have claimed so far that the fallout of releasing the root key online is irreversible. As for the PS3 Unlocker app, one has to wonder: Doesn't cheating your way to instantly unlocking Trophies defeat the entire point and fun of unlocking them? Aren't these things even more meaningless when you can't brag about the obsessive play-time it took you to achieve them?
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