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by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:45- Categories:
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Sony has announced PlayStation Network PLAY, "a new program showcasing four of the season's hottest action titles".
Featuring Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition, The Baconing, BloodRayne: Betrayal and Renegade Ops, the PLAY promotion will become available for pre-order in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand from August 10, with the first release four days later and the program running until September 20.
With each pre-order from the PLAY program gamers will receive a PS3 theme, while each purchase will come with a separate gift. PlayStation Plus members will get an automatic 20 percent off every PLAY program purchase. Additionally, players who buy all four PLAY titles will receive a voucher code to download Payday: The Heist for free.
Here's the run-down of the PLAY line-up:
- August 24: Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition - This highly-anticipated action-fighting title from Capcom features 20 playable characters, HD graphics, more than 200 pieces of unlockable content, more than 100 trials and more than 100 challenges. When Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition is purchased through PLAY, purchasers will be able to unlock GILL, the self-proclaimed god, without having to beat the game with every character, as day-one DLC. Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition will be €14.99 and will be available for pre-order until August 18.
- August 31: The Baconing - The newest action-RPG title from Hothead Studios is the third in the popular DeathSpank series. Attempt to defeat the Anti-Spank and his army of Cyborques, before they cast an evil shadow over Spanktopia. Discover exciting new worlds and battle hordes of enemies as you search to unlock the secret within the Fires of Bacon. When The Baconing is purchased through PLAY, purchasers will receive an additional co-op character, Roesha - One Bad Mutha. The Baconing will be €12.99 and will be available for pre-order until August 25.
- September 7: BloodRayne: Betrayal - This 2D side-scrolling platformer from Majesco Entertainment features 15 bloodthirsty levels where Rayne attempts to infiltrate a treacherous castle, take out a fiendish horde and stop an evil vampire massacre. When BloodRayne: Betrayal is purchased through PLAY, purchasers will receive a BloodRayne: Betrayal virtual item for their PlayStationHome avatar and an exclusive dynamic theme. BloodRayne: Betrayal will be €12.99 and will be available for pre-order until September 1.
- September 14: Renegade Ops - This top-down, driving shooter from SEGA features a huge variety of vehicles, guns and endless enemies. The game features Sandbox-style missions, so there are many different ways to play. When Renegade Ops is purchased through PLAY, purchasers will receive a Vehicle & Character Pack with two new vehicles and special weapons. Renegade Ops will be €12.99 and will be available for pre-order until September 9.
- Bonus Gift: Payday: The Heist - This gritty, first-person shooter from Sony Online Entertainment lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next "big score." A PSN voucher code for Payday: The Heist will be provided to buyers of all four PLAY titles as a bonus gift provided they purchase the games on or before September 20, following release of the game. The game can also be pre-ordered separately starting September 21, 2011. European pricing for Payday: The Heist is to be confirmed.
by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:30- Categories:
- PS3 News
SCEE's senior development manager Simon Benson has toldGamesIndustry.biz that the cost of implementing 3D into home console games is so low as to become negligible.
"In some cases we've had titles where 3D has been half a per cent of overhead," he said.
"It can literally be the render programmer spending a couple of weeks manipulating it. Particularly if a game already has split screen in it, just take that mode of the game and reauthor it to deliver really high quality 3D. So often it's the case of it doesn't even hit the radar of whether we should or shouldn't, it can just be done."
He believed people often mistakenly assume that the costs faced by film and television productions also apply to games.
"It's not of the same magnitude as it is with say, movies or live productions, and having to make that decision. It really comes down to do with if the game teams that are making these titles think that the experience they're putting together is compelling enough and the title lends itself enough to this technology to add that feature in."
Simon Benson has been working with 3D at SCEE for two years, supporting internal and external studios. The full interview can be read here.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...alf-a-per-cent
...by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:24- Categories:
- PSP News,
- PS3 News,
- PS2 News,
- Nintendo DS News,
- Nintendo 3DS News,
- Nintendo Wii News,
- Xbox 360 News
Sales of the 3DS in Japan have dropped by half since Nintendo announced its decision to cut the price, Andriasang reports
The handheld sold 16,415 units last week, compared to 31,826 units the week before, with four of the seven days covered fell after the announcement.
The price drop won't come into effect until August 11, and sales of the 3DS are expected to decline further until then.
The Sony PSP led the hardware charts with 36,659 units sold, up from 26,854 the week before. Sales of the DSi XL, DSi and DS continued to stagnate, selling 5,267 units, 4,625 units and 138 units respectively.
The PlayStation 3 was the most popular console with 20,704 units, followed by the Wii with 18,232 units, and the Xbox 360 with 1,616 units sold.
In the software chart, Everyone's Rhythm Heaven held the top-spot with 81,938 units sold. Operation Flash Point: Red River and Dungeon Siege 3 both made the top 20, entering at 11th and 18th place respectively.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...op-50-per-cent
...by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:18
"Hackers' favorite recent target, Sony, has won an award at the Black Hat conference held in Las Vegas this week. However, much to the embarrassment of the company, the award it nailed was in the category of 'Epic Fail' of the year. The Pwnie awards, which are like Oscar equivalents in the hacker community, gave this 'honor' to Sony following the series of cyberattacks it was subjected to a few months back, which saw the company's PlayStation and PC gaming networks go down, as well as many other services suffering heavily."
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/st...t-Pwnie-Awards
...by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:08- Categories:
- PS3 News
Sony has just announced a rival to Microsoft's Summer of Arcade promotion, called PlayStation Network Play....
Similar to the XBLA offer, it contains four games released on Wednesdays at weekly intervals. Buying all four nets you a fifth, free.
Play begins on 24th August with the launch of Street Fighter III Third Strike Online Edition. 31st August brings DeathSpank threequel The Baconing.
7th September's game is Majesco's 2D platformer BloodRayne: Betrayal, while September 14th concludes the offer with Sega's Renegade Ops.
Gamers who grab all four before 20th September get co-operative FPS PayDay: The Heist free when it launches on 5th October.
Unlike Summer of Arcade games, PlayStation Network Play games are not platform exclusives. Instead, you'll get a free piece of DLC for each.
PlayStation Network Play.
Street Fighter III comes with the ability to unlock character Gill without having to complete the game. The Baconing comes with co-op character Roesha. BloodRayne: Betrayal's DLC is an avatar item for PlayStation Home, while Renegade Ops owners get a Vehicle and Character Pack.
The bonuses grow if you put down your money early. PlayStation Network Play titles can be pre-ordered and doing so unlocks a new PS3 desktop theme in addition to the DLC.
Pre-orders for the four Play titles open on 10th August and close on the Thursday before the game launches.
PlayStation Plus members get 20 per cent off each Play title until 20th September.
Microsoft's Summer of Arcade is already in full swing. This year's games include enchanting role-player Bastion, the intriguing God game From Dust, stylish 2D platformer Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Fruit Ninja Kinect and Toy Soldiers sequel Cold War. Buy all five and you'll get Crimson Alliance free.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...f-arcade-rival
by Published on August 7th, 2011 21:02- Categories:
- PS3 News
Planning to enjoy a little Killzone 3 multiplayer over breakfast tomorrow morning? Tough. All online play for SCEE-published games will be unavailable between 5.30am and 10.30am due to PSN "network maintenance"....
"Please note for the duration of this period SCEE titles only will not be available online, and there may be additional downtime after for testing purposes," added a statement from Sony.
"This will not affect your ability to sign in to the PlayStation Network, and you will still be able to play other titles online."
Unsure which games fall under SCEE's jurisdiction?Here's a list.
There was no mention of what the purpose of the maintenance is.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...morrow-morning
by Published on August 7th, 2011 20:54- Categories:
- PS3 News,
- PC News,
- Xbox 360 News
Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has explained why Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat are unlikely bedfellows....
"I actually get a lot of requests for Street Fighter vs. Mortal Kombat on my Twitter feed and elsewhere," Ono told the US PlayStation blog.
"I understand why people want it, but it's easier said than done. Having Chun Li getting her spine ripped out, or Ryu's head bouncing off the floor... it doesn't necessarily match."
Fighting game fans have wondered about a Street Fighter Mortal Kombat crossover game for years.
In 2008 Mortal Kombat chief Ed Boon revealed he tried to make Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter happen but "ran into a road block".
Boon contacted Street Fighter publisher Capcom in the past to try and get Sub Zero and co facing off against Ryu and Ken.
"We made phone calls," he said. "But Capcom is in Japan, and with the distance, there's communication gaps and what not. It just never panned out. It would have been very cool. I'm a fan of the other fighting genres and stuff like that. I just thought it would be a cool novelty to have.
"I've always wanted to cross MK over since about MK4, or something like that. I'm a big fan of all of the other fighting games, Street Fighter, Tekken. I always thought, wouldn't it be cool to have MK vs. SF and MK vs. Tekken? We pursued some of those ideas to the extent we could but we always ran into some kind of road block and couldn't do it."
More likely, perhaps, is Marvel vs. DC, which Ono described as a "dream project".
It "would be pretty damned cool if we could ever pull it off," Ono said. "I'm a big comic-book fan. Now if I can get the presidents of those two companies in the same room shaking hands, then we could get something started. I'd love to see that just as a fan!"
Until then, crossover fighting game fans will have to make do with Street Fighter x Tekken, due out next year.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...-mortal-kombat
by Published on August 6th, 2011 05:49- Categories:
- PS3 News,
- DCEmu Reviews
XCM Re-Mapper for Xbox 360
Manufacturer: XCM
Site: Buy from Play-Asia / Buy from Amazon
Price: $69.90
Overview : To some, the Xbox 360™ controller is most arguably the best controller, but the button location may not be the perfect place for some games. In order to fix this, you may need to re-map some buttons that will suit your preference and gaming style. What if you're left handed and like to use the left LT as your shooting trigger and RT trigger for throwing grenades or even switching weapons? The XCM Re-Mapper allows you to re-map ANY button on a wired Xbox 360™ controller (except SELECT, START and Guide button) making gameplay that much easier, enjoyable and playable now.
*You MUST use a wired Xbox 360™ controller. XCM Re-Mapper will NOT work with wireless Xbox 360 controller Play & Charge Kit.
Quality/Usability : Connecting the XCM Re-Mapper is pretty straight forward. First connect the Official Xbox 360™ wired controller to the USB port of XCM Re-Mapper. Then plug the XCM Re-Mapper USB plug to the Xbox 360™ console.
How to Use :
(1). For an instance, if you want the “LT” key to replace the “RT” key:
a. Press the “P” program button once. The program indicator will light up. The XCM Re-Mapper is now entering programming mode. The Manual On/Off switch function is temporarily non-functional.
b. Now press the silver printed word “RT” button on the XCM Re-Mapper. The “RT” button indicator will light up in red. The program indicator will begin to blink.
c. Press the yellow printed word “LT” button and the “LT” button indicator will light up in red. The program indicator will now stop blinking.
d. If you want to remap other keys, follow the above steps “b” and “c” until you are done remapping. If you are done with your remapping of buttons, finally press the program button “P” once. All the indicator lights will turn off and this will exit the programming mode. Now you have the new setting included from the above steps; pressing the “RT” key = “LT” key.
Note: the GUIDE key can not be programmed.
(2). Swapping the Left and Right analog sticks.
Press the program button “P” and the program indicator will light up. Push the Left or Right analog stick in any direction and the program indicator lights will turn off. The functions of these 2 analog sticks are now swapped. If this step is repeated again, the function of these 2 analog sticks will revert back to its default function. This swap procedure does not change the function of the RC and LC key. The UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT directions on the analog stick can not be swapped. This only swaps analog sticks. Left analog stick will now be where the Right analog stick is and the Right analog stick will be where the Left analog stick.
(3). Display the programmed buttons.
By pressing on the program button “P”, some of the programmed buttons will be light up in red. On the XCM Re-Mapper, press the program button “P” again to exit out of programming mode.
If you set the “LT” key to the “RT” key, “Y” key to the “X” key, when pressing on the program button “P”, the yellow printed words “LT”, “Y” and the silver printed words “RT”, “X”, will all be light up.
When using the Official wired Xbox 360™ controller, if pressing the wired controller “RT” key, on the XCM Re-Mapper, the silver printed word “RT” and yellow printed word “LT” will both be light up in the color blue. If pressing the wired controller “X” key, on the XCM Re-Mapper, the silver printed word “X” and yellow printed word “Y” button indicator will both be light up in the color blue.
Note: the setting will be saved for the next gameplay (ONLY for the same game)
(4). How to clear the settings.
a. If you want to clear a single setting, for instance: you had set “LT” key to replace the “RT” key, press the program button “P” once. The silver printed word “RT”, yellow printed word “LT” and program indicator will all be light up in red. Now press the silver printed word “RT” program button once. The program indicator will begin to blink, Press the silver printed “RT” program button again and the program indicator will stay red. The silver printed word “RT” and yellow printed word “LT” indicator will be off. Finally press the program button “P” to exit the programming mode.
b. To clear all the re-mapped settings, simply press and hold the program button “P” until the program indicator starts to blink. Release the button and the program indicator lights will turn off after 3 seconds. All the re-mapped setting are now cleared and reverted back to default settings.
Here is a video on how to use XCM Re-Mapper with Wired Xbox 360 Controller for Xbox360 as well:
What is nice about the XCM Re-Mapper is that you are able to update it if there is ever a new firmware released for it. You can check to see if there is any new firmwares or updates here. You can also find instructions on how to perform an update here.
Conclusion : Overall, the XCM Re-Mapper for the Xbox 360 does what it says. Yes, Xbox 360 games allows you to remap buttons but not all games do and if they do, they may limit you to what can and can not be mapped. The XCM Re-Mapper gives you full reign of re-mapping the buttons on your controller except for the SELECT, START and Guide button.
Unfortunately, in order to get this to work, you'll need a WIRED Xbox 360 controller. A Play and Charge Kit will not work. This seems to be a standard requirement for XCM adapters on Xbox 360 consoles even if it's just to activate the XCM adapter. If you already have other XCM adapters for the Xbox 360, you won't need to buy a WIRED controller. Third party controllers such as MadCatz, HORI and others will work but not all will. OEM Microsoft controllers is your safest bet. Another down fall is that you are unable to use a wired headset. So if you don't have a wireless headset already, you'll have to shell out additional money.by Published on August 6th, 2011 05:19- Categories:
- PS3 News,
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Cobra USB Jailbreak Dongle PS3
Manufacturer: Cobra
Site: Buy from LighTake
Price: $34.99
Overview : The Cobra USB will unlock all the features of your device without needing to open up your console and voiding your warranty, or damage the components. Just by inserting this USB, you can watch your Blu-Ray discs region free as well as play DVDs and Blu-Rays via ISO on your HDD. You will be able to play your PS1 ISO files as well as PS3 ISO files on your HDD or USB. The Cobra is compatible with fat and slim consoles from any region. As well this device can flash and upgrade your firmware to 3.55 and the downgrade back to regular firmware at will. It has a slick UI and customized options with easy navigation. Also it utilizes an onboard Actel based encryption engine to prevent device cloning. An added bonus is the easy mode selection via a switch allowing you to choose from PC update, PS3 downgrade and regular PS3 device mode.
Features :
- Blu-Ray Movie region free functionality**
- Allows you to play Blu-Ray movie ISO’s from HDD**
- Allows you to play DVD movie ISO’s from HDD**
- Integrated support to play PS1 game ISO’s from HDD**
- Enjoy PS3 games with files >4GB on external USB HDD**
- Integrated support to play PS2 ISO's on CECHC, CECHE, CECHA and CECHB backwards compatible consoles.
- Partial support on other PS3 consoles to play PS2 ISO's via software emulation
- Supports FAT and SLIM PS3 consoles any region
- Supports versions up to 3.55
- Unique custom Cobra firmware acts as OFW when dongle not inserted
- Play PS3 games from internal HDD
- PS3, PSX, DVD and Blu-Ray ISO's can now be played without a real disc inserted in the PS3
- MCU firmware and flash firmware updateable using easy to use free PC updater
- First class customer support and free regular firmware upgrades
- No need to open your console, just plug and play
- High quality components and materials used throughout
- Unique and built from scratch Cobra USB manager featuring slick U.I. and customized options with easy navigation
- Actel based encryption engine onboard to prevent device cloning
- Fast onboard 2 Mbyte SPI flash for firmware storage
- High quality onboard MCU
- Easy mode selection via switch (PC update, PS3 downgrader, regular PS3 device mode)
- Downgrader functionality included free of charge, allowing users to upgrade firmware to and from 3.41 at will.
- Multi-lingual user interface (English, Spanish and French as standard with more languages to be supported later)
** = World's first implementation
Quality/Usability : AS A REMINDER, WE DO NOT CONDONE PIRACY. THIS REVIEW IS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
The Cobra USB dongle comes in a box that has a snake skin like look and is surrounded with foam for added protection. The Cobra USB dongle is available in 2 versions: one with firmware pre-installed and a blank version where the firmware will have to be downloaded from the Cobra USB website. You can download the required files and firmware here. For additional information on how to update or install your Cobra USB, you can also download the latest user manual from the link.
Before getting the Cobra USB to work, you must first installed the necessary drivers on your PC. Once you installed the drivers, you can update the Cobra's firmware. To update Cobra USB firmware, just drag and drop the update file into the cobraflash program. Wait for the update to complete and when asked, press ENTER to exit. It is important to not remove the device while the update is in progress.
Cobra 3.55 cfw installation (same method if newer cfw's are released)
- Download the PS3UPDAT.PUP file of the cobra CFW. The MD5 of this file is 0922794CFB2FA4CB3DF71C8C3E391E08.
- Copy this file to any usb drive, in /PS3/UPDATE/ folder (create the folders if they don’t exist), and connect it to the PS3.
- If you are on a firmware prior to 3.55, including cfw, install the update using the XMB, remember to choose “Update via Storage Media”. Follow any instructions, and skip the next steps.
- If you are on firmware 3.55, ofw or cfw, in some consoles you will be able to update using the XMB. In other consoles, you will be given an error complaining that latest firmware is already installed. On those consoles, you will have to install cobra cfw in recovery mode. Next steps explain how to enter this mode.
- To enter recovery mode, power off the PS3. Keep the usb drive with the cfw pup as the only device connected to the PS3.
- Power on the PS3 keeping the power button pressed until the PS3 powers off.
- Power on again the PS3 keeping the power button, until you hear one beep followed by a double beep.
- You are now in recovery mode, connect a PS3 controller to any USB port, choose option 6 in the screen, and follow any other on screen instructions.
Note: Cobra CFW will behave like a 3.55 ofw if the PS3 is booted without Cobra USB connected. It is useless to install this CFW if you don’t have a Cobra USB device. Cobra USB requires certain binary files of the firmware not to be changed. Changing these files may make Cobra USB not to work at all, or to behave incorrectly. Changing fonts, xml, etc is fine, if the user knows what he is doing.
Advice: if you want to update the system again to install other firmware, we recommend to do it booting the PS3 without Cobra USB connected. It will probably work with Cobra USB connected too, but it is safer to update without Cobra patches present.
Jailbreak instructions
- Firstly, you must install cobra 3.55 cfw. (Cobra no longer supports 3.41 firmwares)
- Your PS3 must be powered off. Unlike in previous versions, there is no need of a full power off, or removing any disc.
- Insert Cobra USB in the PS3. Make sure that it is in PC mode (switch in left position). Yes, PC mode. Since firmware 3.00, PC mode and jailbreak modes are equivalent, however, we recommend using PC mode for both jailbreak and cobra updates, downgrade position for factory service mode, and leave the jailbreak position (middle position) unused.
In PS3 models with four USB ports, don’t use the one in the left, except in the case that another USB device is also connected at the same time.
Unlike in previous versions, you can have other USB devices connected at booting time if you wish. - Simply turn on the PS3 without doing any button combo.
- Cobra blue led will turn on for a short moment, followed by the red led blinking. After some time, green led will turn on and PS3 will be in Cobra mode.
When the Cobra USB is plugged into the USB port of the PS3, the logo on the dongle lights up in a bright white.
Installation of the Cobra Manager is the same as installing any package. Load the manager onto a USB storage device (not Cobra USB) via PC, load PS3 into jailbreak mode, insert USB storage device and “Install Package Files”. The Cobra Manager is similar to any other backup manager released for jailbroken PS3's. Cobra USB Manager loads PS3 game backups from the following directories:
- /dev_hdd0/GAMES
- /dev_hdd0/BDRIPS
- /dev_hdd0/GAMEZ
- /dev_hdd0/PS3ISO (for ISO backups)
- /dev_usbXXX/GAMES
- /dev_usbXXX/GAMEZ
- /dev_usbXXX/PS3ISO (for ISO backups)
And it writes game backups to:
- /dev_hdd0/GAMES
- /dev_hdd0/PS3ISO (for ISO backups)
- /dev_usbXXX/GAMES
- /dev_usbXXX/PS3ISO (for ISO backups)
Making Blu-Ray backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from the XMB.
- Press square to change to Blu-Ray mode.
- Insert a Blu-Ray (BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE). It will appear at the beginning of the list.
- Select it, press circle, and choose the destination device from the list. Wait for the copy to complete.
Warning: although Cobra USB Manager allows original Blu-Ray movies to be copied, backups won’t work because of AACS copy protection. However, you can transfer these backups to your PC, decrypt them using some tool such as AnyDvd HD, DVDFab, etc, and transfer the decrypted ISO back to the PS3. If you have a Blu-Ray reader on your computer, you may want to do the full process there instead.
Playing Blu-Ray backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from the XMB.
- Press square to change to Blu-Ray mode.
- Choose the backup from the list and press X.
- Cobra USB Manager will mount the backup and exit. You can play your movie backup using the XMB player.
- When you are done playing the backup, you can start Cobra USB Manager again if you wish to unload the backup.
Cobra USB Manager uses the following directories to load/write Blu-Ray backups in ISO format:
- /dev_hdd0/BDISO
- /dev_usbXXX/BDISO
ISO files can be split using the same naming convention used for game backups in ISO format. Blu-Ray backups are not limited to movies; any kind of ISO file having a file system recognized by the PS3 can be mounted as a Blu-Ray.
Making DVD backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square twice to change to DVD mode.
- Insert a DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW. It will appear at the beginning of the list.
- Select it, press circle, and choose the destination device from the list. Wait for the copy to complete.
Warning: although Cobra USB Manager allows original DVD movies to be copied, backups won’t work if they use CSS copy protection. In these cases, it is a better idea to do the backup in a computer using any program that removes CSS, and then transfer the unprotected backup to the PS3.
Playing DVD backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square twice to change to DVD mode.
- Choose the backup from the list and press X.
- Cobra USB Manager will mount the backup and exit. You can play your movie backup using the XMB player.
- When you are done playing the backup, you can start Cobra USB Manager again if you wish to unload the backup.
Cobra USB Manager uses the following directories to load/write DVD backups in ISO format:
- /dev_hdd0/DVDISO
- /dev_usbXXX/DVDISO
ISO files can be split using the same naming convention used for game backups in ISO format. DVD backups are not limited to movies; any kind of ISO file having a file system recognized by the PS3 can be mounted as a DVD.
Making PSX backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square three times to change to PSX mode.
- Insert an original PSX game or a backup in a CD-R disc. It will appear at the beginning of the list.
- Select it, press circle, and choose the destination device from the list. Wait for the copy to complete. If the game only contains the data track, the backup will be in ISO format; if it contains more tracks, cue/bin format will be used instead.
Playing PSX backups
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square three times to change to PSX mode.
- Choose the backup from the list and press X.
- Cobra USB Manager will mount the backup and exit. You can start the PSX game backup from the XMB.
Cobra USB Manager uses the following directories to load/write PSX backups:
- /dev_hdd0/PSXISO
- /dev_usbXXX/PSXISO
Allowed format are:
- ISO (mode 2/2352).
- Cue+bin. Data track must be mode 2/2352.
Cue+bin+wav is not supported: audio tracks in wav files are ignored.
Playing PSX backups in CD-R
Cobra USB allows PSX backups in CD-R discs to be transparently started from XMB without the need of Cobra USB Manager.
PSX region
Cobra USB bypasses PSX region for original PSX games, and backups in both CD-R and ISO/cue format.
However there is currently a frame rate issue, and NTSC games don’t play properly on PAL consoles and vice versa.
Making PS2 backups
This feature is mainly for backwards compatible models (CECHA, CECHB, CECHC and CECHE). PS2 mode won’t appear in other models unless the software emulator option is unlocked (see “Settings menu” section)
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square four times to change to PS2 mode.
- Insert an original PS2 game or a DVD+/-R or CD-R backup. It will appear at the beginning of the list.
- Select it, press circle, and choose the destination device from the list. Wait for the copy to complete.
Playing PS2 backups
This feature is mainly for backwards compatible models (CECHA, CECHB, CECHC and CECHE), although PS2 backups can be loaded in other models if the software emulator is unlocked (see “Settings Menu” section).
Currently, PS2 backups can only be loaded from internal disc, and not from external drives or optical discs. You can however transfer backups between them.
- Start Cobra USB Manager from XMB.
- Press square four times to change to PS2 mode.
- Choose the backup from the list and press X.
- Cobra USB Manager will mount the backup and exit. You can start the PS2 game backup from the XMB. Don’t forget that you must assign slots to virtual memory cards in the XMB if they aren’t already assigned.
Cobra USB Manager uses the following directories for PS2 backups:
- /dev_hdd0/PS2ISO
- /dev_usbXXX/PS2ISO -> currently, only for transferring, not loading
Allowed format are:
- DVD backups: ISO files with 2048 bytes per sector.
- CD backups:
- ISO files with 2048 or 2352 bytes per sector; CD backups with 2352 bytes per sector are more compatible.
- Cue+bin: Data track must be mode 2/2352.
Cue+bin+wav is not supported: audio tracks in wav files are ignored.
PS2 ISO backups are automatically unmounted when returning to XMB from the game.
Because of the special nature of the PS2 emulator, Cobra USB must be connected when exiting a PS2 game from the emulator menu. If Cobra USB is not connected, you will return to a normal not patched 3.55 XMB.
PS2 region
Currently, there is no support to load original games from different region. However, backups in ISO are region free, and the PS2 emulator successfully switches to the proper frame rate.
The regional lock of original discs doesn’t apply to making backups; you can backup your regional locked game and play the ISO backup.
Settings menu
Settings menu can be entered in Cobra USB Manager by pressing R1. Use left-right to change settings.
Currently, the following settings can be changed:
- Blu-Ray region: you can fake here the region for blu-ray playback, allowing the playing of movies of different regions. This process doesn’t write anything in the system flash, region is only faked when starting the console with Cobra USB.
- DVD region: you can fake here the region for DVD-video playback, allowing the playing of DVD video of different regions. This only applies to RCE protected titles, standard DVD regional protection is already bypassed by Cobra USB. This process doesn’t write anything in the system flash, region is only faked when starting the console with Cobra USB.
- Games launch mode: you can change here how games are launched. XMB mode means that Cobra USB Manager will exit back to XMB when selecting a game and you must start it from XMB. In direct mode, Cobra USB Manager will launch the game directly, this may lower compatibility.
- PS2 Software emulator: this option appears only on not backwards compatible models. If enabled, users of these models can test ps2 original games and backups in ISO format using the PS2 software emulator.
This option is disabled by default because the software emulator doesn’t have much quality; it is slow and has several problems like virtual memory card not working, graphical glitches, and hangs. In ps3 slims, it has some additional problems, like controller only working if connected to an USB port.
Once this option is enabled, users of not backwards compatible models can follow the instructions in the PS2 sections to load and make backups.
Blu-Ray region, DVD regions and PS2 software emulator settings are saved on Cobra USB internal flash.
If you have removed Cobra USB, please insert it again before saving settings.
FTP
You can use FTP to transfer files to the PS3 from your computer. To activate FTP, press L1 on Cobra USB Manager.
In the PC, use an ftp client such as FileZilla.
In host field, type the IP address of your PS3. As username, specify CBUM01234. Password can be left blank.
Factory Service Mode
Factory Service Mode is used to perform operations like downgrade.
To enter factory service mode using Cobra, follow these instructions.
- Power off your PS3.
- Insert Cobra USB in the PS3. Make sure that it is in factory service mode (switch in right position).
- Turn on PS3 and press eject quickly.
- Blue and green LED’s of Cobra will flash while booting, green led will be the final led on success. If you are on a regular ofw or cfw, the console will shut down. If you are on cobra CFW, the console will continue booting normally (unless it is semibricked, in that case it will stay on forever). In both cases, don’t worry, despite that, the PS3 flag that sets factory service mode will have been written, just shutdown your PS3 manually and next time you will be in factory service mode.
- You are now in factory service mode. Don’t connect Cobra USB while in factory service mode.
You can find tutorials on the internet to perform operations like downgrade, exiting factory service mode, etc.
Conclusion : Overall, the Cobra USB Dongle for the PS3 works as Cobra said it would. If you're still holding onto your precious 3.41 firmware, you're going to have to give it up. The Cobra Team released a Cobra 3.0 firmware pack. In this release they enabled the Cobra USB device on 3.55 via use of their own cfw. With this new firmware pack, it makes sense to no longer support 3.41. You should always be as updated as possible since older versions are no longer supported or would have compatibility issues. What I love about their custom firmware is that with the Cobra plugged in, it's jailbroken but when it's not plugged in, the custom firmware acts like an official firmware as if it was never modified.
Making backups of DVDs or Blu-Rays will require a little bit more of an effort thanks to the copy protection but the instructions are pretty straight forward. No other jailbreak dongles or known methods that I know of that allows you to backup movies from your PS3.
Own a E3Card or other jailbreak devices? I'm sure devs are currently working on reverse engineering Cobra's work to make it open sourced so that it is compatible with other dongles but with 2 releases already, it still hasn't been cracked. I guess Cobra has a good protection on it. With the PS3 scene being quiet, hopefully the Cobra Team will continue to release new and exciting features for the PlayStation 3.
3.55 isn't the latest firmware update so it will not play any of the new games the requires higher firmware until Cobra or someone jailbreaks Sony's latest firmwares. Also, there is still no access to PSN. So there is no online play. If you want online access, either forget about jailbreaking your PS3 or get a second PS3; one for jailbreaking and one for online and normal use.
by Published on August 5th, 2011 09:30- Categories:
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