PS3 Development

Did you know you can play any PS2 game on a custom firmware PS3? This guide will show you how to take discs that you own and convert them to play on the latest Sony system.

One Hacker's Opinion is our weekly DashHacks catch-up news column. Do you want to hear about the biggest hacks and how they might impact the industry? Today's edition features a bunch of cool hardware mods, scene shockers, and Nintendo news that has us all talking!

Bethesda's upcoming Wolfenstein: New World Order shocked us all by electing not to include multiplayer as part of the plan. It sounds a bit weird, but it may not have been the worst idea. Here are five reasons why excluding online modes could be a smart decision.

Speculation is on the rise for just about every console you can imagine. Has Sony left major security holes open in the PS Vita and PS3? Is the Wii U a failure? What can we expect in the next Xbox? Find out in this week's One Hacker's Opinion!

The shooter genre has certainly become one of  the most controversial game types in history. For those that think the genre is fading fast, here are just a few tips that could help revive it.

While the verdict still remains unclear with regards to the next-generation Xbox and its "always on" features, the PS4 is taking a firm stance in the negative. See the official word here!

By now we've probably all heard about the PS4's "Share" feature, but did you know that you may not be able to activate it at all times? Find out all the details here!

An update to TrueAncestor Eboot/SELF Rebuilder has been released by developer JjKkYu. Read on for more info fellow sceners.

If you are forever worrying about the inevitable moment of when your PS3 will overheat, take a look at this application for custom firmware PS3's.

Thanks to the recent developments by doobz and company to create a PSP Remaster option in PSPtoPS3, $n!pR and Aldo have both updated their own tools to add the new option as well.

The Grand Theft Auto series has always been known to have some crazy cheats thanks to its sandbox appeal, but thanks to scene man EvilB, PS3 hackers will be greeted to the mod to pretty much end all mods.

ScummVM is a point and click adventurers dream that allows players to experience some of the best games ever made. PS3 users will soon have something to look forward to with a new update for the virtual machine.

Take a look at another test build of Showtime Media Server.

The scene is a place with many trends, and I've got the tools to prove it. While PSP Minis apps continue to dominate our traffic, this week also saw some updates to hacker essentials. Check them out here!

I know we've already got a whole bunch of PSP to PS3 Mini conversion tools out there, but they remain so popular that I couldn't resist. This new creation by $n!pR could be just what you're looking for!

The tech industry is abuzz with features we might see in the next generation of gaming, but do we really want all of them? From always on capability to social media integration, let's take a look at the evidence!

Congratulations to all of our DashHackers out there, because you guys made this one of the biggest download weeks I have ever seen. What tools made it happen? We've got new entries from Aldo, PS3ITA, and PSP Mini apps worth checking up on!

Not too long ago, I let you in on the little secret of a PS3 Mini GUI called Bite. With a revised name comes some massive updates in this newly released version!

As I'm sure you already know by now, BioShock Infinite takes place in the 1901 cloud city known as Columbia. It's definitely not historically accurate, but this Irrational Games gem wasn't the first to pull that trick. Check out these other franchises that have attempted to bend history!

CaptainCPS-X is at it again with another update to PS2 Classics Manager. This one builds off the previous release by addressing some issues with memory cards and the games database.