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backing up PS3 saves?

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Sosseres:

--- Quote from: Soulreaper77 on October 31, 2010, 11:50:50 AM ---That's why JB'ing the PS3 is so awesome because every game is played from the HDD. I still don't understand why that isn't the standard now instead of physically selling the games, doing things like Steam has, to guarantee fast loading times + less waste (plastic cover, BD, booklet).
I hope that the next generation consoles have no players anymore but only HDD, preferably SSDs. 

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I don't hope for that, I don't even connect my consoles to the net, I see not point in doing that. Would have to connect it through my PC or get a router, too bothersome for the gain.

monstor666:
worse comes to worse...just RAID your ps3 HDD

kurandoinu:

--- Quote from: Sosseres on October 31, 2010, 05:04:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: Soulreaper77 on October 31, 2010, 11:50:50 AM ---That's why JB'ing the PS3 is so awesome because every game is played from the HDD. I still don't understand why that isn't the standard now instead of physically selling the games, doing things like Steam has, to guarantee fast loading times + less waste (plastic cover, BD, booklet).
I hope that the next generation consoles have no players anymore but only HDD, preferably SSDs. 

--- End quote ---

I don't hope for that, I don't even connect my consoles to the net, I see not point in doing that. Would have to connect it through my PC or get a router, too bothersome for the gain.

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+1. Plus, I get most of my games second hand anyway. And I LIKE cases and things

daveLovesIt:
Backups to fat32 work fine. As you try to backup each save, it will tell you if they are locked.

You can open your PS3 to replace the HDD, without voiding warranty (on the slim model at least, but I believe the older versions). Therefore, you can actually copy a locked save, if you know how to handle the disc outside of the console and how to dump the right data. This save will not work on another PS3, however. Boohoo.

But wait - moving the save legitimately to another PS3, then restoring the dumped data to the disc gets us a locked save copy!! We can also compare these different save dumps and work something out about encryption methods and and keys. Once we have that, we can sign code we write ourselves and write game mods and tools if we track down the right docs or just reverse engineer stuff.

So what I mean is, its a computer with HDD in it with data on it. You have physical access to it and when it isn't connected to a network there are no admins to stop you doing whatever you want. At present time, I would consider console-hacking boards "spoilers" as I've only had one for a week, and have been busy working out how to repack anime for best results. (Well, that and trying to interfere with the boot process so I can restore the otherOS funcionality). But I do hear tell that the newest models have been hacked/unlocked already, so there is absolutely no need to understand the processes yourself, if you fancy risking your hardware with some random tools you download from the net....?

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