PS3 Jailbreak Site Irony

Pirate Hubris

   The PS3 Jailbreak was designed to circumvent Sony's copy protection but it's ironic that their site states the following:

"Beware of imitators and Chinese knockoffs"

   So, pirates are afraid of having their product pirated? Since the Jailbreak is essentially a USB drive with an executable program on it, bootleggers who crack and copy the device will assuredly start selling their own versions of the Jailbreak within days of its release into the market. 
   The current price of the dongle is approximately US$120 but if bootlegs are manufactured, Gaming Exodus would anticipate prices to plunge below US$20 as the market is flooded with imitations and "Chinese knockoffs." This situation would be similar to the days of the original Playstation modchips where massive supplies soon forced prices from roughly $40 per chip to less than $5.

The Jailbreak site's "Engrish" description for the Jailbreak follows below:

http://psjailbreak.com/

* PS Jailbreak is a USB plug and play solution that installs in seconds, keeping your valid warranty seal in tact.

* Easy to use installer and GUI takes you step by step.

* Compatible with all production models FAT and SLIM. Supports all regions: USA, JAP, PAL and KOREA

* PS Jailbreak disables forced software updates and will never brick your console.

* Supports all games (it does not allow backups of bluray movies , dvd movies , or past consoles games)

* Backup games to your internal hard drive or external hard drive through USB, and boot directly off GUI. Eliminating the need for expensive blueray burners and costly blank media.

* Play backups off your hard drives 2x as fast as off the blueray drive. This eliminates lags and glitches to provide you with smoother game play.

* Open up your console to a new generation of homebrew applications. Load homebrew apps/games off any USB hard drive/flash drive.

* Fully updatable with new features/updates by connecting PS Jailbreak to any computers USB port.

* For installation instructions and operation instructions please click here

Playstation 3 Jailbreak Sales Halted

   Sony has convinced an Australian Federal Court to issue an injunction against presales of the Playstation 3 Jailbreak mod which plugs into the PS3's USB port. Based on information released thus far, the Jailbreak allows the Playstation 3 to boot pirated software from a hard drive. Further information appears to indicate that the Playstation 3's normal boot process is interrupted and the software on the Jailbreak allows the Playstation 3 console to mimic the functionality of a development station PS3. An original Playstation 3 game is still required to load the games stored on the hard drive but the potential for rampant piracy allowed Sony to obtain the injunction. Three Australian modchip sellers were named in the injunction:

1) Quantronics
2) OzModChips.com
3) ModSupplier.com

   Although modchips are illegal in most parts of the world, they are legal in Australia. The injunction is in force until August 31. If the injunction is stayed, the PS3 Jailbreak will remain unavailable for sale.

   The Jailbreak website also lists resellers in Canada, Europe, and the United States. Modchips and copyright circumvention devices are illegal in the States and it is unclear if the US-based seller "Shop PS Jailbreak" is aware of the ramifications and legal liabilities of selling an outlawed product. Stay tuned for the drama to unfold.