An update to my previous post about setting up your own web server and using DNS to get your PS3 on the PSN with the old firmware: it seems as if Sony has “fixed” this little loophole that made our PS3s once again functional sometime yesterday (2010-04-14).
No word yet on re-enabling this feature without upgrading to the latest firmware.
Sony, let me tell you something: this is one fight you cannot possibly win. You saw what happened with the PSP. People started releasing firmware hacks for it and after that, it was over. Removing a very useful feature, a feature that I’ve already paid for, is not a very wise move on your part. You’ve angered the same gods that brought down hellfire upon the PSP. Geohot has said not to upgrade because he is looking into a safe way of upgrading and not losing “Install Other OS.” Let’s hope that works out.
