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"PlayStation Portal Hackers Aid Sony in Patching PSP Game Exploit"

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Source: IGN
"PlayStation Portal Hackers Aid Sony in Patching PSP Game Exploit"
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TL;DR

Google engineers hacked the PlayStation Portal to run emulated PSP games, but responsibly reported the issues to Sony, leading to the exploit being fixed in the 2.06 update. The team had no plans to release the hack and expressed bemusement at backlash over disclosing the exploit, stating that reporting versus not reporting only results in a few weeks' difference in patching.

Topics:technology#hacking#playstation-portal#psp-games#software-exploit#sony#technology
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  1. Sony Fixed Exploit That Let PlayStation Portal Run Emulated PSP Games After Hackers 'Responsibly Reported Issues to PlayStation'  IGN
  2. Hackers who got PS Portal to run PSP games offline helped Sony to patch out the exploit | VGC  Video Games Chronicle
  3. PlayStation Portal: TheFloW confirms exploit patched in Firmware 2.06  Wololo.net
  4. Programmers got PSP games running on the PlayStation Portal, then “responsibly reported” the exploit so it could be patched  TechRadar
  5. Those Who Hacked the PlayStation Portal to Run PSP Games Have Helped Sony Fix the Exploit - News  VGChartz

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