Posts tagged firm ware

Xbox 360 firmware update prevents XBL banning

by Ross Miller (May 31st 2007 4:56PM)

O, the irony! Modders have used firmware modifications to block Microsoft's efforts to ban modded Xbox 360s from using Xbox Live. The firmware upgrade is for TS-H943 DVD drives that are used to play backup copies of your legally purchased Xbox 360 titles and "defeats all current and some future ...

Current PlayStation classics to be PS3 compatible in May

by Ross Miller (Apr 19th 2007 5:55PM)

Sony has confirmed with IGN what Joystiq and the Fanboy sites discovered last night: current downloaded PlayStation Classic titles do not work on the PS3, despite its firmware upgrade. The problem is that two files -- the ROM and its certification key -- are needed for the PS One titles to work on ...

Wii Startup Disc is (surprise!) a set up disk

by Ross Miller (Nov 3rd 2006 4:55PM)

"Please insert your Wii Startup Disc. This will set up your Wii console." The mysterious Wii Startup Disc that was listed on the back of the Wii box has been summoned in public. While glancing over the Wii kiosk set up at the South Shore Mall Software Etc. in Bay Shore, NY, Engadget superstar Paul ...