PSJailBreak.com is the official website for the "mod chip" and has videos demonstrating the hack in action. At first there were several skeptics due to other fakes on the market, but several mod chip resellers have confirmed the legitimacy of the mod. The unit should also be able to be used for home brew games and applications, but may take a while since the mod has yet to be released. North American distributor ShopPSJailBreak mentions their first shipment is to arrive this Monday, August 23. They currently have a waiting list for those interested in purchasing one. ShopPSJailBreak is listed as an "authorized" distributor for the PSJailBreak, but I do have a few concerns on their website. First off, ShopPSJailBreak is the spitting image of an infomercial. The website has a very 'clean' look to it, but reads too much like an ad. I wouldn't normally criticize this as this mod was just announced a few days ago and it takes a bit of time to create website. BUT, the domain name was purchased June 30, 2010 and the SSL cert purchased July 8, 2010. They obviously knew of the mod and had time to create a website for over a month. I think this 'distributor' is directly affiliated with (if not) the creators of the mod. Since the website has been around for a while, they were obviously in the 'know' so that sort of adds their legitimacy. Plus their first shipment will arrive on August 23 while other websites are reporting August 27. It only makes since that the creators would get the 'first' shipment (on August 23) then distribute to other retailers at that time.
Not sure how I got side tracked on the only North American distributor, but I found it a bit interesting... Anyways, since this mod appears to 100% authentic this leaves us to ponder how long it will take Sony to break this functionality (if at all possible). This is very similar to how the PSP was hacked with the Pandora battery and the only way to break that functionality was to redesign the hardware. Will Sony be able to patch this with a quick software update? Or will a redesign of the motherboard be on its way soon? If a software update is released the dongle is supposedly upgradeable via USB port, but how long until they can crack that? If users don't update the software to retain 'backup capabilities' will new games released require newer software and not work correctly? Only time will tell.
One thing is for sure, I am sure they are some ticked off people at Sony right now. Maybe they should be happy though, this is bound to increase sales of consoles. But could also lead to a decrease in game sales. Time to wait and see.











