Based on a source very close to Sony, the company is currently working on a new revision for the PS3 but unlike the PS3 Slim, this revision is focused completely on security.
Taking inspiration from the PSN hacking and Microsoft's own new disc format, Sony is in the process of redesigning the disc format for the PS3 using the BD driver and not the motherboard in a similar way to Microsoft's recent disc update beta process.
This would allow Sony to put the security changes on the discs themselves and use a firmware update to make them readable on all PS3s.
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Presumably this would at least prevent these newer consoles from running copied games with an additional layer of authentication. It’s likely that there will be some kind of watermark on genuine PlayStation 3 discs that the drive is looking for. All of these measures are in response to the acquisition of the PS3 root encryption key earlier this year (2011) by hacker GeoHot which allows unlicensed code to be run on the PlayStation without restriction.
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Also leaked for the firmware update will be an update to allow newer PS3 BD drivers the ability to play 3D enabled stuff on discs in one step instead of the previous 3 steps needed. Loss-less audio for 3D will not be returning with the firmware update though.
Sony is expected to unveil the new version of the PS3 along with a potential price cut this year during the Tokyo Game Show.
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Quick News Round-Up:
1) Sega joins the growing list of video game companies who have been hacked with their Sega Pass servers being shut down due to hacks occurring yesterday. Sega did reveal that some accounts had their info stolen but confirmed that no info related to credit cards or payment stuff was taken.
2) The creator of Minecraft reveals that the studio currently working on the port of the game for the Xbox 360 is 4J Studios. The same studio handled last year's port of the N64 Perfect Dark game to Xbox Live Arcade.
3) EA continues to be douchebags to Valve and Steam with today saying they were happy that Valve had a "change of heart" and returned Alice: Madness Returns back for sale on Steam. EA started their war against Valve yesterday after several current EA related games were pulled from Steam with EA blaming Valve even though older EA games were still on Steam.