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[Zoe]

Well, I updated, and now my printer doesn't work.

You can connect a printer?! :O

 

[Foxix Von]

You can connect a printer?! :O

Whoa what!? Holy shit if true.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Do USB thumb drives still work?

it's just some controllers and controller adapters

 

[Angst]

You can connect a printer?! :O

Yay! :lol :lol

Spoiler

it's been there since launch

 

[overthehill99]

Yay! :lol :lol

Spoiler

it's been there since launch

No it hasn't. It was in an update.

 

[Foxix Von]

Yay! :lol :lol

Spoiler

it's been there since launch

 

[flyinpiranha]

Haha, that's awesome.

But seriously, with 2 Guitar Hero guitars, the Camera for Move, and a G27 soon to join my ranks of USB connected devices ... I was hoping to get a USB Hub for them all.

Will this affect USB Hubs? I doubt it but I'm not too hip on what this patch is trying to accomplish so thought I'd ask.

EDIT:

it's just some controllers and controller adapters

I guess this kind of answers my question ... thank god I won't have to juggle USB cords and will just hide them in the back with a hub.

 

[Baha]

Posting this here in hopes of creating a more comprehensive list in the midst of all the doom and gloom:

So far I have found the following have been disabled:

the YOBO ps2 > PS3 adapter
XCM adapter for unofficial 360 pad support (the unofficial part makes that one obvious I guess)
Various generic controllers/ps2 > ps3 adapters

The Fragnstein line of controllers were disabled by the update but the manufacturer has posted a fix for v2+ controllers on their site here. They can't update the v1 controllers since those were prototypes but they are offering an upgrade option to the v2 controllers at a discounted price.

Has anybody found any other legitimate disabled devices yet?

 

[firehawk12]

Oh god damn jailbreaking bastards. Now I lose XCM support? Boo.

 

[Pyke Presco]

Posting this here in hopes of creating a more comprehensive list in the midst of all the doom and gloom:
So far I have found the following have been disabled:

the YOBO ps2 > PS3 adapter
XCM adapter for unofficial 360 pad support (the unofficial part makes that one obvious I guess)Various generic controllers/ps2 > ps3 adapters

The Fragnstein line of controllers were disabled by the update but the manufacturer has posted a fix for v2+ controllers on their site here. They can't update the v1 controllers since those were prototypes but they are offering an upgrade option to the v2 controllers at a discounted price.

Has anybody found any other legitimate disabled devices yet?

Well fuck me, I guess I wont be turning on my PS3 anytime soon (though to be fair I havent used it since March anyway). That dualshock is just useless compared to a 360 pad. Now I need to find a suitable replacement.

EDIT: That controller doesnt look too bad. The triggers don't look great, but still better than the dualshocks, and the size looks almost the same as a 360 pad. Thanks for the heads up, I'll just wait a little while to see if this one has lost compatability as well before purchasing.

 

[alr1ght]

Well fuck me, I guess I wont be turning on my PS3 anytime soon (though to be fair I havent used it since March anyway). That dualshock is just useless compared to a 360 pad. Now I need to find a suitable replacement.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405796

 

[BobsRevenge]

Christ Sony, stop.

 

[astroturfing]

dunno if related but after i updated my fw, my external WD 500gb hdd caused my ps3 to crash twice, when i was just trying to open a movie file. after the second crash my ps3 locked completely, nothing worked but pulling the plug. and this hdd has been working fine for a year, still works fine on my pc.

seriously annoying. i have no idea why an external hdd would make a ps3 freeze like that..

 

[Curufinwe]

"Real triggers"(I think that's what they're called) are my best friend.

I have the Real Triggers on one of my two Dual Shock 3s and they are pretty good.

 

[Macho Madness]

My XCM Cross Battle 2.0 still works. Thank god, I would have been PISSED.

 

[Baha]

My XCM Cross Battle 2.0 still works. Thank god, I would have been PISSED.

Hmm, maybe only the previous versions are affected. Thanks for the info.

 

[Pyke Presco]

Ok, if some XCM still work I guess I might as well update and find out. Will report back once done.

EDIT: Alright folks, false alarm. The "XCM cross battle adapter plus" still works fine, my 360 pad is safe for now. Crisis averted.

 

[The Blue Jihad]

Clearly, the PS4 will resemble this:

 

[gcubed]

more people use 3rd party controllers, shady cheap ds3's off ebay, arcade sticks, keyboard/mouse adapters, wheels and ps2 converters for controllers, arcade sticks, instruments and ddr pads than OtherOS.

some people only care when it potentially affects them.

that only works if those same people are illiterate, or your hyperbole is through the roof

 

[MoxManiac]

Couldn't this fuck over owners of some custom arcade sticks? I'm not even talking about adapters, I imagine this will lock out some pcbs. It also might mean that PS3 won't be as open about generic USB controllers (love my USB saturn pad)

 

[MrPliskin]

Are we sure that this is the product of hacking/homebrew, and not simply Sony wanting to limit the options for 3rd party controllers and converters in order to try to turn a better profit selling their highly prices accessories?

 

[Rich!]

Are we sure that this is the product of hacking/homebrew, and not simply Sony wanting to limit the options for 3rd party controllers and converters in order to try to turn a better profit selling their highly prices accessories?

Because the timing is too coincidential to be anything other than blocking homebrew.

 

[brain_stew]

I think there is plenty of blame to go around for feature shrink.

Plenty of blame, all resting at Sony's door.

 

[Zoe]

Because the timing is too coincidential to be anything other than blocking homebrew.

But as someone pointed out earlier, they did the exact same thing one year ago within the same time frame.

 

[SolidusDave]

I have the Real Triggers on one of my two Dual Shock 3s and they are pretty good.

I broke BOTH of mine last week

 

[Macmanus]

Oh god damn jailbreaking bastards. Now I lose XCM support? Boo.

Uh, I think the blame falls in Sony's lap on this one.

 

[The Faceless Master]

that only works if those same people are illiterate, or your hyperbole is through the roof

nah, did you read the OtherOS threads? many people not only said they didn't care because they didn't use it, but they also questioned people that used it about them actually using it.

 

[SiegfriedFM]

Hori Real Arcade Pro 3 works. If not, there would have been hell to pay.

 

[brain_stew]

Another thing that will not have any effect on me or to anyone I know

Ah, so as long as you are not personally affected by the removal of a specific feature, its all good then? At this point its only a matter of time before something is removed that you actually use and what will be your stance then? I genuinely hope one of your favourite features of the PS3 is removed, at least then you might wake up and stop enjoying taking it up the ass like the good little consumer whore, you are.

 

[Adam Prime]

:lol @ at all the "DOES MY X STILL WORK?" comments.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I genuinely hope one of your favourite features of the PS3 is removed, at least then you might wake up and stop enjoying taking it up the ass like the good little consumer whore, you are.

Well I guess I will be super pissed when the ability of playing videogames gets taken out, so you got me there.

Come on, this removes SOME 3rd party controllers, not EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM (ala Xbox360). The list is most likely like 10 lines long, starting with PSJailbreak and ending with genericPSJailbreakclone.

 

[C-Jo]

Couldn't this fuck over owners of some custom arcade sticks? I'm not even talking about adapters, I imagine this will lock out some pcbs. It also might mean that PS3 won't be as open about generic USB controllers (love my USB saturn pad)

I'm gonna fucking LOSE it if that's the case.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Come on, this removes SOME 3rd party controllers, not EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM (ala Xbox360).

3rd party controllers still work on 360. Even some unlicensed ones like the Paewrang/Datels.

 

[shrapnelmagnet]

Does Sony normally lie this bad? :lol

The early PS3 devkit manual says that if improperly handled the machine could, I'm quoting here, "... result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards."

What "other hazards" could be, I have no idea, but I suppose explosions could be it.

 

[Always-honest]

I have the Real Triggers on one of my two Dual Shock 3s and they are pretty good.

i even super-glued them fuckers

 

[red shoe paul]

So does this mean no controllers that have dongles? :lol
Sony is trying too hard and it's looking very sad for them.

 

[LyR]

all the last 3 updates did was removing features (and adding uninteresting ones, useless for 98% of their userbase)

wow ...

 

[Ex:2]

Jesus Christ my radio shack PSX to USB adapter may be useless now too.

Mines is.

 

[spwolf]

Ah, so as long as you are not personally affected by the removal of a specific feature, its all good then? At this point its only a matter of time before something is removed that you actually use and what will be your stance then? I genuinely hope one of your favourite features of the PS3 is removed, at least then you might wake up and stop enjoying taking it up the ass like the good little consumer whore, you are.

over react much? they removed few unofficial controllers... whats the big deal here? They are certainly within their right to do so, they lose money on hardware to make it on software and accessories.... in fact, i could honestly say that Sony has been my little bitch so far.

 

[Nostalgic Nightmare]

I'm gonna fucking LOSE it if that's the case.

Hold the rage , I found this on the shoryuken forums

I tested these myself:

- REAL converters no longer work (tried both of mines).
- USB Saturn pads still work.
- that bum ass Radio Shack converter still works.

Anyone know if the HRAP3 SA still works? Haven't got the chance to test it out yet.

Thread here
http://shoryuken.com/f177/sony-disa...dapters-ps3-firmware-3-5-a-252071/index2.html

 

[Ex:2]

Hold the rage , I found this on the shoryuken forums

I tested these myself:

- REAL converters no longer work (tried both of mines).
- USB Saturn pads still work.
- that bum ass Radio Shack converter still works.

Anyone know if the HRAP3 SA still works? Haven't got the chance to test it out yet.

Thread here
http://shoryuken.com/f177/sony-disa...dapters-ps3-firmware-3-5-a-252071/index2.html

Man, and I just managed to get my PS2 controllers working via this thing:

Can anyone who has this confirm whether or not it works?

I used to use this thing I got from Radio Shack to play Tekken DR and super puzzle figther 2 before the DS3 came out.

I haven't used in a while, but it's not working at all for me now.

 

[dorikyasu]

it's a PS3 Go!

 

[ClovingWestbrook]

over react much? they removed few unofficial controllers... whats the big deal here? They are certainly within their right to do so, they lose money on hardware to make it on software and accessories.... in fact, i could honestly say that Sony has been my little bitch so far.

spwolf
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Well I'm in the clear.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I don't remember what my PS2->PS3 adapter was called...might be the inPin Play Converter one? It has lights on the front and a little home button on the side.

Did that one get busted as well? I don't want to buy another stick, I like my Hori RAP2 just fine.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

over react much? they removed few unofficial controllers... whats the big deal here? They are certainly within their right to do so, they lose money on hardware to make it on software and accessories.... in fact, i could honestly say that Sony has been my little bitch so far.

Do we even know if they did it on purpose? It seems like they did something with usb but since they can't tell if it will effect unlicensed hardware they are just letting people know that it just might. Since it's not licensed how would sony know how to prevent it from not working.

 

[xero273]

I don't remember what my PS2->PS3 adapter was called...might be the inPin Play Converter one? It has lights on the front and a little home button on the side.

Did that one get busted as well? I don't want to buy another stick, I like my Hori RAP2 just fine.

inPin works.

 

[spwolf]

Do we even know if they did it on purpose? It seems like they did something with usb but since they can't tell if it will effect unlicensed hardware they are just letting people know that it just might. Since it's not licensed how would sony know how to prevent it from not working.

they issued PR how they will cut off unlicensed copies of official controllers.... they did the same thing last year. then people go beserk and hope their usb drives and their G25's still work... heh.

 

[Grampa Simpson]

Are you saying Dragona is nuts?

This could be a poll. We could produce a bar graph with the results.

 

[shouamabane]

Does this adapter work? I just ordered one a few days ago.

 

[Noshino]

all the last 3 updates did was removing features (and adding uninteresting ones, useless for 98% of their userbase)

wow ...

Just like OtherOS then.... :lol

So does this mean no controllers that have dongles? :lol
Sony is trying too hard and it's looking very sad for them.

Uh maybe, but for me the sad looking are the PSGroove supporting posters who seem to be more upset over this, and it doesn't really make sense since they are the ones not even updating their consoles :lol