Greg from PS3-hacks.com has confirmed that the PS Downgrade from the PS Jailbreak crew is real! Here is what he had to say:

“I can personally tell you that PS Downgrade is the real deal. I’ll attempt a video later — just know I successfully downgraded my PS3 Slim running 3.50 to 3.41 a few moments ago. And so we’re clear: ps-downgrade.com is not a scam; they’re the real deal — and very helpful too. I bought my PS Downgrade update for $40 and although it took more than 48 hours, they still delivered; I understand that to be PS Jailbreak’s problem but lets not get into he said she said. After all the PS Jailbreak team did it again!

We have for you the modified 3.41 PUP, both Lv2diag.self files, and the PS Updater app (to update your PS Jailbreak with PS Downgrade). Instructions on all that below. I believe the FLA file (the PS Downgrade software) is specific to each PS Jailbreak device. But I’ve included mine anyway. Maybe someone can do something with it.

How to Downgrade your PS3 with PS Downgrade

1. Insert PS Jailbreak device that has been reprogrammed as PS Downgrade into your console
2. Turn on the console using the same boot method as PS Jailbreak: Press power then immediately press eject. Your console will turn on and PS Jailbreak will light up with red/green LEDs followed by green only, then the PS3 will turn off.
3. Turn on console to make sure you are in factory service mode. You will see a huge red box on the screen saying Factory Service Mode. Once confirmed please turn off console and remove PS Downgrade Dongle.
4. Program any blank USB mass storage device with 2 files:
      1. the modified 3.41 PUP
      2. Lv2Diag.self (rename Lv2diag.self.1)
These must be the only files on the USB key and must be placed in the main (root) directory.
5. Insert this USB mass storage device into the USB port to the right — the first USB port in from the right side if you’re facing the console. Turn the PS3 on and you will see black screen but the PS3 HDD light will flash.
6. Wait 3 minutes for the system to install the old firmware. Towards the end the power button on the console will start flashing green and then your console will power off.
7. Remove the USB key and turn on the console, you will still be in factory service mode. Please verify you have downgraded successfully to version 3.41.
8. (Optional) – If you wish to downgrade to any older firmware you can follow step 4, 5, 6 using any regular firmware PUP. (You do not need to use modified custom firmware now that you are on 3.41).
9. Insert USB key back into your PC, remove the PUP and Lv2Diag.self file, and copy only the other LV2Diag.self (rename Lv2diag.self.2) to the USB key.
10. Power on your console, after 10 seconds it will power off
11. Turn on your console again with no USB inserted and you will be out of factory service mode and back in retail mode with your chosen firmware version installed

With this you’re able to downgrade any PS3 running firmware 3.42 or 3.50 and “beyond” … I wonder if Sony has any plans on revising their hardware soon. I suspect this is similar to Pandora’s battery for the PSP, which ultimately forced Sony to release the TA088v3 closing off that backdoor.

If you just can’t wait and you already own a PS Jailbreak, or if you want to buy a PS Jailbreak too, then you do that and you downgrade your PS3; you can buy the standalone update or both PS Jailbreak and software
at ps-downgrade.com. Otherwise sit patient because you know this’ll be open sourced real soon.”
Source: PS3-hacks.com

By popular request the Brewology Store has gone multilingual. Try choosing the language of your choice in the top right corner. We are not currently translating everything. So if you see something you want translated. Please let us know here or on the Brewology.com forums!

ALSO I would like to make a call to all developers. If you would like to manage your own Homebrew (pkgs / images / author / author url / description / etc…) on the Brewology Store please sign up on the forums and PM me. I will give you access to an admin panel to manage your own homebrew.

If you aren’t a developer but want to help sign up on the Brewology forums and help with questions or PM me or PuppetMaster if you want to help with the Store.

http://store.brewology.com allows you to download the latest Homebrew, Game Updates, Demos from your PS3 to install on your PS3. It also has videos that you can download or just watch in the page.

To help further this project when you can’t find a game update please use the PS3 Homebrew Manager Java Applet as it will automatically add it to the store. If you find a PSN link you want to download that we don’t have please use the PSN Downloader and it will also be added to the store!

Instructions: To use the store simply visit http://store.brewology.com in your PS3 Browser. When you find something you want make sure you have a USB storage device attached to your PS3. Click download and select the location to download to. Once back in the XMB you should be able to install the PKG without restarting the PS3.

A day many of you have been waiting for is finally here. The folks on 3.42 and 3.50 firmware will no longer have to sit on the sidelines. We’ve been exclusively informed by HolidayCarts, an official PSJailbreak distributor, that the PSJailbreak Team is set to unveil their new website: PSDowngrade.com

To quote the website: “PS Downgrade is a software add on that connects with your existing PS Jailbreak device. In 1 minute or less you can downgrade your consoles firmware to any previous firmware.”

As mentioned above, PS Downgrade is not a new chip, but it is the much anticipated software update to the original PSJailbreak chip. The update will be available for customers who have a valid serial, of the original PSJailbreak chip.

It’s interesting to note, that the downgrade can only be used once. Our source explained “1 time downgrade, cannot downgrade more then once, or to a lower firmware after you choose which firmware”

Another website has also surfaced, www.ps-downgrade.com. This one showcases the following video, offering visual evidence of the downgrade. The site was up prior to any news being posted and uses similar graphics to PSDowngrade.com which leads us to believe it is another official partner.

Source: psgroove

We have had a lot of updates in the last week that we haven’t posted up here. So here we go!

multiMan v1.09.04

01.09.04 – Background slide/animation uses PICPA.PNG (and not PICPL/PICPR.PNG) to save 8MB or memory.
01.09.04 – Source changes to compile with SDK 1.90 for older firmwares.
01.09.04 – Separate release for FW 1.90-3.40 (OSK not working in file manager)

Rogero Manager v7.5

7.5.0 – PS3_SYSTEM_VERSION detection improved + user confirmation on first boot.
- Improved detection Folder Games + Added different path options for all user-needs. 7.5.0 – Games Folder detection improved + different path options added for all user-needs.
- Settings Can Be Directly changed from Settings Menu (L2 + R2 + START method removed) 7.5.0 – Settings can be changed from Settings Menu Directly (L2+R2+START method removed)
- Added option to Disable Sound in the Settings wizard / menu. 7.5.0 – Added option to Disable Sound in the Settings wizard/Menu.
- Fixed Game Background image size to match Perfectly GUI. 7.5.0 – Fixed Game Background image size to perfectly match GUI .
- Check / Patch PARAM.SFO Much more stable now With The option to RESTORE anytime with [L1 + START]. 7.5.0 – Check/Patch PARAM.SFO much more stable now with the option to RESTORE anytime with [L1+START].
- Check file permissions & Games Eboot.bin Auto-fix/notify Etablissement on Game load. 7.5.0 – Check Games Eboot.bin file permissions & Auto-fix/notify if needed on Game load.
- Added check / notify about BR-Disc Not Present When loading games with non-Peek Poke payloads. 7.5.0 – Added check/notify about BR-Disc not present when loading games with non Peek-Poke payloads.
- Added check / notify about BR-Disc Not Present When loading games With Disc Required flag SET. 7.5.0 – Added check/notify about BR-Disc not present when loading games with Disc-Required flag SET.
- Current Game Selection now Will not Change When BR-Disc IS inserted / removed. 7.5.0 – Current Game Selection won’t change now when BR-Disc is inserted/removed.
- Update from version 7.4 to 7.5 IS recommended one-Because Of Stability Problems with v7.4. 7.5.0 – Update from version 7.4 to 7.5 is recommended because of un-stability problems with v7.4.

Cubicle Shooter v0.5

Improved frame rate.
The enemy count has been raised from 25 to 100.
Added movable chairs.
Added a loading screen.
Added running. Just hold down the left analog stick well moving forward to enable it. The camera does a nice wobble from side to side when your running.
Added camera zoom. Hold down L1 to enable the scope. Turning speed is a bit slower when zoomed in which makes it easier to aim at things in the distance.
Added a little bit of momentum / smoothing on the camera rotation. Its faster and more responsive then it is in Killzone 2 but it enough to make it feel smoother and it makes it a bit easier to make slight aiming adjustments.
Increased rate of fire again.
Corrected the width of the 2D elements (the on screen text and the reticule) to take into account the screens aspect ratio. The scope for the newly added camera zoom disregards this and stretches to fit the screen.
Once again game saving/loading has been updated to work with the new additions so your old game save wont work correctly.
By holding down triangle you can split the screen in two with the bottom half displaying whats behind you. Its a feature that I don’t really intend to leave it but its a test and a small first step towards split screen multiplayer.

PCE Emu v1.0

The PS3 gets some more emulator loving as homebrew dev Robert Broglia brings the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator, PCE Emu, to Sony’s homebrew-capable console. A port of Mednafen’s PC Engine emulation to Android, PCE Emu features “accurate emulation and high compatibility rate, zip file support, backup memory and save state support, and more.

Developer’s note:
PCE.emu is PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 emulator written in C++ for Android, iOS and PS3. It uses the emulation backend from Mednafen and is built on top of the Imagine engine. The source is released under the GPLv3 license.

Features:
* Accurate emulation and high compatibility rate.
* Zip file support
* CD emulation via loading cue files, you must have a system card rom named syscard.pce in the same directory as your cue files.
* Cue files may use external audio tracks in Ogg Vorbis & Wav (PCM, ADPCM, etc) formats (not working on PS3 currently)
* Optional on-screen multi-touch controls in addition to keyboard controls (needs Android 2.1 for multi-touch)
* Backup memory and save state support, one auto-save and one manual slot for save states
* No user activation or other nonsense

Get the latest homebrew with your PC using the PS3 Homebrew Manager or straight on your PS3 using our new Brewology Store!

First and most importantly. There is a GOOD chance you will be banned from PSN if you use this.

Congratulations to xoeo who has hacked his way back onto PSN. Compiled for you are two hex files, one for 3.15 and the other 3.41, which pack a modified payload that re-enables PSN access… for now. These hex files can be flashed to the PS3YES or any other device equipped with the AT90USB162 at 16MHz. Other builds will likely follow.

Be warned though — Sony will likely jump on this fixing it quick. They may even detect that you’re behind a hacked PS3 putting you at risk of getting banned. Play smart.

Update: ricardopvz has shared PSGroove with PSN for Arduino Duemilanove and Arduino Mega boards. Fetch those in the same package below.

Update: PSGroove-Maker has been updated to include Hermes v4b with PSN support. There you can generate your own download package for a variety of different boards. It’s pretty awesome.

Source: ps3-hacks.com

Download: PSGroove with PSN Support

drizzt84 has released 1.03.01 as a fix to a bug in 1.03. His recommendation is to immediately upgrade and to not use Gaia v1.03.

Some bugs fixed in Weltall code. Upgrade as soon as possible and do NOT use V1.03! As Soon As Possible upgrade and do NOT use V1.03!

Get it from the Homebrew Manager here

Source: drizz84t

For the new people – This is a Java Applet that will download homebrew or game updates you select directly to your PS3 by FTP. It is a Java applet so that it runs all ALL OSes and is always up to date when you visit.

Major Changes
- Search for Game Updates by Name (database is updated as people search for new games)
- Bug fixes – UI / Error Handling

Note:
- For those who would like proof that we can be trusted. We have been around making stuff since 2005. See http://www.psp-hacks.com/2005/08/20/smashpack-brew-pack-generator/ . Also feel free to contact us.
- If you have any problems or feedback please let us know so we can make this better.

Special thanks to the Brewology crew for keeping the Homebrew updated (its a lot of work)!

Check it out here!

lousyphreak has been hard at work on his port of ScummVM for the PS3. Earlier today he checked in some updates that adding pkg making as well as adding the virtual keyboard.

I am currently working on a ScummVM port for the PS3, much of it already works, but there are still some points which need fixing.

Games tested:
Monkey Island 1 & 2 (FMTowns Version)
works, except the cursor is broken after playing
Monkey Island 3
works, sometimes sound skipping (cracks)
Day of the Tentacle:
works 100%
The Legend of Kyrandia (CD Version)
works 100%
Beneath a Steel Sky (CD and Floppy)
crashes at intro, but if skipped it works fine
Discworld
works 100%

UPDATE: 27.10.2010
.) automatically builds installable package with “make pkg” (may need testing)
.) Virtual keyboard enabled (I will select a better layout later)
.) enable keyboard everywhere with R1 (if its not automatic)

Download it using the PS3 Homebrew Manager

Updated to v1.2
- new icon (thanks fraser0206)
- sram support
- option saving
- state select in game (using right analog stick)
- multiple bug fixes

I am in the process of completely revamping our framework. One of the changes to come will be an easy way for us to map input therefore allowing the end users to as well. Expect to see custom controller mapping in fceu and snes9x in a few days.

Download it using the Homebrew Manager or get the regular download here.