Thread: If the BluRay drive dies, can you jailbreak a ps3?

I tried looking for this, but no luck...

Basically, I want to ask you guys if it's possible to play on the PS3, if only the laser dies on me.

I just bought my PS3 and I was just wondering if, by bad luck, the bluray drive goes to hell, it's possible to jailbreak the ps3 (provided I'm on a "friendly" firmware) and play games from a HDD?

Thanks in advance!
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Yes, I would recommend to install the CFW anyway before it does die.

You would only be able to play games from hdd that don't require a BD in the tray though.

Originally Posted by windrider

You would only be able to play games from hdd that don't require a BD in the tray though.

Which games for example? I thought you could use CFW to run games directly from a HDD with the ISO files...

Well you would have to search for Compatibility lists

There is one here

[List] Games That Run Discless (3.55 ONLY!)

And to play games in ISO format from hdd, you need a Cobra Dongle

Other wise the games are in PS3 format on the drive.