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It's worth saying that the whole site is an absolute gold mine of fantastic information about console architectures over the ages, and I particularly like the w

It's worth saying that the whole site is an absolute gold mine of fantastic information about console architectures over the ages, and I particularly like the way he always highlights how the DRM has been broken. It's really fascinating to see the convergent and occasionally divergent evolution that goes on in these machines, speaking to, but slightly independent from, the technological trends of their time.

Agentlien 5y ago
It's not public but I would like to say that I think the official PS4 and PS5 developer pages are also wonderful resources.
hbn 5y ago
If anyone is interested in a less in-depth, but still informative overview of game console architectures and DRM cracking history, ModernVintageGamer on YouTube has a lot of videos on the subject that I've enjoyed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w
- ronama 5y ago
  While MVG does a good video production job, he tends to get a lot of information wrong [1] and never corrects it after he's told [2]. Don't get me wrong, he's done very good videos in the past, but I wish he would take better care of his content. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/fnl0o1/why_playstation_1_graphics_warped_and_wobbled_so/flamnve/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/fnl0o1/why_playstati... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26222361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26222361
  - marcan_42 5y ago
    Yeah, he just seems to read stuff online and never checks with actual sources. I wish he'd talked to us when doing the Wii security video, he got a lot of things wrong.
  - bogantech 5y ago
    Doesn't know the difference between megabits/megabytes either. https://youtu.be/A33wC-ltmdE https://youtu.be/A33wC-ltmdE
ronama 5y ago
For the adventurous, I can't find words to express the absolute wrath of information found in the 'PS3 Developer Wiki' [1]. Countless people around the world voluntarily sharing their research to build one of the most complete sources of information of an enigmatic console. [1] https://www.psdevwiki.com/ https://www.psdevwiki.com/
b0tzzzzzzman 5y ago
Exactly, this is why I love HN.. I woupd never have found this. I will shelf it for a long weekend. Wonderful stuff!
- jpgvm 5y ago
  Yeah this is the sort of content that makes the rest of the noise worth it.

Agentlien 5y ago

It's not public but I would like to say that I think the official PS4 and PS5 developer pages are also wonderful resources.

hbn 5y ago

If anyone is interested in a less in-depth, but still informative overview of game console architectures and DRM cracking history, ModernVintageGamer on YouTube has a lot of videos on the subject that I've enjoyed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w

ronama 5y ago
While MVG does a good video production job, he tends to get a lot of information wrong [1] and never corrects it after he's told [2]. Don't get me wrong, he's done very good videos in the past, but I wish he would take better care of his content. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/fnl0o1/why_playstation_1_graphics_warped_and_wobbled_so/flamnve/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/fnl0o1/why_playstati... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26222361 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26222361
- marcan_42 5y ago
  Yeah, he just seems to read stuff online and never checks with actual sources. I wish he'd talked to us when doing the Wii security video, he got a lot of things wrong.
- bogantech 5y ago
  Doesn't know the difference between megabits/megabytes either. https://youtu.be/A33wC-ltmdE https://youtu.be/A33wC-ltmdE

ronama 5y ago

For the adventurous, I can't find words to express the absolute wrath of information found in the 'PS3 Developer Wiki' [1]. Countless people around the world voluntarily sharing their research to build one of the most complete sources of information of an enigmatic console. [1] https://www.psdevwiki.com/ https://www.psdevwiki.com/

b0tzzzzzzman 5y ago

Exactly, this is why I love HN.. I woupd never have found this. I will shelf it for a long weekend. Wonderful stuff!

jpgvm 5y ago
Yeah this is the sort of content that makes the rest of the noise worth it.